The alphabet game is afoot! Pixel 10a and iPhone 17e launched side by side, putting a fresh spin on the affordable Pixel and the economy-class iPhone. Today, we will explore the new iteration of Google’s A series, the Pixel 10a.
The Pixel 10a comes in fresh colors, an improved design with a newer Gorilla Glass 7i protection and a flat camera setup on the back. Though oddly, that’s about it in terms of upgrades.
The Pixel 10a seems like a rereleased Pixel 9a. It packs the same 6.3-inch P-OLED screen with 1080p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, the same Google Tensor G4 chip with 8GB of RAM, and even the same 5,100mAh battery.
The cameras are identical, too. There is a 48MP primary on the back, together with a 13MP ultrawide camera. The selfie camera is another 13MP ultrawide shooter.
Okay, at least the connectivity specs have been improved – there is now support for Bluetooth 6.0, Satellite SOS, and faster wired and wireless charging. And the phone ships with the latest Android 16, naturally.
Nevertheless, the Pixel 10a still comes through as a solid phone with a higher-than-usual price tag, which might make sense to people with older Pixel models. Plus, we can immediately tell it’s already better than the iPhone 17e by having a second camera and a high-refresh-rate display. But we digress.
With a device released a whole year later, we would have liked to see at least a chipset update here or a lower launch price tag, but we get none of that. So let’s have a look at what the Pixel 10a has to offer beyond what the spec sheet reads
The new Pixel ships inside an incredibly thin paper box with a matching color to the phone (Lavender in our case). It contains the phone and a USB-C cable.
There is a SIM ejection tool inside, if it’s important for you.
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