<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
are	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
collectively	O
serve	O
as	O
mid-range	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
,	O
seven	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
lineup	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4a	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
come	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
:	O
'	O
Just	O
Black	O
 '	O
(	O
all	O
black	O
)	O
,	O
'	O
Clearly	O
White	O
 '	O
(	O
white	O
with	O
an	O
orange	O
power	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Purple-ish	O
'	O
(	O
lavender	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
neon	O
yellow	O
power	O
button	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
resemble	O
the	O
smaller	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
following	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
's	O
notch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
look	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
more	O
expensive	O
counterparts	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
have	O
a	O
polycarbonate	O
unibody	O
construction	O
and	O
Asahi	O
Dragontrail	O
glass	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Corning	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
most	O
other	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
come	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
670	O
chip	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
with	O
64GB	O
of	O
non-expandable	O
eMMC	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
lack	O
wireless	O
charging	O
,	O
water	O
resistance	O
and	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Visual	I-Device
Core	I-Device
(	O
PVC	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
standard	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
and	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
omitted	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
speakers	O
is	O
front-firing	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
speaker	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
also	O
have	O
Active	O
Edge	O
,	O
where	O
squeezing	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
activates	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	O
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
have	O
a	O
12.2	O
megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
unit	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
8	O
megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
lacking	O
the	O
second	O
wide-angle	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
photography	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Astrophotography	O
-	O
Google	B-Application
updated	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
with	O
an	O
improved	O
Night	O
Sight	O
featuring	O
an	O
astrophotography	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Res	O
Zoom	O
-	O
employs	O
super-resolution	B-Algorithm
techniques	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
resolution	O
beyond	O
what	O
the	O
sensor	O
and	O
lens	O
combination	O
would	O
traditionally	O
achieve	O
using	O
subtle	O
shifts	O
from	O
handheld	O
shake	O
and	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Lens	O
-	O
recognizes	O
objects	O
and	O
text	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
's	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
's	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
's	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
capabilities	O
are	O
more	O
restrictive	O
than	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
free	O
"	O
high	O
quality	O
"	O
backups	O
;	O
full	O
resolution	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
count	O
towards	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
quota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
ship	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
and	O
is	O
upgradable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
12L	O
with	O
its	O
last	O
official	O
software	O
update	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
though	O
third-party	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
were	O
updated	O
bringing	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
including	O
:	O
Live	O
captions	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Recorder	O
,	O
New	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	O
,	O
Astrophotography	O
mode	O
and	O
Top	O
Shot	O
for	O
short	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
sold	O
at	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
and	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
at	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
makes	O
them	O
the	O
cheapest	O
Pixel	B-Device
phones	O
to	O
date	O
at	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
older	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
series	O
having	O
cheaper	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
's	O
camera	O
quality	O
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
,	O
more	O
so	O
considering	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
with	O
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
midrange	O
benchmark	O
"	O
for	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
gave	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
and	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5/5	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
camera	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
display	O
you	O
could	O
ever	O
hope	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
a	O
$400	O
phone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
,	O
giving	O
both	O
the	O
3a	O
and	O
the	O
3a	O
XL	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"[it]	O
takes	O
photos	O
that	O
are	O
nearly	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
what	O
you	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3a	O
received	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
101	O
from	O
DxOMark	B-Algorithm
(	O
matching	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
and	O
1	O
point	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
photo	O
score	O
of	O
103	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
score	O
of	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3a	O
and	O
3a	O
XL	O
resulted	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
smartphone	B-Application
sales	O
doubling	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
affects	O
other	O
Pixel	B-Device
devices	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
although	O
Google	B-Application
claims	O
Digital	O
Wellbeing	O
does	O
not	O
negatively	O
affect	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	O
3a	O
XL	O
have	O
experienced	O
power	O
issues	O
where	O
some	O
users	O
have	O
their	O
phone	O
randomly	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
