80 PCWorld OCTOBER 2020FEATURE SWITCHING FROM iPHONE SE TO PIXEL 4A
the Pixel 4a in black (though I really like the
mint-green power button.)NIGHT MODE IS ESSENTIAL
Google revolutionized nighttime shots with
Night Sight on the Pixel 3, and Apple
followed suit with its own Night
mode on the iPhone 11. You can
quibble over which produces
better results, but there’s no
denying that both represent a
huge leap for low-light
smartphone photography. If you
buy a Pixel 4a, you get it—and
even without a dedicated image
signal processor, it’s nearly as
good as it is on the flagship
Pixel 4 XL. Apple has
inexplicably left Night Mode offthe iPhone SE, and the camera
suffers as a result.WIRELESS
CHARGING IS, TOO
When Apple finally released an
iPhone with wireless charging
in 2017, the Android world
scoffed. After all, most flagship
phones had enjoyed the
convenience of wireless
charging for years. Fast-forward
three years and nearly every
phone has it, for good reason.
Wireless chargers are cheap
and a great way to make sure you never run
out of juice. But sadly, you’ll need to plug in
the Pixel 4a to charge it. I lost track of how
many times I mindlessly placed it on one of
my wireless chargers before remembering I
needed to plug it in.It might look like the Pixel 4a has more cameras, but they actually
both have one rear lens.The Pixel 4a is Android’s yin to the iPhone SE’s yang.