Google Pixel 7a in Kenya

The Google Pixel 7a price in Kenya is Ksh 48500. The Google Pixel 7a features a 6.2-inch AMOLED, 90Hz display, Android 13, and Google Tensor G2 processor with Mali-G710 MC10 GPU. It also comes with a dual 64 MP + 13 MP rear camera and a 13 MP front camera for selfies. The Pixel 7a runs on a 6GB Ram with 128GB storage and all this is powered by a 4385 mAh battery. The phone arrives in the colors, Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral. You can buy it in Kenya today at YES Gadgets Kenya for the best price.

Google Pixel 7a specs & price in Kenya

Physical Attributes

Google Pixel 7a measures 152 x 72.9 x 9 mm and weighs 193.5g. Indeed, it is a heavy and massive phone by these dimensions.

The body of the Pixel 7a is made of:

• Scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 cover glass
• Fingerprint-resistant coating
• 3D thermoformed composite back with tactile alloy frame and visor
• The aluminum in the housing is 100% recycled content
• The packaging uses 99% plastic-free material

The phone is a twin SIM, supporting Nano-SIM and eSIM. It has IP67 ratings, being both dust and water-resistant. The phone comes in Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral colors.

What is in the Box

• One-metre USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0)
• Support Card
• Quick Switch adaptor
• SIM tool

Camera Performance

The phone comes along with the following:

Main Camera:

• 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73″, 0.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
• 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm.

The main camera is capable of recording 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS videos

Selfie Camera:

• 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

The front-facing camera records 4K and 1080p videos Great photos are made simple with Google Pixel 7a. Spend less time getting the perfect selfie with a 95° ultrawide field view. The Pixel 7a brings fantastic clarity and vibrant details to every photo – even in low light. With a 120° field of view, get more of the landscape or fit more friends into the frame.

Photo Editing

With Google Tensor G2’s advanced image processing, you can take amazing pictures in low light, fix blurry photos, or erase objects with a few taps. With a tap, sharpen and brighten picture-imperfect photos – even ones from non-Pixel phones. Make unwanted objects or photobombs disappear. Or change the color and brightness so that an object blends right in. Now it’s easier to create rich, vibrant photos when it’s dark – city lights, portraits in low sunshine, and starry skies with Astrophotography.

The Pixel 7a camera includes Super Res Zoom. So, you can get up close without an extra telephoto lens. Add motion, texture, and artful blurring – including light trails – to waterfalls, crowds, city streets, and more. All without a tripod. Pixel’s camera software has been tuned to accurately and beautifully represent diverse skin tones in your photos.

Google Pixel 7a Performance

Google Tensor G2 is the same custom chip in Pixel 7 Pro. Tensor G2 and 6 GB of RAM make the Pixel 7a fast, secure, and efficient, with improved audio calls, excellent battery life, and unique photos and videos.

The Tensor G2 chipset:

• Boosts battery life: Every aspect of Tensor G2 is designed to improve the Pixel’s performance and efficiency for excellent battery life. It runs Google’s machine-learning models with less power and latency. And it makes Pixel phones super-fast and helpful.
• Secure to the Core: Tensor G2 uses secure computing to safeguard your apps. And Tensor’s built-in security core works with the certified Titan M2 security chip to keep your PINs and passwords safe. Titan M2 meets the same rigorous protection guidelines trusted by banks, operators, and governments.
• Great photography is made simple: Tensor G2’s advanced image processors and Google’s cutting-edge computational photography work together to improve your photos’ quality and processing speed. This powerful system can instantly fuse images to enhance features like Super Res Zoom.
• Supports and enables super intelligent dictation: the Tensor G2 runs Google’s latest advanced speech recognition. Your Pixel understands how you speak and learns the names of your family and friends, favorite places, and more. And it gets even better over time.
• Enables amazing Graphics: Tensor G2’s GPU runs efficiently, and when paired with 6 GB of RAM, the Pixel 7a delivers smooth, real-time rendering for stunning, fluid graphics.

