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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 78 reviews

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Customers have good things to say about the Pixel 3a XL's camera quality, battery life, and ease of use. Many appreciate its large screen and the affordable price point. Positive feedback also highlights the phone's overall performance and features. The lack of wireless charging was a common negative comment.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pleased with the phone!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I replaced a Moto Droid with the Pixel 3a xl. When looking for a phone it had to meet these requirements: -Unlocked so I would be able to continue with Verizon pre-pay -Under $500 -Good camera. My Droid did not take sharp pictures. -Highly rated The Pixel 3a xl meet all of these requirements. I was especially pleased with how easy the camera was to use. The only minor issue I have, the battery rarely lasts 24 hours, I'm definitely glad I made this purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this phone

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great phone for the price. The battery usually lasts me 2 days. Great features and easy to use. The camera takes awesome pictures. I would definitely recommend this phone!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great overall device

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm a fan of the Pixel series. Had the OG Pixel, Pixel 2, then now skipped to the 3a XL. Overall this phone is decent. I don't use it for much aside from photography and basic phone functions. No gaming on this whatsoever, but I do use social media. For the most part, there haven't been any hiccups with the device, but for some reason, over the past couple of weeks, the phone battery has started draining pretty fast. I know it's to be expected with any device, but it's been less than a month and in the beginning, I was able to get 2-3 days use out of a single charge. Now, the phone barely makes it until the end of the day. Not sure what is going on with that, but I'll continue to keep an eye on it. In the meantime, as it stands for the time being I would definitely recommend this as a mid-range budget tier phone for anyone not looking to do a ton of gaming or anything strenuous. Also, the camera is amazing and as far as I know has most of the same features as the new Pixel. Best camera on a phone by far (in my opinion).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    bought it for my 13yr old daughter...she loves it!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Simple to use, great camera. It has features that she can use with her school account fir different projects. She is very happy with the phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent battery life, no bloatware

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very happy with this phone, battery has lasted longer than I expected, good price and nice clean software - no bloatware

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Device for the price

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You can't beat the features and the value of the 3a. Excellent camera and battery life and pure Google experience.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent phone, camera, battery life and display

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent phone, camera, battery life and vivid display. Enjoy being on google's latest android software version 10.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very Happy with it!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had the 1st pixel that came out and really loved it so when I needed to replace it I chose to go with Pixel again. This model 3A XL is a lot less expensive than the Model 3 Xl and has all the features I need. Best Buy did not have a case to fit it so I went to Amazon and got a case and a glass screen protector.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for the price,awesome camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice phone easy to use and takes great pictures..nice price as well

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Phone is easy to use, takes great pictures. Battery dies sooner then I expected

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good phone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great picture quality and battery life. Will buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Performs well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone performs well; I am happy with the purchase. It was a little disappointing to discover that I was unable to cast phone to tv through our existing Roku box (not that I really need to do that) - I think you need Chromecast, but it only makes sense that Google would want you to use their products.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pixel 3a

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone for a great price. Has all the great features

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good features, outstanding pictures and easy to handle

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big Upgrade from Droid Maxx

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Considering I'm moving from a Droid Max to the Pixel 3a XL, just the OS upgrade from Android 4 to 9 was a big improvement. Nice response from phone processor regardless of task, no waiting between gestures and/or operations being performed by processor. Have not used camera much, but when I have, it has worked properly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone is super amaxing! It's so cheap and light weight but processes right up there with it's competitors. Google has outdone themselves.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great phone. Vanilla android runs amazing and the software runs smooth. This phone does more than enough for most people. If you aren't obsessed with having the latest and greatest specs this is a great option.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Half the price of the Pixel 3 XL and does everything I need. If I were a gamer, I might go with the XL but, besides that I can see no reason to spend the extra money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for watching multimedia

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone and price. My daughter loved it and raves about the screen size which is larger than any of our current phones. It is not too bulky or cumbersome to carry around. She is very happy with it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing phone!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this phone!!! I switched from the Galaxy S7 and could not be happier!!! I love the feature of simply unlocking with my fingerprint in the back, and the camera is AMAZING!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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