Apple's iPhone XS Max is triple the price of Google's new Pixel 3A XL. Here's what it's like to switch between them.
in 2017, it set a few new precedents. Yes, it introduced technologies like facial recognition to the masses, but it also raised the bar in terms of how much the average smartphone costs.
That trend, however, has made it more difficult for tech firms to convince consumers to upgrade to the latest smartphone models each year. Worldwide smartphone sales declined by 6.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to theNow, Google hopes to combat this downturn with less expensive versions of its Pixel smartphones: the $399 Pixel 3a and the $479 Pixel 3a XL. Both phones are designed to recreate the Pixel 3 experience but in a less expensive package.
The new phones also lack features like wireless charging, an edge-to-edge screen, and facial recognition. They also run on a less powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor, unlike the Pixel 3 which is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset as phones like the Galaxy Note 9 and LG G7 ThinQ. Like Google's pricier Pixel phones, the new models offer Pixel-exclusive features like Call Screen and Google's Titan M security module.
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