Customer Ratings & Reviews

It's a solid phone for the price! I have run into issues with the fingerprint sensor (I don't understand why they moved from the back of the phone to the screen) and am still mourning the lack of my headphone jack, but overall it's good! It was also fairly easy to set up. Camera is pretty good, and has a nice amount of storage. I especially like the ISO balance, it takes pictures with bright lights (see the candle picture) way better than my previous phone.

Previous phone was a Pixel 5A. I am not someone who plays games on my phone so I can't give you info on performance related to that. I do use it for daily tasks: Banking, shopping and Facebook/Marketplace, Snap and IG. Performance wise I see no difference. The battery life is considerably worse on the 7a. I can go from 9am until midnight on the 5a, but at least a few hours less on the 7a. The rear fingerprint sensor was way better on the 5a, the 7a is hit and miss and the face unlock is pretty good in good lighting. I was holding out in hopes of another brand (other than Samsung) to have ultrasonic print reader. I was willing to try the Pixel 9 also if it had ultrasonic, but the 5a died. I prefer android over ios but there are some bugs in the newer android which is somewhat annoying. For the price it was the best choice for a decent mid range phone. I personally don't want to throw out $800-$1200 for a phone and the choices for a midranger are disappointing these days. The 7a will due for a while.

I'm using this cellphone for a while. I think is a good cellphone, I like how it takes pictures and the camera is great. Just I don't like when you take pictures at night because pictures are dark and is not the best picture. But when you take pictures to the nature such as trees, mountains it will be a great picture. Recently I went to Canada and I took a lot of beautiful pictures, great colors. Actually I printed all the pictures in my phone. And now I have a lo of memories and stories.also is a good price for a good phone.

I bought 2 of these, one for myself and one for my husband. We have used many different Android handsets in the past, including flagship HTC and Samsung, but this is our first Pixel. The response speed on the 7a is very good, as fast or faster as any other phone I've had. The photo and video quality is quite nice and worth every penny, especially on what's considered a midrange phone. My only negative feedback is the way swiping left and right from the edge is the default way to go back. Many many apps and websites have horizontal scrolling, Insta for example, so if you're not very careful you're always accidentally closing out of apps you were in the middle of using. I suspect it's an option you can change, but I just haven't yet explored adjusting that one thing.

You don't need flagship features - but if you're a power user and you burn through battery because of heavy use, you will not be able to 'top off' your phone late in the day to get through the evening. 5-7W wireless charging. 18W max wired charging. Everything else is stellar.

Good because I am not really a phone expert but this is the nicest phone I've ever purchased and I got it for a fair price for it being 'open box' highly recommend buying used from Best buy you will find a good deal. My only issue ig with this phone would be that I always swipe back on things by accident, probably a skill issue for me lol.

My previous phone was a Pixel 4a 5g. I really liked it, but I found it starting to freeze up so I read the reviews on this phone and made my selection. I'm still getting familiar with it. I like it. It's reliable and a nice size. I do notice that it gets hot when you are charging it while using it for something? I thought the price was reasonable. Lastly the volume could be louder when not on speaker and ringing

Solid phone. Some of the features take a little to get used to, but love the battery life and camera.

Great quality phone for a reasonable price pixel doesn't disappoint. Only downside after almost a year it's the fingerprint unlock doesn't work well with privacy screen but face unlock takes care of it

Awesome phone, really like the processor (feels really sharp). The only thing I hope could be better is it's use in hot weathers. Do not recommend, better wait for pixel 8.

Decent price for a modern smartphone. The software is nowhere near as well made as samsung/iphone, but besides that it's alright.

Good phone, does everything I need it to do. Decent camera. Great value

Great phone. Fast and it takes great pictures. Unfortunately the battery is abysmal. I was spoiled with the 5a before this. It's a good phone nonetheless.

