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Google just released their latest "A" phone, the Pixel 6a, and it's got some awesome things going for it for the price. But there is a catch or two; this phone isn't perfect!
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@iqbsan9213 Жыл бұрын

Who cares if a phone is made from glass, plastic, or metal. Everyone puts a case on their phone anyway. I say use the plastic cheaper material

@HoweyJR_ Жыл бұрын

Plastic phones are garbage wtf are you talking about? Do you want a house made out of good wood or paper plates stfu

@funkam0nkey Жыл бұрын

Wireless charging.

@ottallman Жыл бұрын

Lighter also

@strangebaaza Жыл бұрын

I don't

@jinkangsta Жыл бұрын

I don’t put a case hee hee 😛

@rischroeder Жыл бұрын

My 6a just arrived. Feels great! The size and weight is preferable over my 6. The 60 Hz display isn't a deal breaker. The haptics are nice.

@tpad6 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I traded in my pixel 6 for it

@garimak3035 Жыл бұрын

Does it heat?? I want to buy but my brother is demotivating me he says it heats and finger print issue is there...plz suggest me should i buy this ...as i have saved money from so long so should i invest plz give a honest opinion.

@rischroeder Жыл бұрын

@@garimak3035 Mine got warm during the initial setup. During regular day to day usage, the phone runs normally(cool).

@Ugnexe Жыл бұрын

@@tpad6 Tf?😂 Why would you do that? The pixel 6 is overall better...AND YOU HAD A PIXEL 6!!😂🤦‍♂️Why trade it?

@tpad6 Жыл бұрын

@@Ugnexe #1 reason: it was hurting my hands from the weight. Today was the first day using the 6a, I'm so much happier with the size and weight. Hopefully the 7a has 90 hz and the new camera sensor

@ccroy2001 Жыл бұрын

I traded my Pixel 4a. As a person who moved from one a-series to another the things that annoy you don't bother me like 60hz, which the iPhone 13 still has and sells in the zillions, or the battery life as I am getting a full day of my use out of it. It's a matter of perspective. I think it's a good update for the a-series.

@tomn.8475 Жыл бұрын

My Galaxy S10 is 60hz and never had an issue. Smooth as butter to me. I don't mind the thicker bezels, what I don't like on some phones like my S10, is the stupid curved edges that distort images and videos.

@petrvacek7057 Жыл бұрын

excellent video, thank you - I just bought the 6A and returned my 2020 Iphone SE

@RyanGill86 Жыл бұрын

I pre-ordered my 6a and received it on Friday evening. I too have found the battery to be lackluster in contrast with my 5a. I traded my 5a because of overheating while just using maps. While I know some reviewers reported overheating on the 6a, I decided to gamble. Hoping it improves with software updates. I will say I miss the rear fingerprint reader. The speed and being able to do with from a pocket without looking was fantastic. But also I loved the slide down gesture on the reader that brought the notification tray down for me. I didn't realize how often I'd been using it for years until I can no longer do so.

@JohnJacobJingleheimerSchmit Жыл бұрын

I'm really not looking forward to losing the slide down feature when I leave my 3a XL, LOVE that feature.

@paultasker7788 Жыл бұрын

It may take a few days for the phone to optimise battery life. Initially it will likely run every app on your phone until it works out what can be put into sleep or even deep sleep and then it should improve.

@kirrus4781 Жыл бұрын

I miss the rear fingerprint reader as well (allot). Besides that I've gotten used to the 6a already

@chubbyjohnson5480 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I like your impartiality with these phones.

@siddheshtandel Жыл бұрын

Did anyone face issue with bottom speaker not working? Because one of the bottom speaker is not working on this device

@itsmecorona4453 Жыл бұрын

Can you make tech rewind on s20fe? 5g one with Snapdragon.

@heberramirez8800 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your video. I live in Mexico near US, do you think It worth the shot change mi IPhone 11 for this pixel 6a?. I hope you can help me.

@minghongyu4171 Жыл бұрын

这款手机支持google fi 吗？ esim?我在中国大陆地区能买到吗？

@azmedz Жыл бұрын

Love the pixel line

@prudhvirajsaripilli1962 Жыл бұрын

Dude u look good in beard🌟

@tony-xs5yc Жыл бұрын

Do you think the stuttering on certain apps will be fixed with updates?

