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Google Pixel 4a leaks to date have told us a lot about the design and performance of the upcoming phone, but very little about the quality of its camera. Now, a blogger has gotten a pre-release model and gone to take photos, giving us a full snapshot of the Pixel 4a’s imaging capabilities.
Based on the Pixel 4a’s camera capabilities and shots we’ve seen so far, Apple’s iPhone SE may be in trouble.
The publication is courtesy of TecnoLike Plus outside Cuba. We originally covered TecnoLike’s impressions of Julio Lusson a few days ago, though the site has updated its initial camera review with many more samples and a YouTube video that delves even deeper into the new image collection.
Overall, this initial Pixel 4a camera review appears to be favorable. Judging from the photos TecnoLike has shared, it’s easy to see why.
First, the specifications. As many had anticipated, the Pixel 4a reuses the same 12.2-megapixel sensor and the ƒ / 1.78 wide-angle lens first used on the Pixel 3, then the Pixel 3a and Pixel 4. Up front, an 8-MP , ƒ / Shooter 2.0 takes care of selfie tasks.
You’ll miss the extra telephoto lens to enhance the hybrid zoom and portraits the Pixel 4 has, but still getting the same rear camera as Google’s flagship on a device costing just $ 400 made Pixel 3a last year it was all a robbery, and it seems that history is about to repeat itself.
But the photos speak for themselves. Some of the shots in the TecnoLike report are amazing, especially the one above, overlooking a forest. There are iconic phone cameras that will delay you two or even three times as long as the Pixel 4a will probably cost you that don’t provide the kind of dynamic range you see here.
Even the deep details within the foreground tree shadows are clear, but somehow not artificially illuminated at the expense of contrast. It is truly an impressive scene.
Also impressive is what the Pixel 4a can do at night with Night Sight. Google’s closest competitor here, Apple’s new iPhone SE 2020, lacks a comparable night mode, meaning the Pixel 4a has an advantage here simply by introducing itself. But many other phones have low light modes these days, and Google’s implementation has always been one of the best. Notice how sharp those stars are above, the gradient of the sky, and the sharp focus on those trees immediately ahead.
Despite having only one rear lens, the Pixel 4a can also capture great shots with shallow depth of field, judging from this example taken by the side of a pool. The subject is clearly in focus and isolated from the blur behind; the bokeh itself is of high quality; and you can even make out the water droplets suspended in the air at the bottom. Nothing is thrown out or underexposed, and once again this is simply an expertly balanced picture not normally seen from cheap phones.
Overall, it’s hard not to be impressed with what Google has apparently been able to accomplish once again with the Pixel 4a. This phone may not have a dazzling 108MP sensor or time-of-flight optics to dig deeper, but apparently you don’t need one. It is a reminder that a well-designed camera can beat several, if you know what you’re doing.
And you shouldn’t have to wait long to get one. Leaked internal documents from European operator Vodafone hint that the next Google Pixel budget may arrive later this month, May 22, to be exact. When it falls, you can be sure we’ll put that camera to the test, not to mention that it will go head to head against the iPhone SE.
When was the last time cheap phones were so exciting?
