Google announces the Pixel 8A: features and specifications

Today, Google officially announced its new smartphone, Google Pixel 8a, to complement the Pixel 8 series phones. The company used to unveil two new phones in October of each year and then launch a mid-cost phone from the same series after that, which is the phone that carries the same design as the new generation Pixel. 8, and it also works with the same Tensor G3 processor, which will provide the phone with many artificial intelligence features, including the new smart assistant Gemini.

What are the best features of the Pixel 8a?

These are the most prominent features of the new Pixel 8a from Google:

• It runs on the Google Tensor processor (the latest from Google, which the company uses in its most powerful smartphones currently). Pixel 8 Pro).
• The OLED screen has FHD resolution and dimensions of 20:9, with a variable frequency between 60 and 120 Hz, and the screen provides a brightness of up to 2000 nits, which makes it one of the best screens in a mid-cost smartphone.
• The Pixel 8a has two rear cameras, a 64-megapixel main camera and a 13-megapixel UltraWide ultra-wide-angle camera, with a 13-megapixel front selfie camera.
• RAM or random access memory LPDDR5x With a capacity of 8 GB, with a UFS 3.1 storage capacity of 128 or 256 GB.
• 4492 mAh battery, with support for Qi wireless charging.
• A design with circular edges in which the screen occupies most of the front screen, with the front camera located in a hole inside the screen and relying on a metal aluminum frame.
• A fingerprint sensor is integrated into the screen itself, with support for securing the phone through the face recognition feature.
• Supports water and dust resistance with a rate of IP67.
• Two stereo speakers, with a pair of microphones.
• to support Wi-Fi 6E 5G networks and Bluetooth 5.3, with a USB Type-C 3.2 port for charging and connecting the phone to other devices.
• The Pixel 8a is available in four different colors, including porcelain white, black, cactus green, and blue.

Camera features in Pixel 8a

The Pixel 8A comes with a 64-megapixel main rear camera with a wide ƒ/1.89 lens aperture, in addition to a 13-megapixel UltraWide camera with an ƒ/2.2 lens aperture (support for optical stabilization OIS and electronic stabilization EIS), with a front selfie camera in a hole inside the screen. 13-megapixel resolution, ƒ/2.2 lens aperture.

Google also enhanced the phone with many features that allow users to take the best photos and videos, including:

• Best Take: which allows you to adjust the position of faces in group photos to capture the best possible photo.
• Magic editor Magic Editor: It is an advantage of Google Photos features Which relies on artificial intelligence to edit and modify images easily, through the ability to edit objects or things in images and change their size easily.
• Magical Audio Editor: Remove noise and distortion from video clips with one click.
• Supports Super Res Zoom digital zoom up to 8x, the Magic Eraser feature to delete unwanted objects in photos, the Night Sight feature, and the Photo Unblur feature to enhance photos and remove noise with one touch (it can be relied upon for restoring old photos).

AI features in the Pixel 8A

As expected, Google has enhanced its new smartphone, the Pixel 8A, with many features based on generative artificial intelligence techniques, which include:

• The new smart assistant Gemini Gemini Which is considered a competing version of Google's GPT chat, which can help respond to inquiries about any topic and create images with artificial intelligence, with the ability to integrate with Gmail and YouTube to help respond to messages or summarize content, etc.
• Circle to Search: It is one of the new smart features that Google has recently provided, which allows identifying or pointing to any part of the screen when opening any application to inquire about or search for something.
• Smart calling features: including blocking unwanted calls, answering automated calls on behalf of the user, reducing waiting times, and more.

The Google Pixel 8A also provides the new voice emoji feature, which allows interaction with emojis during voice calls by simply clicking on any emoji to play a sound that expresses its meaning.

7 years of updates

Like the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Google has confirmed that its new phone, the Pixel 8a, will receive 7 years of updates, including security updates and major Android updates, in addition to periodic updates that add new features for users, which the company calls Pixel Drops.

Price and availability of Pixel 8A

Google said that its new smartphone, the Pixel 8A, is now available for purchase (in the United States), at a price starting at $500 for the version with a storage capacity of 128 GB and at a price of $560 for the version with a storage capacity of 256 GB.