Google Pixel 6a vs Pixel 6 | Should you save money?

With the Pixel a-series, Google attempts to condense down the experience of the Pixel 6 to its core, offering as much of it as possible at an affordable price. Has it succeeded? We compare the Pixel 6a with the Pixel 6 to find out.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Design
02:20 - Display
03:16 - Performance and battery
05:00 - Cameras
07:07 - Verdict
07:50 - Bye for now!

Shot, presented and edited by Cam Bunton

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[AP-jmgt]

Have both the 6 and the 6a and the performance is nearly identical. Cameras do seem to produce slightly better results on the 6 but both still pack that powerful Tensor and I prefer the more pocketable size of the 6a!

[noisycarlos]

Cool. I went with the 6a. I wanted wireless charging, but I wanted more for the phone to be not as heavy.

[williamkoehler]

Hey, thanks for the comparison. I was hoping you'd do it. Appreciate it. I went with the Google Pixel 6 because T-Mobile gave me a great deal on it. Thanks for the input. Appreciate it

[LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

I love my Pixel 6 Google did a great job with the 6a

[atkichra]

So....I just bought a 6 a few days ago on marketplace basically brand new for $350. You can get the 6 for $360-400 used on eBay. It's the better phone and as someone who normally uses an iphone as their daily this is a great phone. Google is offering with certain trade in basically you can get the phone 6a for like $100ish dollars. Which if you have the trade in I think it's a 4a or newer then buying the 6a outright would be the way to go. Personally I don't think you could go wrong with either of these phones. Great video btw.

[levil]

I was totally thinking about trading in my 6 for the 6a just to get another color and it's not really that much of a downgrade to me, I'm just tired of the store only having the black and gray color and I want something lighter

[chiloveradiouncut]

Just listening to your accent makes me smile 😊

[NizarNoor]

To me 6a looks more premium than the regular 6 somehow. I just wish the screen looked more like Pixel 5 (thinner & uniform bezels all around). That would’ve been sweet.

[THEREALTJP]

Trying to debate if I should get the Pixel 6 or wait for the 7? I'm up for an upgrade in November & I think I'm going to ditch One Plus.

[abheethakker]

Small suggestion. Please avoid more darker backgrounds.

[analog_ape]

I save money by buying neither! Big brain time.

[snowmanism]

I think it makes it more shatter proof but my Pixel 6 screen scratched pretty easily.

[davysimanjaya]

does 6a come with Live translate feature of 6 and 6 pro?

[evilgmail]

Got the 6 for 379 could not pass it up.

[pmosly]

i think in generall the 6a is a cheap phone with plastic, fhd oled panel with rainbow colours :) no physical dual sim, no desktop mode and so on. the camera system is old. But its a solid phone.

[fazailsharief]

In India pixel 6A is available for approximately $555 officially and pixel 6 is available for 566 form some other seller(imported).
Which one would you suggest to buy??

[marksicherl]

I just went with a used Pixel 6 I bought for 400€. Couldn't be happier! Also, you forgot to mention the 60Hz display on the 6A, while the 6 uses 90Hz.

[fbsmnnx]

What about the modem and connectivity issues the 6 has ? Does the 6A has those as well ?

[zoltans]

Unfortunately the question I have was not answered in any video, including this one. How much bigger the fonts get compared to the 6a, as on that phone the large setting is to small for me.

[srztf]

All the low light photos were better on the Pixel 6a than the 6. Clearly it has better HDR at night. And whats with the terrible lens flare on the Pixel 6 camera at night??

Inside your mind i know you wanted the Pixel 6 to perform so well because its a flagship phone vs a budget phone. How can a flagship lost to some budget phone, right?

Be honest. Pixel 6 is a good phone, better overall than the 6a.. But in the camera department i didnt see Pixel 6 is the superior camera than the 6a at all. In fact, its the other way around.. the 6a was slightly a better camera in this comparison.