Google Pixel 6a Review: For the love of Android (conditions apply)
It is a great time to be a smartphone geek in India. Over the summer of 2022, we have seen some of the most interesting midrange phones from highly hyped brands. Apple gave us the retro-charming iPhone SE 3, and Nothing went for a bold fashion statement with the Phone (1). Both are great in their own ways but the iPhone SE and Nothing Phone (1) sit on polarising ends. And now comes Google with the Pixel 6a as a balancing act – a phone that is in sync with the present and simply wants to be a solid midrange phone.
However, the Pixel 6a, just like the Pixel 4a, is mainly aimed at the iPhone SE buyer and is built to beat it. In all the key areas that matter, the Pixel 6a is objectively superior to the iPhone SE 3rd Gen. Hence, Google deems it right to command an iPhone-like price tag – You get a single 6GB/128GB variant in India. Is that right for you and me? To find out, I have been living with a Charcoal Pixel 6a and this is what I have to share.
As boring and dreary the Pixel 4a was to look at, the Pixel 6a is as much of a beauty! With plastic still on its back, the Pixel 6a gets a new dual-tone design that is highly refreshing and unmistakably Pixel. The “camera visor” makes a strong visual statement and so does the faint Google logo. I adore how Google's designers have played with colours here – the Charcoal variant has two shades on white on the rear, and a blacked out frame to go with the visor; kind of reminiscent of the Panda Pixel 2. The front is a simple affair; narrow bezels holding a large 6.1-inch display.
Despite the plastic back, the Pixel 6a is a solidly built phone. The metal sides impart a sense of strength and the rear doesn't feel flimsy. The display sadly has to settle with the old Gorilla Glass 3, which
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