Operating System

Pixel 7a runs on Android 13 OS. The new OS provides themed app icons, enabling you to customize your phone to your style. With expanded themed app icons, you can set more apps -not just Google apps – to match your phone’s wallpaper tint and colors. Android 13 has a new media player that fully displays album artwork and features a dancing playback bar.

Assign different language settings to individual apps so you can move fluidly between languages on your device, just like in real life. From the moment you turn on your device, Android works to keep your data safe and secure. With Android 13, you have more control over what information apps can and can’t access—including specific photos, videos, and clipboard history.

Processing Unit

Pixel 7a comes equipped with Octa-core (2×2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2×2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), which enables efficiency in operations, multi-tasking and intensive use. For gaming, Mali-G710 MP7 provides a solid basis for the best user experience for low, mid and high-setting games without the phone stuttering, lagging or overheating.

Memory Space

Pixel 7a comes installed with 128GB and 6GB RAM. For internal space optimization, the Google phone utilizes UFS 3.1 technology. To meet the needs of most 5G devices, such as Google Pixel 7a, UFS 3.1 offers write speeds up to 3x faster than the previous generation of Universal Flash Storage. At 1,200MB/s, this drive enhances high performance and helps prevent buffering when downloading files to enjoy the low-latency connectivity of 5G in an ever-connected world. The phone does not support additional memory, with no MicroSD slot available.

Enhanced Security Features on the Pixel 7a

The Google smartphone is secured to the core. It features extra online protection at no additional cost. Pixel 7a uses VPN by Google One to help protect your online activity, no matter which app or web browser you use. You can access your phone by simply glancing at it or tapping. Face Unlock or Fingerprint Unlock opens your phone quickly and securely.

With Google Tensor G2 and the certified Titan M2 security chip, the Pixel 7a is built with multiple layers of security to help keep your info safe. Pixel makes protecting your phone, accounts and passwords easier by showing security and privacy settings in one place. You’ll get at least five years of security updates and be notified about risks and easy steps to secure your data.

Usability of the Google Pixel 7a

You can search your phone all at once. Quickly find apps, messages, photos and other content in a single search. See what you need when you need it. At a Glance notifies you with the info you need at the right time, like when to leave for a flight, your boarding pass at the airport16 and weather alerts. Over time, Pixel gets better. Every few months, Pixel gets automatic Feature Drops – new features for the camera, battery, calls and more. So you don’t have to keep getting a new phone.

Network AND Connectivity

The smartphone is 5G network enabled. For the best connectivity and optimal user experience, the Google Pixel 7a comes installed with the following:

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz, HE80, MIMO
• Bluetooth v5.3 + LE, BT diversity
• NFC
• Google Cast
• GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou

Communication

Pixel 7a comes installed with Stereo speakers and two microphones for media and audio support noise suppression. For ease of use and communication, the phone comes equipped with several sensors:

• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyrometer
• Magnetometer
• Barometer

Unfortunately, the phone has no 3.5mm jack port and does not support FM Radio. You have to use the Type C port or connect via Bluetooth or WI-FI, depending on what you are looking for.

Phone Powering System

Google Pixel 7a is powered by a powerful, Li-Po 4385 mAh, non-removable battery. Fast charging is supported on the phone, with an 18W fast charger coming along. It also supports wireless charging (7.5W).

Pros and Cons of Google Pixel 7a

Pros

• Spectacular set of cameras for the best capture and experience
• Captures 4K and 1080p videos
• High-performance processing unit
• Faster RAM and sufficient ROM
• The superb software experience on the latest Android 13
• Supports fast charging
• Supports wireless charging
• A great chipset for high performance is installed on the Pixel 7a
• It is dust and waterproof, with IPX7 ratings

Cons

• It features a plastic back, which is odd for such a premium smartphone
• It gets a little hot when put to intensive use
• Slow wired and wireless charging compared to other models within the price range and specs
• It is not the best for gaming
• It does not support additional memory
• Highly-priced smartphone
• Battery cannot last the whole day
• Only three years of OS update support
• Limited refresh rate at 90Hz