Google Pixel 4a review?The simple, basic, reasonable Google phone

Google Pixel 4a From the front, the Pixel 4a is the best-looking phone Google has ever designed, which is an odd thing to say about a budget model. Google's attempt to replicate the Pixel 4's camera block looks awful and pointless when there's only one camera, and the simple, round lens cover on the Pixel 3a looked much more attractive.OLED, 19.5:9 aspect ratioTwo 2.2GHz Cortex A76-based cores and six Cortex A55-based cores at 1.8GHz, 8nmFront: 8MP cameraOn the back you'll get an old-school rear capacitive fingerprint reader instead of the in-screen reader that ships in more expensive phones. Most phones, including the Pixel 3a, give some kind of treatment to the rear capacitive fingerprint reader like a chamfered edge, or colored highlight. Throughout the Pixel's history, Google would frequently run out of a certain color or storage option, but with the Pixel 4a, it doesn't have to worry about any of that—the Pixel 4a is the Pixel 4a, and it's either in stock or it isn't.Other cost-cutting features you may or may not miss compared to flagship smartphone: the Pixel 4a has a single camera, no wireless charging, and no water resistance.We wrote last year that the Pixel 3a was "the only Pixel phone you should buy," and things would feel the same way this year. For whatever reason, no company is taking a worldwide approach to the mid-range market, so pricing and availability varies wildly.The best bang for your buck in the Android space is still the OnePlus Nord, which at around $100 more than the Pixel 4a, gives you a bigger screen, bigger battery, and faster SoC. So if you want to compare like-for-like storage, add about $50 to the price of the SE.With the Pixel 4a, Google continues to struggle to compete in the worldwide smartphone market.