There are many users who are clear that, if possible, they prefer to use the pure Android operating system (that is, it does not have any layer on top or that it does not use a fork). One of the models that offers this and that is quite affordable is the Google Pixel 4a . We have checked if its potency makes it one of the best in its product range, and we show the results we have obtained.
To properly assess a phone in what has to do with its performance, apart from what it costs (which in this case is 389 euros) you have to know the main hardware that it includes and on which both the operation depend directly operating system as well as applications that are running. This is the essential (we recommend you review the complete file of the Google Pixel 4a) that you will find in this smartphone:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor with 8 nanometer manufacturing technology and eight cores (the two most powerful with Kryo 470 Gold architecture).
- 6GB RAM
- Connectivity: WiFi Dual Band; NFC; Bluetooth 5.0; and USB type C
- 128 GB storage type UFS 2.1
- Android 10 operating system
The terminal does not lack good additional options that have become basic. For example, the inclusion of a fingerprint reader that is located at the rear (a fairly comfortable place for access when the device is being used). This is fast and accurate, so it responds properly on a day-to-day basis. Finished in plastic on the back cover it is important to indicate that this model does not allow to expand the internal storage
Is the performance of the Google Pixel 4a good?
The truth is that the terminal performs admirably on a daily basis, something that is due, among other things, to the fact that it uses pure Android … and among the devices that use this software and considering its price, it is possibly the best smartphone that can be found on the market today. Good job done by Google, which has achieved a device that offers a solid user experience and that does not clash in all types of work (the speed of internal improvement work very well).
Next, we leave the results in the usual performance tests that we use on our site and that show that its behavior , without being top, is quite solvent both when using a single core of the dome processor if all are turned on.
Some important details that we have found when using the Google Pixel 4a is that when editing images it shows a high working speed, more than expected, something that many are sure to appreciate in order to modify the photos that are taken (the same happens with the video ). This, together with the fact that we hardly appreciate any delay in the change of applications in the background speaks very well of the RAM and the management that the operating system does of it.
Play and the connectivity of this smartphone
Without being the biggest beast on the market, since the integrated GPU is an Adreno 618 , when running simple titles the capacity is maximum. When it comes to titles with three-dimensional graphics, things change a bit but it does not stop exceeding 30 FPS in titles like Asphalt- Of course, to the maximum possible, it suffers a bit with very complex developments like PUBG (where in Sometimes there is a little “lag”, but it is not dramatic).
The connectivity does not offer any problem, since for example mobile payments are executed perfectly and Bluetooth does its job in an exemplary way (both with headphones and, for example, with mice and keyboards). If you wonder about the performance of WiFi , things are going well and the standards of an efficient Dual Band connection are met, which reaches rates that are the usual ones and that allow you to play online without problems if the coverage is good . Intensive use does not reduce its capacity, and there are hardly any signs of canary with the steps of the work cycles.