Google - Pixel 6a 128GB - Charcoal (T-Mobile)

Name: Google - Pixel 6a 128GB - Charcoal (T-Mobile)
Brand: Google
SKU: 6510010
Rating: 4.6 (54 reviews)

Model: GA03721-US

SKU: 6510010

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Key Specs
- Screen Size: 6.1 inches (Size of the screen, measured diagonally from corner to corner.)
- Built-in Storage: 128 gigabytes
- Processor Model: Google Tensor (Your computer's processor is like its brain. Working in combination with system memory, the power of the processor determines the complexity of software you can run, how many programs you can have open at the same time, and how fast those programs will run. Most computers feature an AMD, Intel or Snapdragon processor.)
- Phone Memory (RAM): 6 gigabytes (Random-access memory (RAM) temporarily stores data so that it can be accessed quickly. The size of the RAM determines how efficiently the phone can handle large amounts of information at once, such as switching between several open apps.)
General
- Product Name: Pixel 6a 128GB
- Brand: Google
- Model Number: GA03721-US
- Color: Charcoal
Display
- Screen Size: 6.1 inches (Size of the screen, measured diagonally from corner to corner.)
Camera
- Integrated Camera: Rear, Front
Network
- Carrier: T-Mobile
- Network Connectivity: None (The manner in which a device sends data to another device over a long distance using a cellular network.)
- No-Contract: false (Can be purchased without committing to a contract with a cellular service provider. No-contract phones are only compatible with a specific carrier.)
Connectivity
- Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth (The manner in which a device sends data to another device over a short distance without the use of wires or cables.)
Power
- Battery Capacity: 4410 milliampere hours (The amount of energy stored in the battery.)
Features
- Model Family: Google Pixel 6a
- GPS Enabled: true
- Protective Qualities: Water resistant
- Maximum Depth Of Water Resistance: 4 feet (Measurement of the maximum depth of water in which the product is able to resist some degree of water penetration.)
- Ingress Protection (IP) Rating: IPX7 (A 4 to 6 character code classifying a product's degree of protection against intrusion of solid particles and liquids as well as impact. Each number in the IP Code denotes a level of protection, determined through testing and published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The first digit represents the degree of protection against solid foreign objects or particles and the second digit represents the degree of protection against water ingress.)
- Built-in Storage: 128 gigabytes
Compatibility
- SIM Card Size: Nano SIM, eSIM
- SIM Card Slots: Dual SIM
Performance
- Operating System: Android 12 (The operating system manages all software and hardware, including files, memory and connected devices. Most importantly, it lets you interact with your device and your programs in a visual way; otherwise, you'd be typing computer code to get anything done.)
- Processor Model: Google Tensor (Your computer's processor is like its brain. Working in combination with system memory, the power of the processor determines the complexity of software you can run, how many programs you can have open at the same time, and how fast those programs will run. Most computers feature an AMD, Intel or Snapdragon processor.)
- Phone Memory (RAM): 6 gigabytes (Random-access memory (RAM) temporarily stores data so that it can be accessed quickly. The size of the RAM determines how efficiently the phone can handle large amounts of information at once, such as switching between several open apps.)
Dimensions
- Product Height: 5.9 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 2.8 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Depth: 0.34 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Other
- UPC: 400065100101

Meet Pixel 6a, the more affordable Google phone that adapts to you. Powered by Google Tensor, it’s super fast and secure. The battery lasts up to 72 hours with Extreme Battery Saver.***** The Pixel Camera captures the moment just how you experienced it. And with TitanM2 security, protection is built right in.

Google puts the G in 5G.: Download and upload videos super fast over 5G.* Watch movies, play games, and get stuff done when you’re on the go.
Google Tensor helps you get things done fast.: Pixel is fast and responsive with the Google Tensor chip. Apps launch fast, pages and images load quickly, and everything runs smoothly.
The brains behind Pixel 6a.: Google Tensor makes Pixel 6a super smart, secure, and powerful. It’s the first chip designed by Google just for Pixel.
Affordable phone, great display.: Robust display featuring FHD+ and OLED****** with up to 60 Hz.
Make distractions disappear, just like that.: Easily remove distractions, like photobombers, with Magic Eraser in Google Photos.** Or change the color and brightness so an object blends right in.
Beautifully accurate photos with Real Tone.: Real Tone from Pixel 6 comes to Pixel 6a. So photos represent the nuances of different skin tones beautifully and authentically.
Translate languages in real time.: With Live Translate, you can chat in 11 languages, interpret face-to-face conversations, and translate signs with the camera.***
Powered by Android.: Google Pixel 6a runs on the Android operating system.
The battery that follows your lead.: Pixel’s Adaptive Battery can last over 24 hours. It learns your favorite apps, so it doesn’t waste power on the ones you rarely use.****
Your protection, built into Pixel.: The Titan M2 chip and the Google Tensor security core, an extra layer of hardware security, help make Pixel more resilient to attacks.*****

Q: Does this have expandable memory?

