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$360 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n The Pixel 3a is particularly interesting because it brings the Pixel 3’s excellent camera to the mid-range segment. That means you get the same image quality as a true flagship for much less. You also get the same great software experience, and it still offers incredible value even a year after launch.<\/p>\n Discounted flagship<\/p>\n $400 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n If you’re looking for a small phone with top-notch hardware at a sub-flagship price, the Pixel 3 is a good competitor to the 3a. You’re getting better hardware and IP68 resistance, but it’s otherwise starting to show its age. This is now a nearly two-year-old phone, meaning its software update future is relatively short.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You’re here to read a comparison between the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3, which is great. Welcome! But this is an older comparison, written before the Pixel 4<\/a> came out in late 2019. We’re keeping the content untouched because all the information is still valid, but just in case you were looking for something a bit more relevant, we have a thorough comparison of the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 3a<\/a> that may be perfect for you.<\/p>\n At first glance, it’s easy to see that the Pixel 3a shares a lot of similarities with the Pixel 3. Aside from minor variations in dimensions, these are identical devices from a design point of view. That said, both phones use different materials. The Pixel 3 has a glass back with a coating that gives it a matte finish, whereas the Pixel 3a is made out of polycarbonate (aka plastic).<\/p>\n The Pixel 3a has the best camera of any sub-$400 phone in the market today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n What makes the Pixel 3a truly stand out though is its cameras. Google is offering the same 12.2MP rear camera that you get on the Pixel 3, and the result is that the Pixel 3a blows every other device in this price point out of the water when it comes to image quality. I shot photos extensively with the Pixel 3a XL<\/a> over a week and was constantly amazed by how close the phone was to the Pixel 3 series in this regard. Essentially, the Pixel 3a is a lightweight version of the Pixel 3 that has the same camera but with a few other features missing.<\/p>\n The Pixel 3a also has solid speakers, but they’re both located at the bottom of the device. They deliver an impressive amount of sound, but it’s not the same as the front-facing stereo sound that you get with the Pixel 3. That said, the Pixel 3a marks the return of the headphone jack, a welcome move from Google.<\/p>\n You also get a marginally larger 3,000mAh battery on the Pixel 3a, though that leads to notably better battery life when paired with the lower-power processor. The phone has the same capacitive fingerprint sensor as the Pixel 3. Best of all \u2014 particularly considering how much the Pixel 3a costs \u2014 Google is providing the same three years of guaranteed security and platform updates, making the Pixel 3a that much more enticing.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, you get the same 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, but there’s no 128GB option on the Pixel 3a. There’s also a single camera at the front, and while the selfie quality is almost as good as what you get on the Pixel 3, you miss out on the wide-angle lens option for big groups.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/article_images\/2019\/05\/pixel-3a-render-clearly-white-front-cropped.png?itok=PWJUIzCg\"){kind=tracking}
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