@MarkSpurrell Жыл бұрын

Definitely possible. Only time will tell.

@sappyjohnson Жыл бұрын

It's not noticeable

@WickedFelina Жыл бұрын

Hi, I just got this phone from xfinity. I make videos and did not expect that there would be no extra storage. What do I do when my storage fills up? I like to keep my photos and videos. I was using a samsung android J7 V. How does the pixel 6a compare? BTW I am a Luddite. I do my best to try to learn everything but this phone came upon me suddenly with a cheap monthly wireless bill. I wish I had a human I could ask questions of, but it looks like I have to do everything through a website. Thank you!

@O1OO1O1 Жыл бұрын

Try reddit, discord, or quora

@adityarao7255 Жыл бұрын

the cat in the picture is so cute

@MatthewMoscotto Жыл бұрын

Google could have at least put an option to go 90hz and made the charging faster. It would not have costed them anything but it’s obvious they are positioning this product in a way for consumers to go for the pixel 7 when it comes out.

@robyn_southafrica Жыл бұрын

This phone is on everyone's radar, just not in everyone's region 😭😭😍

@iAfroTech Жыл бұрын

In North America, maybe but not in France. People prefer Samsung A series. What’s more in North America, Pixel don’t go over 3% so this review of Mark makes me laugh. Geek are not average people

@romainth3 Жыл бұрын

@@iAfroTech it's available in France

@iAfroTech Жыл бұрын

@@romainth3 i didn't say it's not available on France, i was responding to his sentence, for me and as i see in Paris, Pixel are not in everyone's radar. Only geek. I have never seen anyone with a Pixel in the streets or at a party. 😉 Same thing when i travel in France. People now Google but don't know really about Pixel. Right know, there is a Google stand in Fnac St Lazare, major store dealing with Books, tech and other stuff but you will not see many people around whereas it is near entry door. People prefer going to 1st floor when they can find more smartphones and they don't look after Pixel.

@javidzahedi4757 Жыл бұрын

Why not more many contents?

@chestervelasquez7452 Жыл бұрын

yeah, even mkbhd thought it was glass back…

@donp2827 Жыл бұрын

Only 4 hours on the 6a battery? I consider myself a pretty active user and the battery has been lasting all day and still at 50%.. What exactly are you doing with it during those 4 hours? Charging your EV?

@garimak3035 Жыл бұрын

How is your experience after using...plz tell me i am confused in buying as here in India its expensive so should i invest my money in it

@kratosdgo Жыл бұрын

I love my Google Pixel 6 Pro and 6a

@feetrex51 Жыл бұрын

Can you make tech rewind video on Xiaomi 11t

@ilovesheryterry Жыл бұрын

2025 is way too soon. I still have my iPhone6 and won’t be going back to apple since they killed the Mini size. Idk which brand to choose

@fatehibrahym3668 Жыл бұрын

Most people don't need a custom Google SOC in their phones. Even if Google released Pixel 6a with 2020 SOC with $449 price comes with 90 refresh rate, 12Gb RAM with 256Gb Storage and wireless charging - I'm sure more people will blindly praise the phone. 99% people buying phones don't even care about OS updates or security updates.

@crazyfun5150 Жыл бұрын

People obsess too much over the back being glass. The 6a feels every bit as premium as the rest of the 6 series to me. Then so many complained about the 60 hertz display. Real talk, it works and it’s smooth while saving on battery so who cares? Battery life is amazing on it and easily gets me through a day getting 6 hours of screen on time. Much better than the Pixel 7 I wound up sending back for poor battery life. It could use a brighter display, but otherwise the 6a is probably the best budget android phone you can get. Especially with it only being $299 on the Black Friday sale. For that price it’s an unbeatable deal. So much so I gave the white one I had to my brother and I’m gonna get the sage color when it goes on sale.

@warnacokelat Жыл бұрын

I love plastic back. One less thing to worry about if you happen to drop the phone.

@rose_clips Жыл бұрын

I wonder why Google Pixel is not available all over Asia just like iPhone or Samsung

@kavinrajt21 Жыл бұрын

Iam using one plus 9r can i upgrade Google 6a is it good option or not suggest me sir

@saireddy6463 Жыл бұрын

No bro , 9R is still a great device and you will regret the decision , because 9R has less bezels and 120Hz screen , great build quality, better battery/charging tech. If you upgrade to 6A you will get better camera and software support but the downsides are a lot compared to upsides. So save your money and stick to 9R.(or you can buy regular pixel 6)

@kavinrajt21 Жыл бұрын

@@saireddy6463 but worst camera ⚰️

@Josueeeeeeeeeee3 Жыл бұрын

Did you but it?