A: Hi Dani, The Pixel 6a doesn't have a slot for expandable memory. To see the full list of tech specs, please visit: g.co/pixel/specs

Q: If I buy Pixel 6a with a TMobile monthly plan, and I am not satisfied with the network, can I unlock it and switch it to a different network?

A: undefined

Q: Does the Pixel 6a include a charger?

A: No

Q: Does it require adding a new line with TMobile?

A: I did not have to add a line. I just replaced my pixel 3a

Q: Does this offer apply to existing T-Mobile customers ?

A: Yes. Best Buy did an “upgrade” from my existing phone to get the deal. They didn’t have any phones in-store so it a 7 day wait to receive the phone.

Q: Would I be qualified for this deal by adding a new line to my current T-Mobile account..? Or it only works for people who open new accounts with T-Mobile..?

A: undefined

Q: Can i use this phone with a metropcs line?

A: If it's unlock you should be able to use it anywhere. To be 100% call your provider

Q: Any ideas on how much the activation fee t-mobile will charge if I buy this phone with the activate now option?

A: Would we be able to purchase the T-mobile plan that is 15 dollars a month since we rarely use cell phones?

Customers are saying

Customers find value in the Pixel 6a 128GB's camera quality and its price, frequently praising its performance and comfortable size. Many appreciate the inclusion of 5G capabilities and the quality of the display. However, some users express concerns regarding the battery life, noting that it may not last a full day for all users.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pixel 6a
Overall great phone. I replaced a pixel 3a. The only thing I miss is the rear fingerprint sensor. I will probably get used to the sensor in the screen on the 6a. I am happy to get 5g almost everywhere.
Posted 2 years ago by KevinB
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
So first let me say that I just really enjoy using the Pixel 6. Overall. It has been a great phone that definitely has speed on its side. But I have run into some problems. Right now I'm actually using the voice typing feature on the pixel to type up this review. It works quite well. Aside from a few small corrections, it gets every word right so I can't really complain about this feature. It's awesome! There are some problems with the Pixel though. I've had troubles with recording videos and the audio being messed up. I've also had some issues with apps crashing and the phone even rebooting a couple of times with a few specific apps. Camera So aside from the audio issues when recording video, the camera is excellent. Pictures are absolutely perfect and Google photos handles showing them back to you very nicely. Also a lot of the AI features are very nice and work quite well. HDR on the Pixel is second to none and I have to say that I have greatly enjoyed taking photos with this phone. Pictures are sharp and clear, and they're very well lit and usually have perfect contrast and color accuracy. Really you can't ask more out of a phone camera at this point in time. It isn't a DSLR but it doesn't need to be. It just needs to be as good as the best point and shoot, which I really think it is. Battery Life In day-to-day use battery life has been pretty good. I usually get about 6 to 7 hours of screen on time and a good bit of screen time depending on what I'm doing. One thing that I don't like about this phone is that it gets quite hot and the battery also gets quite hot. According to Accubattery Pro It even got up to 112°F (the battery itself) on a 90° day. Sometimes when the battery gets hot, the phone does become a little bit more sluggish and the camera app complains that the phone was a little bit on the hot side and that it may affect video quality. Although, at least that one time it didn't seem to affect video quality. As I've mentioned before though, there are the audio issues with video recording. Overall, the battery life on this phone is so far a winner and wireless fast charging is very nice. Also, I like that it uses power delivery as the mechanism for fast charging as it is an open standard and in the future hopefully more and more devices will use it so that charges you by now will work for many years to come. Screen So the display on the regular Pixel 6 is of course a little bit less high resolution than the Pixel 6 Pro. But that's okay. Overall color accuracy is good and the lower resolution probably allows for a little bit of extra battery life. The resolution of the screen is actually less than my OnePlus 7 Pro that's 3 years old though. Unfortunately, this means that the screen on the Pixel 6 is a little bit less sharp at very close viewing. However, this is not been bad enough to bother me. Also, the camera notch doesn't really bother me even though the OnePlus 7 Pro did not have a camera notch. Machine Learning Features The on phone machine learning features work quite well. Magic eraser works pretty well depending on your scene. But above all, I think that the life translation and voice typing are probably The top features that use machine learning on these devices. Now, feel free to comment about which features you like the most in this category because I might be missing some. Overall this also plays into performance because it's able to do stuff like HDR on video without a performance decrease. Although again the phone gets quite hot. I think we're seeing a theme here about heat. Build Quality There's not a whole lot to say about the build quality of this device. However, the build quality is very good. The body of the device feels quite sturdy. The device is quite hefty as well. It weighs