52 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 68
Pixel 3a
670 processor, Full HD display, plastic back, and isn’t
IP rated for water resistance (though Google says
they can withstand splashes). And while the camera
on the Pixel 3a is practically identical to the one
of the Pixel 3, the 3a is missing the dedicated Pixel
Visual Core image signal processor, so some of the
finer computational adjustments on Night Sight and
other features won’t be available.
What isn’t on newer models
A headphone jack. The Pixel 3a is the only Pixel phone
Google sells with a 3.5mm headphone jack. Also the
plastic back means the 3a is lighter and a bit more
durable than the all-glass Pixel 3 and 4.