@mukeshsharma00007 Жыл бұрын

As long as Exynos is making tensor, pixel phones will have performance issues

@ImpatientTurtle Жыл бұрын

Haven't noticed any stuttering 🤷, my previous phone was a S20FE that I ran in 60hz for battery life anyway. My battery has also been incredible, I'm on my 6th day with it and it has gotten better everyday. I don't do any gaming and not much video recording either which seems to be the thing that makes it heat up. I had 6 hours SoT and my battery was still at 36% so I'm not complaining.

@JulesC112 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask, why did you upgrade to the 6A from the S20FE, and what are the things that you'd say are better on the 6A? I'm not trying to be provocative, I also have an S20FE, but to me it seemed that the 6A would be a sidegrade at best, and a downgrade in some ways.

@markkendall6144 Жыл бұрын

Other people are getting 7-8 SOT how is it so different

@o4liberty Жыл бұрын

The 60 hrz is fine on mine can’t tell the difference.

@ottallman Жыл бұрын

Drama queens

@gabrielgutierrez6086 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Even 90hz on a devices with less than 7" inches screen is not necessary. In Gaming monitors and tvs it's the real deal to have faster refresh rate.

@InfinitiveStar Жыл бұрын

Dont overthink and over-analyze. Just buy the phone. I have it one week now (also owner of iPhone 13 Pro) and it is great in every department (camera, screen responsiveness etc)

@zippobrand Жыл бұрын

I have a pixel 5 and I had really good experience with the battery life (average 50% at the end of the day, before going to sleep). Until I opted out of android beta and had to reformat my cellphone. Then the battery sucked and I noticed the google app was consumming the battery like crazy and had to put it on restriced battery usage. If you put the adaptive battery on and wait about 1 week or 2, the battery life should become better, you could even put back google app on the optimise setting for the battery again..

@rosasalas7990 Жыл бұрын

Another new phone is it worth it.

@fromagebaton Жыл бұрын

Sums up my concerns. I have the 5a and am happy w/its battery (a lot) and rear fingerprint reader. I'm sure the camera is better and the tensor has its benefits but there's not enough in the 6a to justify an "upgrade".

@dplace Жыл бұрын

To much focus on hardware this pack the same chip as the Pixel 6Pro the software experience is what matters hardware is a preference.

@Hud1849 Жыл бұрын

I love pixel’s and I got the pixel 6 but after all those problems with Tensor Soc I decided give the chance for IOS specifically iPhone 13 and I’m impressed about battery life. Hopefully Pixel 7 battery life is better.

@iGimmie Жыл бұрын

I have the 6a, its perfectly fine. Just doesn't have a 120hertz that people somehow need for not gaming. And wireless charging that is always been slower than wired, and glass, that only matters if u don't use a phone case. BUT it is smaller so that is a turn off for a lot of people.

@grizzlysounddj Жыл бұрын

I don't see the issue with that personally. I accidentally ordered a standard 6 case for my 6a and it is maybe an 1/8" narrower and 1/4 or less shorter.

@Only_for_the_weak Жыл бұрын

I had it and returned it, constantly overheating even on basic tasks, warnings while using the camera and throttling while watching videos on youtube for 15 min. It even gave me a warning while calling someone. Other people i know that bought it are very unhappy aswell with this.

@paultasker7788 Жыл бұрын

This sounds like they haven't fixed what made me sell my 4a. Even a 15 minute video call would cause it to overheat display warnings and shut down.

@sappyjohnson Жыл бұрын

Liar

@SM-ih3go Жыл бұрын

You should have waited for next updates.

@sappyjohnson Жыл бұрын

@@andyH_England wrong

@sappyjohnson Жыл бұрын

@@paultasker7788 hahahahaha. No

@faraz6945 Жыл бұрын

I have a phone with 120hz display Its noticable when I go to 60hz But its not that bad really

@funkam0nkey Жыл бұрын

You can buy a Pixel 5 for £399 now. Same camera better screen and still gets updates. So which is better value?

