The Google Pixel 4a is official and it’s pretty incredible for its price point. It also might be Google rebooting the Pixel line, and I’m here for it.
It was a long time coming, but Google finally has introduced the world to the Google Pixel 4a. We originally expected it to launch in early May, so the phone is nearly three months late to the party. However, the wait appears to have been completely worth it. The Pixel 4a is looking to be a very strong contender as the best phone in its class for the year. It has a good specs sheet, a great design, and a surprisingly wallet-friendly price of just $349. If you’ll remember back in May, I penned a piece for Android Authority about how Google keeps fumbling its Pixel line. The headline summed up my feelings pretty well: “The only reason the Pixel line isn’t Android’s crown jewel is Google.” The basic gist is that the flagship phones in the Pixel series are so bogged down with issues that it’s sometimes hard to recommend them, let alone feel passionate about them. The Google Pixel 4a is something else entirely. This is a phone that represents the best of what Google can do at a price that pretty much anyone can afford. The Pixel 4a is making me change my tune a bit. Now, I’m of the opinion that Google can easily make the Pixel line the crown jewel of Android. Google just needs to use the Pixel 4a as the blueprint when it goes back to making premium phones. We’ve got plenty of coverage about the nitty-gritty details of the Google Pixel 4a, so I won’t rehash it all here. Suffice it to say that Google has designed a good-looking phone with an incredibly solid specs sheet at a stunningly low price. Keep in mind that those three aspects — design, specs, and price — are where Google drops the ball the most when it comes to its premium smartphones. We’re used to seeing phones like the Google Pixel 3 XL, which is a device with a ridiculously ugly “bathtub” notch, a relatively small battery, a tiny amount of storage and RAM, and a laughable original price of $899.
