ISSUE 62 • ANDROID ADVISOR 23GOOGLE I/O 2019offers the same main camera experience here. It’s
the 12.2Mp Dual-Pixel camera from the flagship
range and the same software.
This means you can take snaps in the same way,
making use of modes such as Night Sight, Top Shot
and Portrait. You’ll just have to wait a little longer for
them to process on the mid-tier Snapdragon.
You also get Photobooth for the front camera
(now with new triggers including a pout), but there
is just one 8Mp selfie camera here so you don’t get
the Group Selfie Cam option.
It’s no surprise to see wireless charging dropped
for this phone, but you do get a fingerprint scanner
(on the rear), Active Edge (squeezable sides for
Google Assistant) and stereo speakers – although
they’re not both front facing here.
Back on the battery front and the Pixel 3a XL
has a large 3,700mAh battery (bigger than the 3On the rear of the
Pixel 3a XL you’ll
find the 12.2Mp
camera and a
fingerprint scanner