@Antgsz Жыл бұрын

Pixel 5 has a year left of updates and don't be fooled with the 8 gigs of ram it has the old tech in it ddrxm4 and ufs 2.1 speeds . Compare that to the 6a 6gb new tech ddrx5 ram and ufs 3.1 speed transfers it's night and day . 6a is the better but here . None the less 765g in the 5 is still pulling it's weight

@sappyjohnson Жыл бұрын

@theorgazoid4918 Жыл бұрын

Display is plenty good. As good as my iPhone 12 which 60hz is fine for apparently

@didiattoz Жыл бұрын

I honestly cannot wait for the pixel 7 pro!

@Jack51971 Жыл бұрын

OnePlus 8T $349 at the OnePlus website. Better phone except for the camera. Less expensive.

@Sawlon Жыл бұрын

My 6a was taking photos at 12.2MP, now it's 9.1MP. Don't know what happened.

@MiguelRPD Жыл бұрын

Camera settings

@funkam0nkey Жыл бұрын

People need to remember that Google is primarily and advertising agency. They can sell their phones for less because they can offset the reduced profit per unit by gathering more user data to sell.

@kpehe100 Жыл бұрын

If you give me the flagship processor and flagship cameras you have definitely given me a flagship phone.

@docholliday1811 Жыл бұрын

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@MarkSpurrell Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I actually use Nord and have been doing so for a long time. They're legitimately great! (they didn't pay me to make this comment lol)

@docholliday1811 Жыл бұрын

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@JayJitsCanada Жыл бұрын

Less than $500 US? You just have forgotten your Canadian and it's cost $599.... There's other options outside of the North American market, it's whether Canadians want to import them or not. Edit: I'm heading to your province on Sunday.

@BroAnarchy Жыл бұрын

Getting updates until 2025 .... .... So what you mean is , 3 years. Just want to make sure my math was right on that lol

@azmedz Жыл бұрын

❤️

@kushalmenger9822 Жыл бұрын

Pretty bummed that they did not add a high refresh rate display. They should've added at least a 90hz display since most of $200 phones have it😳

@Rican856 Жыл бұрын

You're failing to realize that most $200 phones have it is due to the fact that the processors in those $200 phones lags like crazy and with having 90hz or 120hz, it gives it some smoothness but without it , it would be very slow and it would lag like crazy while with the pixel 6a, it don't have to rely on refresh rates to make it feel smooth because unlike those $200 phones, the pixel 6a has a flagship tier processor along with its smooth animations and with android 12 making everything run smoother it won't need to rely on refresh rates for that. Put the Samsung galaxy A53 against the pixel 6a and the pixel 6a would obliterate it

@paultasker7788 Жыл бұрын

@@andyH_England it depends if it's been optimised for 120hz as per pixel 6 pro. Because a phone that's designed to look good at 120hz is much worse at 60hz than one that was optimised in the first place for 60hz. My concern from the reviews so far is that the 6a software has been ported from higher spec phones and thus not optimised properly for 60hz displays.

@Rican856 Жыл бұрын

@@andyH_England well i think it's pretty hypocritical for reviewers to be bringing up how mid range phones have 120hz knowing full well that mid range phones have processors that are extremely slow and cant even perform on the same level that a flagship processor can so in that case 120hz is needed for those mid range phones. I have my pixel 6 pro on 60hz to conserve battery life and yet having it on 60hz feels like if its on 90hz. Everything still runs buttery smooth on my pixel 6 pro with 60hz and that's due to the fact that its stock android since its clean with no bloat ware along with how well android 12 is so optimized to run silky smooth combined with the performance of the tensor chip making everything run buttery smooth and that's how it is on the pixel 6a so i think its pretty stupid how people are finding it a deal breaker for the pixel 6a not having 90hz when it isnt needed because it performs exactly the way the pixel 6 pro does meaning it obliterates those mid range phones with 120hz.

