The Pixel 3a doesn’t quite bring back the pure bargain-basement pricing structure of the brand’s once-fabled Nexus series. However, it does lower the barrier of entry for anyone wanting a fantastic camera on a smartphone. The Google Pixel 3a might yet be the perfect antidote to the £1,000 smartphone – and an answer to Google’s dwindling smartphone sales.

There's a headphone jack!; Flagship-quality camera; Fantastic display; Great size;

No Qi charging or water resistance; Can feel slow in certain activities; Screen is a little dim;

After months of rumors, the Google Pixel 3a is finally available. It’s a more affordable take on the company’s flagship phone, with corners cut in all the right places. It’s 90 percent of the Pixel 3 at half the price.

Incomparable value, Excellent camera, Great battery life

No waterproofing, The gesture navigation is bad

Google is trying its hand at something new. Its signature phone, the Pixel, is jumping into the midrange market with the Pixel 3A and 3A XL. At $399 and $479 (£399 and £469 in the UK, and AU$649 and AU$799 in Australia), the handsets are essentially reworked Pixel 3 ( $813 at Walmart ) phones.

The Pixel 3A is cheaper than the original Pixel 3 but packs the same grade-A camera that shoots great in lowlight; It can also record time-lapse videos and has a headphone jack

The phone isn't water resistant and doesn't have wireless charging; Local storage is capped at 64GB, and Pixel 3A owners have unlimited uploads to Google Photos at a compressed high quality resolution, not original

I have been using the pixel 3a for a few days now. This is my second of the "nexus" lines of phones if we can still call them that. The last of the nexus line I had was the Motorola nexus 6, and I enjoyed the experience on that device as well.

Stock Andriod; Camera; Ease of use; Ergonomics; Price and Value for Price; Performance; Network Compatability

T-mobile voice issues; Speaker not as good as regular pixel 3

The Google Pixel 3a is less than half the price of most flagship smartphones , and yet it doesn't look or feel cheap. That's because Google delivers the features most users really care about, including a vivid 5.6-inch OLED display, a fantastic camera and all of the company's clever software, for...

Flagship-caliber camera; Google software and support; Solid build; OLED display; Low price; Excellent battery life; Supports all carriers

No water resistance; Performance is good; not great; Display could be brighter; No wireless charging

The Google Pixel 3a is an unequivocal win for midrange phone buyers, with good battery life, a lovely display, the latest Android software, and a best-in-class camera. No other $400 phone comes close to offering this level of performance and polish, so it's no surprise the Pixel 3a earns our...

Best-in-class camera; Gorgeous OLED display; Solid performance; Excellent battery life

Not waterproof; No microSD slot

The Pixel 3a ups the ante for what we can expect from midrange smartphones. It offers many similar features to the $799 Pixel 3 for half the price. Sure, there are some concessions, but the value you get for your money is truly outstanding. For $399, the Pixel 3a offers solid performance, good battery life, a gorgeous OLED display, and the absolute best camera performance you'll find on a phone for less than $700. It's easy to recommend the Pixel 3a to anyone looking for flagship-level features on a more moderate budget, so we're naming it our Editors' Choice for midrange phones. Design, Display, and Durability What's different between the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3? For starters, the Pixel 3 has a much more powerful processor, making it better for gaming and other intensive applications. It also has a Pixel Visual Core image processing chip, and a glass back panel to facilitate wireless charging. You don't get those things here. But let's focus on what you do get, and why it's suc...

Google's well-rounded Pixel 3a is quite simply the best Android phone you can buy for $399.

Best-in-class camera; Gorgeous OLED display; Solid performance; Excellent battery life

Not waterproof; No microSD slot

The Google Pixel 3a doesn't feel like the affordable cousin of a high-end phone – it feels more like a powerful and impressive mid-range handset in its own right, with great specs and useful features inherited from the Pixel 3 that you won't find in many other similarly-priced devices.

Brings back the headphone jack; Affordable price point; Has Active Edge

Feels a little slower than the Pixel 3; No wireless charging; Plastic body doesn't feel 'premium

It was no big secret that Google had an affordable phone in the works. Find out why we like the Pixel 3a so much in our review.

Google’s Pixel hardware has always been exciting - but it’s also always been expensive.

If you can live without things like wireless charging, water resistance and the ability to take photos of the moon, there are almost zero reasons to look and buying anything other than the Pixel 3a.

Incredibly good camera; Headphone jack; Compact form-factor; Clean software;

No MicroSD slot; No waterproofing; No wireless charging;