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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2024
I will quickly compare this phone to my previous 4a Pixel.
I did not find any significant advantage over my previous pixel 4a. The only reason for upgrade was because Google stopped updating the phone and the phone microphone started working intermittently,
final straw was recording King Charles birthday celebration of awesomely loud war planes only to find out sound wasn't recorded. Not sure if this was the phone malfunction or Google software because I looked after it like a baby and being an introvert hardly talked to anyone to warrant a malfunction.
The camera is a tiny bit better but inadequate as it will change white to yellow for no reason, even if you take it in same lighting and same position. I took some photos for a passport renewal against a white wall, multiple pictures one after another, they were consistent but in two ways, either white background or yellow background. So this needs fixing, not had this issue on Pixel 4a.
The face scanner is worse than pixel 4a as it fails to recognise my face considerably more than Pixel 4a.
Finger print scanner is a bit hit and miss.
The only worthy advantage over Pixel 4a is a little longer battery life.
Also on the pixel 4a in order to switch it off you hold the power button, one button on it's own near the volume buttons.
On 8a one button is there but to switch it off you have to press it and the volume up button for some reason, just making things difficult for no apparent reason.
I'm fighting with myself to send it back or not as I want to give it a chance.
In hindsight I would prefer to pay for updates alone than for a phone that might be a little better than aged Pixel 4a but by personal experience feels worse.
I did not find any significant advantage over my previous pixel 4a. The only reason for upgrade was because Google stopped updating the phone and the phone microphone started working intermittently,
final straw was recording King Charles birthday celebration of awesomely loud war planes only to find out sound wasn't recorded. Not sure if this was the phone malfunction or Google software because I looked after it like a baby and being an introvert hardly talked to anyone to warrant a malfunction.
The camera is a tiny bit better but inadequate as it will change white to yellow for no reason, even if you take it in same lighting and same position. I took some photos for a passport renewal against a white wall, multiple pictures one after another, they were consistent but in two ways, either white background or yellow background. So this needs fixing, not had this issue on Pixel 4a.
The face scanner is worse than pixel 4a as it fails to recognise my face considerably more than Pixel 4a.
Finger print scanner is a bit hit and miss.
The only worthy advantage over Pixel 4a is a little longer battery life.
Also on the pixel 4a in order to switch it off you hold the power button, one button on it's own near the volume buttons.
On 8a one button is there but to switch it off you have to press it and the volume up button for some reason, just making things difficult for no apparent reason.
I'm fighting with myself to send it back or not as I want to give it a chance.
In hindsight I would prefer to pay for updates alone than for a phone that might be a little better than aged Pixel 4a but by personal experience feels worse.
