May 10, 2023 9:21 AM

Review: Google Pixel 7A

Photograph: Julian Chokkattu
Google Pixel 7A, main camera. Even in high-contrast situations, like this scene from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Pixel 7A manages to keep the exposure in check without blowing anything out or miring everything in shadows. It's pretty sharp, too.
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Google Pixel 7A, Night Sight. Tapping on the subjects, the Pixel 7A kept them visible instead of silhouettes without adding too much grain. The projector screen is well-exposed too.

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Google Pixel 7A, main camera. Compare this photo with the following one from the Pixel 7. They're very similar, but if you zoom far away into the distance, the fence is a blotchy mess on the 7A's image. Still, it's hardly much to complain about.
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Google Pixel 7, main camera. The Pixel 7 has a much larger image sensor so it's able to capture more details. Look far out into the distance and you'll be able to see much sharper objects, like the fences, leaves, and trees.

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Google Pixel 7A, selfie camera. Compare this with the following photo from the Galaxy A54 5G. The selfie camera is pretty solid, though if you zoom in closely, details aren't *as* sharp as Samsung's camera. I do prefer the colors and my skin tone in this picture though.
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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, selfie camera. My skin tone is a little paler here but the image is overall a hair sharper than the Pixel 7A's selfie camera.

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Google Pixel 7A, ultrawide camera. The ultrawide doesn't perform tremendously well in low light but in broad daylight, it's an excellent camera that gives some versatility. I love the exposure in this image and the colors, plus it's really sharp.
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Google Pixel 7A, main camera. The colors are much more accurate on this Pixel photo than the following Samsung image, and the details are slightly sharper.

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, main camera. The colors are a little off from what I saw in real life, and it's not *as* sharp as the Pixel photo.
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Google Pixel 7A, portrait mode. It's sharp, colorful, and the blur effect is pretty accurate. What more can you ask for?

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Google Pixel 7A, main camera. This is a high-contrast scene and the Pixel keeps the coffee pretty visible without blowing anything out.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, main camera. Samsung slightly oversaturates the photo and the coffee is a little darker than what it looked like on this sunny day. It's still a pretty great shot.

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