Following the success of the Google Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro, the company took the wraps off the new midranger, the Google Pixel 7a. The company also unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the Google Pixel Fold and the Google Pixel Tablet, at its May 10th, Google I/O Developers conference, alongside the new Android 14 features and updates about its services.

The new Google Pixel 7a is powered by the Google-made Tensor G2 chipset, and comes with a 90Hz high-refresh-rate display, support for wireless charging, a new 64MP and 13MP dual camera setup, and many more much-requested features.

Price & Availability

The Google Pixel 7a will be available in four colors in the US, including Charcoal (Black), Coral (Red), Snow (White), and Sea (Blue). The Coral color will be exclusively available at Google Store.

The device will be available for $499 for the standard 5G Sub-6Ghz model, while the mmWave 5G variant will retail for $549. The Pixel 7a will cost $50 more, or $100 more, than the previous Pixel 6a, depending on the model you pick up.

The Google Pixel 7a will be available in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK, and the USA.

Google will also bundle in three months of YouTube Premium and Google One (100GB of Google Drive storage and other Google One-specific premium features, such as Unblur and other editing features in Google Photos) to help you get the most out of your Pixel 7a.

Google Pixel 7a Specifications

Design

The Google Pixel 7a is slightly wider and 0.1mm thicker than its successor and has a very similar design. The Pixel 7a follows the design language from the Pixel 7 flagship series, and it opts for a grey camera module, instead of the dark frame the Pixel 6a came with. The phone mostly resembles the Pixel 7 series, and it has a nearly identical design, albeit with new colors.

The device still has an IP67 certificate, meaning that dust and water shouldn’t be an issue. The phone has a metal frame, camera bar, and plastic back cover. The right side houses the power button that sports the embedded fingerprint sensor, and the volume rocker can be found there too.

The device also has stereo speakers, and the Pixel 7a supports the traditional Nano SIM and eSIM formats. The Pixel 7a will also receive 5 years of security updates, making it an excellent device if you’re looking for a futureproof device.

Display

The Pixel 7a comes with the same 6.1-inch display as the last generation. However, Google finally equipped the device with a 90Hz refresh rate display – a first for an A series Pixel smartphone. The Pixel 7a has an OLED panel that supports HDR content and has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 (429 PPI). The phone still has a centered hole-punch cutout on the top of the device, and it has slightly larger bezels all around, compared to the flagship series.

The display is covered by the aging Gorilla Glass 3 panel. It supports the Always-on feature with At a Glance and Now Playing features, providing additional weather and music information.

Camera

Flipping the Pixel 7a on its back reveals two cameras and an LED flash. Instead of sticking with the aging 12MP sensor that was found on the Pixel 6a, Google equipped the Pixel 7a with a new 64MP primary and a 13MP ultrawide camera setup. Google says the new camera will yield better results in low-light and bright environments, and the image quality should be significantly better.

The Pixel 7a supports Night Sight, Google’s night photography feature, and most of the flagship features that we have all come to love and expect. Google also emphasizes that users can use additional tools, such as the Magic Eraser and the Photo Unblur feature in Google Photos. Skin tones are also represented more accurately with Real Tone, and the Pixel 7a also includes Super Res Zoom to take better images from farther away.

The front-facing camera has also received a small upgrade, and it now sports a 13MP sensor, instead of the 8MP unit that was found on the Pixel 6a.

Battery

The battery department has also received a few significant upgrade on the Pixel 7a, although the size has shrunk slightly. The Pixel 7a comes with a 4,385 mAh battery, 25 mAh less than the Pixel 6a. The difference shouldn’t be too noticeable in day-to-day use, and the performance and longevity should be greatly improved, thanks to the new Google Tensor G2 chipset.

Google advertises the Pixel 7a as a phone that “can last over 24 hours”, and “up to 72 hours” using the Extreme Battery Saver feature in settings. While these aren’t exactly ground-breaking specs, it’s in line with other competing devices currently on the market.

The big news, however, lies in the charging department. Sadly, Google hasn’t brought the 23W wired solution to the Pixel 7a, and kept the same 18W wired charging rate.The Pixel 7a is the first in the A-series to support wireless charging, capped at 7.5W. The device will support existing Pixel accessories, including the Google Pixel Stand (2nd Generation), and other third-party Qi-certified accessories.

What’s in the box?

Google will provide a 1m USB-C to USB-C (USB 2.0 cable), a Quick Switch adapter, a support card, and a SIM ejector tool inside the box.