My friend smashed my Pixel 4XL with a dumbbell on accident so I was forced to upgrade. I am not mad at my friend. This phone is a fantastic step up only thing I can complain about is maybe battery life and android 14 bugs. I do wish the screen was brighter but its not really a problem even in direct sunlight.

Decent for a lower priced phone. Wish it had an old school head phone plug.

Picked this up b/c my other phone broke. I've always been an Android user but I never had a Pixel before. And I may never go back. The phone is fast. Takes great pics (haven't tried vids yet). And the display is sharp with 90hz refresh rate. The downsides to the 7a is it gets warm fast, like after 15 mins of constant use - YouTube, shopping, reading news articles - doesn't matter what I'm doing. Also, the screen size is a bit smaller than what I'm used to and still haven't adjusted to it.

I went from the older Pixel 4A to the 7A. The 4A was beginning to wear out. The battery hung in there, but the USB-C charging port was becoming defective. Likes: Looks as if the 7A has better battery life. The ability to charge wirelessly is a plus, although it charges pretty slowly that way. Not having to use the USB-C port on the 7A all of the time is a relief. The user interface response is noticeably faster than it was with the 4A. The 7A starts up and reboots much faster. Dislikes: I prefer the more rounded edges of the 4A but this is not a deal breaker. The removal of the dedicated fingerprint sensor on the back, which is a huge convenience on the 4A, is definitely a "minus" on the 7A, whose on-screen fingerprint sensor is not 100% reliable. I've had to delete and redo at least one of the stored fingerprints a couple of times. That never happened with the 4A. The lack of audio port is also kind of frustrating. Fortunately, I found a small inexpensive device that enables you to use a wired headset via Bluetooth without noticeable loss of audio quality. That saved me from having to spend $50 to $100 on a Bluetooth headset or else having to use a USB-C to 3.5mm "dongle"—which works, but it's kind of annoying—just one more thing to misplace. Conclusion: In normal use the 7A seems much like the last Pixel I owned and I'm sure I'll be happy with it for several years despite a few annoyances. Google's implementation of Android is relatively spare, and you don't get the bloatware that's loaded onto other phones. That, I definitely appreciate.

I like everything about this phone as a more reasonably priced alternative to a Samsung or Apple equivalent - EXCEPT for one very important feature (at least for me) it lacks. I researched the Pixel 6, 7 and 7a extensively and eventually settle on the middle-of-the-road 7a. It is slightly better than the 6 and the technology differences with the 7 did not bother me, or so I thought. The major difference with the 7a relative to the 6, 7 and 7 pro is that the 7a DOES NOT support simultaneous use of Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot. This is a very important lacking that should be pointed out in all of the lovely specifications Google wants to throw at you about these phones. This fact was not mentioned in any of the Google reviews I looked at. This is a feature I occasionally use in my home as a work-around to a router issue with one of my computers. The computer would not stay directly connected to the router but it would to the Hotspot. Go figure! So the first time I use this work-around, the phone notifies me I have used 2GB of my mobile data (I do not pay the extravagant fees for an unlimited plan). That is when I verify that when I turn-on Wi-Fi on the Google PIxel 7a, it turns off the Hotspot. And when I turn on the Hotspot, it turns off the Wi-Fi. Again, go figure. The Pixel 7a has a Wi-Fi Hotspot feature that does not REALLY allow you to share a Wi-Fi connection. All it allows you to do is chew through your mobile data even faster!! After further online searches for this specific issue, I now know this is a hardware limitation specific to the 7a and there is no way around it. Now after reading this review, you also know. If a true shared Wi-Fi Hotspot is an important feature for you, the Google Pixel 7a is not the choice for you.

Good for it's price Battery: Easily lasts for a day Camera: Awesome Display: Good

+++plusses--nice, smart looking design, takes awesome pictures, self-corrects and makes fun animations. also nice on the pocketbook.- - - minusses- unit gets warm/hot while charging, afraid it might melt one of these days.