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Google’s latest Pixel smartphones: excellent camera and a decent price, but not as exciting as competitors

Google’s latest Pixel smartphones ditch the fancy frills. There aren’t a bunch of features you’ll never use, but a solid camera and price tags that are more manageable than your typical flagship phone. Follow Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Instagram for more tech news, tips and gadgets! I checked out both the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 5G. These phones are similar, but there are some differences to know about. For starters, both phones have the same processor: it’s not… Source link

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Google will sell you a $349 Pixel 4A for $216 over two years

You can now buy the Pixel 4A from Google for just $9 per month over 24 months as part of the new Google Fi phone subscription program. That monthly cost means you’d pay just just $216 for the phone, a substantial savings over its $349 upfront price. After you’ve made all 24 payments, you own the phone. You can also elect to add in a $6 per month device protection plan, meaning your monthly subscription cost is $15. That protection plan covers up to two incidents of accidental damage… Source link

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Google Pixel 4a 5G review: cheaper with two-day battery | Google

The new Pixel 4a 5G is Google’s cheaper but larger 5G phone, and might just be the best. It is available in black and costs £499, fitting in between the £599 Pixel 5 and the £349 Pixel 4a. While the Pixel 4a 5G shares most of the same internal components with the Pixel 5, the look, feel and black plastic body matches the smaller Pixel 4a, just made larger. The Pixel 4a 5G has a 6.2in FHD+ OLED screen that is bigger than the other Pixels this year. It looks good but won’t trouble the best… Source link

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Pixel 5 review: Google gets back to basics | Technology

The Pixel 5 is Google’s top smartphone for 2020. It comes with 5G and a simplified design that’s very similar to the excellent, cheaper Pixel 4a. It’s available in either black or green and costs £599, fitting in above the larger but cheaper £499 Pixel 4a 5G and the smaller £349 Pixel 4a. Google has ditched the hi-tech Soli radar system and face recognition from the Pixel 4 and gone back to basics for a much simpler design. It is all-screen on the front, with an aluminium body… Source link

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Google Teases Pixel 4a Phone Reveal on Aug. 3

(Credit: Google) Google appears ready to debut the much-rumored Pixel 4a on August 3. On Thursday, the company’s “Made by Google” social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter were updated to show a new background image mentioning the phone, which was spotted by 9to5Google.  The company has also created a special web page on the Google Store that reveals a little more—after you solve a puzzle. The company covered the remaining words to this phrase, “The Google ___ ____ ____ ____… Source link

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Google Pixel 4a announcement set for August 3

Google Pixel 4a teaser Google Google on Thursday added a teaser page to the Google Store that says its new phone, expected to be called the Pixel 4a, will launch on Aug. 3. The new phone is largely expected to be a successor to last year’s Pixel 3a, pictured below, which launched for $399 but offered some of the flagship features of the more expensive Pixel 3, such as the high-end camera. Google hasn’t managed to make a huge splash in the U.S. smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple and… Source link

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Google teases August 3rd launch for long-awaited Pixel 4A

Google’s next budget phone, the Pixel 4A, is likely just days away from going on sale. The company has posted a teaser on its online store, saying that “the Google just what you’ve been waiting for phone” will be revealed on August 3rd. 9to5Google spotted the page. To unlock the full message, you need to tap the various boxes until the colors match Google’s logo: blue, red, yellow, blue, green, and red. Google has also updated some of its social media images (like the header for… Source link

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Apple’s iPhone SE Is Stealing Android Users, Google Needs To Launch Pixel 4a Quickly

Apple’s iPhone SE is causing problems for Android. Apple This post was originally published on July 21st and updated on July 22nd. Update below. It was clear from launch that Apple’s iPhone SE would be popular and, for those paying attention, particularly so at the expense of Android.  Outside of the general popularity that surrounds any Apple product, the iPhone SE was also a perfectly timed cheap device that arrived whilst people’s pay packets… Source link

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The brain behind the Google Pixel camera is building a universal camera app for Adobe

Marc Levoy, the researcher who used software to turn Google’s Pixel camera into a powerhouse, has joined Adobe to build a universal camera app, Adobe announced today. Levoy headed up the team that developed the impressive computational photography technology used in Google’s Pixel smartphones, including features like Night Sight, Portrait Mode, and HDR+. His work also helped Pixels take great photos without requiring as much hardware as competing phones — the Pixel line famously… Source link

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