SpecEagle review · Google

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

Item: Pixel 3a XL
Rating: 78
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2019·$479

Overall

78/100

Class rank

#2 of 2

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 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeOLED

Size6.0"

Resolution1080 x 2160

02Performance

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 670

CPU2 GHz dual Kryo 360 Gold + 6 Silver

RAM4 GB

03Camera

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main12.2 MP f/1.8 OIS

Front8 MP

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity3,700 mAh

Charging18 W USB-C PD

05Software

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

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.

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 2-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .