Although the Google Pixel series of smartphones attract a lot of curiosity in India, strong sales results aren't usually the result. The unique launch schedules and higher-than-expected prices might be attributed to Google, or you can blame the fierce competition from Chinese firms that have spoilt Indian consumers. For instance, the recently announced Pixel 6a, a more affordable variant of the premium Pixel 6-series, might meet the same demise.
The smartphone, which was introduced at Rs. 43,999 for the only 6GB/128GB edition, is undoubtedly a compelling option, but its spec-heavy competitors easily outperform it in most areas. But because we often remark and fully think that specs don't always tell the whole story, we gave the Pixel 6a some time to see how it will function as a value-flagship phone in 2022.
Here we summarize our experience of using the Google Pixel 6a in easy-to-understand points. Let's take a look.
Reasons To Buy The Google Pixel 6a
Compact Design for Simple One-Hand Use Over the past few years, the smartphone market has progressively shifted toward large-screen phones, leaving a gap for small, one-handed-friendly gadgets. Filling the void is the Pixel 6a. It is significantly more convenient to use with one hand because of its comparatively small size. Although the Apple iPhone SE is likewise quite small, its size has several drawbacks. Google has made sure that the Pixel 6a is the ideal size and functions well as a multimedia phone.
Excellent Camera Performance If you've ever used a Google Pixel phone, you probably already know how magically simple Google's camera hardware can be when combined with colour science and computational photography techniques. The Pixel 6a is the same. Although its small 12MP + 12MP camera setup looks too basic for a value-flagship phone in 2022, it nonetheless has the power to astound you. Natural skin tones are captured on human subjects via the camera. There is no unintentional skin smoothing or tone shifting taking place; everything is absolutely realistic. In order to ensure that the camera accurately captures the subtleties of various skin tones, Google claims that the Pixel 6a's fundamental camera algorithms include a "Real Tone" function. Additionally, it works well with many skin tones, textures, and subjects.
Outstanding Dynamic Range
For both still photography and filmmaking, the camera sensor also captures a remarkable dynamic range, excellent shadows, and provides realistic colours with a superb HDR output. The portraits also came out beautifully. Most significantly, using the Pixel 6a for photography is simple. The Pixel 6a is the phone for you if you don't want to get bogged down in the hundreds of modes and filters or a true manual mode but still want good results. The level of detail in the photos is where the camera falls short. The photographs aren't very sharp and lack the finer details that one would expect from a phone of this price in 2022 because the device is still employing a 12MP camera.
Best-in-Class Support for Software Upgrades
The software updates for Android as it is now used have a checkered past, but the new Pixel phones beg to differ. You will undoubtedly enjoy the best-in-class software cycle with the new Pixel 6a. Android 12 was pre-installed on our Pixel 6a review unit. It is currently running Android 13 and is qualified to get both security updates and major Android OS updates until July 2025. Additionally, the new Pixel 6a includes a three-month Google One and YouTube Premium membership as well as 100 GB of Google One cloud storage.
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