@jerradmechals1 Жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favor. Grab a white 6 pro and enroll in Beta 13. Closest to perfect you will find

@mingluke12 Жыл бұрын

I really like the smaller footprint but no wireless charging is deal breaker to me

@joseff_lfk Жыл бұрын

If u want a smartphone with a good camera, just buy any pixel device, I once did with the google pixel 3 and have been buying the pixel phones ever since because I want a smartphone with good camera with good photo quality. I have experienced lots(by lots i mean lots and lots of them, because i changed my phone constantly, i only use them for around 1 or 2 months) of iphones and samsung flagship cameras along with oneplus, Redmi, Mi, Oppo, Poco, Vivo flagships and I still go back and buy a pixel device anyway in the end, because the colors are the most natural which i liked very much in the photos, and imo the iphones and samsung flagships makes the photos and videos bit unreal sometimes such as they are a bit colorful and not natural at all in my eyes which i didn't like, but some people like a more colorful photos so i guess that depends on personal preference. Oh btw the night sight with a tripod on a pixel device, jaw dropping. the latest Iphones and samsung flagships doesnt even come close. I speak and write this comment from my personal experience and not some youtube reviews. One more thing, The stock android 12 black notification bar sucks, I can't even change the color.

@elcamino6699 Жыл бұрын

I'd say the non-pro Pixel 6 is a better option. More RAM, better display and greater features. Where I live you can get it for 515€, around 50€ more than the 6a.

@funkam0nkey Жыл бұрын

The Pixel 5 is a better option too and can be bought new for £399.

@pranjalsenjaliya_w-o_autotune Жыл бұрын

I have this... Don't buy... overheating and finger print not working in other apps

@JamesRussoMillas Жыл бұрын

I think the 5a was the pinnacle of a true a series. This tries to be a little too much like the premium models for its own good. But if you like that aspect, it's good!

@wuyili193 Жыл бұрын

The overall experience is similar to an iPhone 11.

@nahtanoj92 Жыл бұрын

Who cares of the phone is 60hz only, most people don't even notice the difference in such small screen, most people have a big TV that's 60hz and don't notice the difference when watching games or movies, plus 120hz uses more power compared to 60hz

@nickm2323 Жыл бұрын

I just returned The Pixel 6a and I am going back to the 4a. I had connection issues and had to reset the phone multiple times a day. I did not at the same places (work) with the 4a. The in screen fingerprint scanner is terrible. It's slow and doesn't always recognize my fingerprint. The fingerprint scanner on the back of the 4a is great and instantly unlocked my phone plus I can pull down the notification menu with the scanner in back of the 4a , such a nice feature that is gone with the in screen scanner on the 6a. It doesn't seem faster on anything that my 4a did great, streaming video, games, music, on my 4G LTE network. Picture quality is also not worth being as FRUSTRATED as I was multiple times a day with the fingerprint scanner and the connection issues. The 4a takes great pics anyway. This phone is not worth the upgrade from a Pixel 4a. I don't recommend it at all. I will look for another phone but for now the 4a is great. So disappointed

@okey1317 Жыл бұрын

super expensive in india

@androidmajor1 Жыл бұрын

🙂 it's pixel time

@itsAlphaFox Жыл бұрын

I'm getting a lot more battery life than both my XR and my old Pixel 3a

@ithehappy1 Жыл бұрын

Nah them stutters are unacceptable, regardless of its price point.

@fil_c7895 Жыл бұрын

Own it. Besides some little glitches that happen with the home button and won't switch apps sometimes, its great!

@mrmaxcarter2306 Жыл бұрын

I got the pixel 6a. For free. If not I would have waited for the 6 to go on sale right before the 7 drops.

@kenadroider Жыл бұрын

Imagine if google charged it for additional 10 dollars for 90hz, their build of materials would just increase by 5 dollars plus more people would want to buy it

@OccupiedMuffins Жыл бұрын

Dude it’s a budget phone, curb your expectations.

@beardedonetech Жыл бұрын

Nearly $500 USD is not a budget phone for most people.

@dmp3231966 Жыл бұрын

Android 13 on it and ur wrong u are kinda bashing phone it does some things better than the 6 and the pro let's be realistic. Mark. I ain't seen no hiccups got yesterday and I like it but my hands are huge so I'm going get pixel 6 pro. And return this one no phone is perfect pixel 6 pro one plus 9 pro 10 pro s21 fe . S 22 ultra none perfect and cost alot more no phone in price range can touch 6a even some phones priced higher cant touch the 6a not picking is petty good reviewer. I got 6 to 7 soc. I'm a beast on my phone . Pixel 4a and 5 a is not better the tensor alone beats them both SMH