The Pixel 6a can be had for $449 at most locations. That’s the same price Samsung charges for the mid-range Galaxy A53 and $20 more than the iPhone SE (2020); if purchased through Verizon, the Verizon version of the Pixel 6a supports the carrier’s mmWave-based 5G network, so you will pay $499.
Verizon is not the only option for getting the Pixel 6a through a wireless carrier. As expected, Google’s own service, Google Fi, carries the phone, as do AT&T and T-Mobile, and you can also find it on other races like Visible, Comcast, and Charter’s services for mobile. on Google Fi That’s quite a change from the Pixel 5a, which was only available for purchase.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Flip the Pixel 6a over and it looks like a slightly smaller version of the regular Pixel 6, down to the thin bezel surrounding the display and the punch-hole cutout for the selfie cam at the top center of the screen. at 6 x 2.8 x 0.35 inches, the Pixel 6a is 6.2 x 2.9 x 0.4 inches slightly more compact than its larger sibling, but not as small as the 5.5 x 2.7 x 0.29-inch iPhone SE (2022).
The only major difference, however, is the HDR-certified OLED panel, which has the same resolution as the regular Pixel 6 (2,400 x 1,080) but with a refresh rate of only 60 Hz.
The most exciting addition this year is the introduction of Google’s homegrown Tensor processor. This is a 5nm octa-core chipset clocked at 2.8GHz and runs alongside 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage in the Pixel 6a.
With Google’s Pixel smartphones, users get pure Android. In addition, there are several features unique to Pixel, including Material You design, real-time translation using the camera, and Live display that shows notifications and other useful information directly on the Start and Lock screens.
High frequency band support, including 28 4G bands and 17 5G bands, allows the Pixel 6a to connect to the Internet virtually anywhere. However, the G1AZG model sold in EU countries is limited to Sub6 areas with respect to 5G, while the GB62Z model sold on Verizon in the US also supports mmWave for even faster data transfer.