about the same as my OnePlus 7 Pro. Cons So some problems I've had with the device include that it gets quite hot. When it gets hot, performance goes down and unfortunately some apps don't work well at all. Like the default camera app. The battery will get fairly hot and charging will slow down as well. I try to charge in a room with AC with temperatures not exceeding 70° f now. That is a reasonable environment. Even in this reasonable environment though sometimes the Pixel gets quite hot when in use and will not fast charge anymore. At least until it cools down. Another issue that I've had is apps crashing on occasion, and even the phone rebooting with a certain app. Although that could be the app's fault. Another issue I've had is at least on T-Mobile. The wireless connections at times are not as robust as I expected. Some of that could just be T-Mobile in my area and not so much the phone. At least in most areas I've been where T-Mobile service is good the phone is done well enough. However, one time I even had it stay connected to AT&T towers roaming when there was clearly T-Mobile signal around and it shouldn't have been connected to those AT&T towers at all. Overall, this phone has been a little bit buggier than I would have expected out of a Google device. Maybe it's just because I hadn't read about Pixels that much for a long time even though I'm a tech guru. It is apparent that a lot of other people have some minor issues with the phone as well. Mobile Gaming This is a huge area of upgrade from my OnePlus 7 Pro. Not that that phone was slow by any stretch of the imagination. However, the pixel 6 definitely beats the OnePlus 7 Pro buy a good bit in games. I've played Asphalt 9 and it works quite well on the phone. Other games and benchmarks seem to run very well. They certainly didn't skimp out on the GPU. The phone also holds in one's hand very comfortably while gaming. I'm not a huge phone gamer but when I do I like it to be fast, smooth, easy to hold and so on. This phone seems to check all the boxes. And in reality it lives up to that expectation that I had when I opened the box. Advantages of a Pixel Well, I probably don't even need to add this into the review, but I figure it's worth mentioning. The Google Pixels have very good software support for at least 4 years from the release of the device which is very nice. Also, so far some of the bugs I've experienced on other phones have not been present on the Pixel. Also, software support overall is better than for some phones. Although I guess a downside to using a newer version of Android is some apps may not even be able to keep up fully. The speech to text recognition is next to none and does so much better than my friend's iPhone, so much so, it's laughable how bad the iPhone is. The camera keeps up with even the most expensive iPhone in my opinion. Also, Google's camera app aside from the bugs that I've described above is excellent. It's also nice to have a phone that if you do want to put ROMs on it or do anything with it that is not standard. Or if you even want to deGoogle your entire phone, it is possible to do that with a Pixel which is super nice. Conclusion As I use the phone more, I may update this review. I hope that it'll serve me for many years and that it'll hold up to the test of time. So far I've quite enjoyed my experience, but I wanted to do a full review on Reddit, especially to show some of the downsides to people who may want to buy the phone. At a $600 price tag. The pixel 6 is a really good device. It's nice in a world with phones that are breaching the $1,200 mark to have something flagship at $600. Overall, compared to the OnePlus 7 Pro it is a bit of an upgrade but not insanely so. 5G is definitely nice in areas where T-Mobile's 5G is available. Aside from the 5G though, ultimately I wouldn't recommend someone to upgrade just yet. The Pixel 7 may be even better and it's not going to be that long until it's released so that's worth thinking about. Also, I think for many the 6A may be a good option as well and is worth considering for the lower price. 9/10 overall Additional Thoughts The fingerprint sensor is really annoying. It works most the time and I've gotten used to it but how many times I've had to answer my password is ridiculous. It is insane how bad the fingerprint sensor can be. Sometimes it works great with one finger but with the other finger it won't work well at all. I've tried re-registering a billion times and trying positioning my finger different. I finally found a position where it usually works with my thumb. My index finger works fine every time. Just definitely something that is a bit of a downgrade from the OnePlus 7 Pro. Maybe an upgrade in terms of security though I'm not sure. Anyway. Take it for what you will, but I wouldn't recommend this based on the fingerprint sensor that's for sure.
This review is from Google - Pixel 6a 128GB - Sage (T-Mobile)
Posted 1 year ago by Lewis
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great bang for the buck.
I picked up this phone about two weeks ago from Best Buy. I purchased it during a sale for $149 without the need for a trade-in. I was previously on an iPhone and a Samsung prior to that so I wasn’t sure how I’d react going to plain vanilla Google. While I’m still adopting to certain changes this really is a very good device, way better than I thought. I’m really enjoying the clean UI, the feel of the phone (not too big or too small), the battery has been lasting me all day, and of course the camera is on the elite range for phones. This phone shoots way above its price range and was a great buy.
Posted 2 years ago by PTrail