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Google Pixel 4a 5G

Price: £499 (inc VAT) from fave.co/3pam7V8

Google makes excellent cheap smartphones for the mid-range market, but the Pixel 4a doesn’t support 5G. Well, anyone disappointed by that can now be satisfied with the aptly named Pixel 4a 5G.

However, there’s a lot more difference than just the mobile networks these phones support. This is far from the same device with a 5G modem inside.

It’s understandable for Google to highlight the 5G element in the name, but it would perhaps have been a good idea to add ‘XL’ to this phone. It’s another solid effort from Google, especially if you want some of the Pixel 5 features at a cheaper price and with a bigger screen.

DESIGN

In a nutshell, this is a bigger version of the Pixel 4a when is comes to design.

A 6.2in display is why it would have been a good idea to use the ‘XL’ branding that we’ve seen in the past. That’s 0.2in larger than the Pixel 3a XL and the Pixel 5.

Perhaps Google thought Pixel 4a

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