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Pixel 3a XL review: 2019 budget Pixel XL with Pixel cam.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2019·$479
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#1 of 24
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Google Pixel 3a XL.

Google's 2019 Pixel 3a XL brought Pixel camera + 3.5 mm jack to $479 budget — democratised computational photography.

01Display

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeOLED
Size6.0"
Resolution1080 x 2160

02Performance

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 670
CPU2 GHz dual Kryo 360 Gold + 6 Silver
RAM4 GB

03Camera

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 14 points above the cohort average.

Main12.2 MP f/1.8 OIS
Front8 MP

04Battery

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity3,700 mAh
Charging18 W USB-C PD

05Software

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 18 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Pixel-grade camera at $479.
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack.
  • 3,700 mAh good battery.
  • Stock Android.
What doesn't
  • Plastic body.
  • No water resistance.
  • Snapdragon 670 mid-tier.
  • Android 12 final.
Cross-shop it against
Vivo S7
$420 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 24-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .