PC World - USA (2020-10)

78 PCWorld OCTOBER 2020

FEATURE SWITCHING FROM iPHONE SE TO PIXEL 4A

I had been using the iPhone SE since

receiving it in early June, so when the Pixel 4a

arrived on my doorstep, I popped out the SIM

and jumped back into the world of Android.

Here’s what I learned:

SPEED ISN’T ALL THAT

IMPORTANT

The biggest selling point of the iPhone SE is

its processor. Apple gave its low-cost SE the

same A13 chip that’s inside the flagship

iPhone 11 Pro, and you can definitely feel the

power when launching apps and

multitasking. It’s a whole lot faster than the

Snapdragon 730G inside the Pixel 4a. But

W

hile you can spend a

thousand bucks or more

on a phone if you want,

you don’t actually need to

anymore. In the past few months, Apple and

Google have both released impressive

midrange phones that cost less than $400

and bring many of the features usually

reserved for premium handsets, including

wireless charging, all-screen designs, and

impressive battery life.

But as with all things Apple and Google,

the iPhone SE (go.pcworld.com/ip20) and

Pixel 4a (see page 35) are not created equal.

But I wanted to see just how different they are.