Goodies At A Premium Price

The new hardware from Google, the Pixel 3a XL, is a toned down version of its flagship Pixel 3 but comes with the same good camera.

- Nidhi Singal

Still, does it justify the high price tag in India? One will find some excellent features, though. For instance, unlike most of the premium smartphones with a glass rear, the 3a XL has a 6-inch full HD+OLED display in a polycarbonate unibody and the Pixel’s signature dual-tone finish at the back. I was able to choose the display colour from natural, boosted and adaptive modes, and became a big fan of Active Edge, which means squeezing the sides to activate Google Assistant. There is a SIM tray on the left panel, but one can also configure eSIM (works with Airtel and Reliance Jio) in India. However, this one is not an IP-certified water-resistant phone.