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| - | [* black] Comparison with the (previously opened, may need photoshopping) Pixel 3. The headphone jack returns! |
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| - | [* black] Seamless polycarbonate case means initial entry is from the front. |
| - | [* black] Top comparison with the Pixel 3 |
| - | [* black] Comparison with other "budget edition" phones- the XR and the 10e—both of which are more expensive. |
| - | [* icon_note] If we use the 3rd comparison shot, we should photoshop the 10e from the Galaxy teardown to replace this one. Lighting the 10e evenly was proving to be tricky. |
| + | [* black] Side-by-side the flagship Pixel 3 doesn't look all that different from the 3a. In fact returning to the seamless look is kinda nice. |
| + | [* black] And that seamless case means screen-first entry into the phone—we're hoping this will mean easier screen repairs than we saw on the [guide|113656|Pixel 3|stepid=217262|new_window=true]. |
| + | [* black] And what's this? Google managed to fit a headphone jack in here! This might be a stripped-down budget phone, but that's a pretty cool extra feature. |
| + | [* black] From the back it's hard to tell the 3 and 3a apart. Everyone says that brittle glass back makes for a more premium handset, but we can't see the difference from here. |
| + | [* black] Compared to its budget-minded contemporaries, the 3a takes the biggest leap away from its flagship siblings. |
| + | [* black] Both the iPhone XR and Galaxy S10e basically stick to the mold of their respective flagship models, making just a few compromises to bring the price down just a little. The 3a, however, takes on a slower processor and plastic construction, among other changes, to bring the price down a ton. |
| + | [* icon_caution] If we use the 3rd comparison shot, we should photoshop the 10e from the Galaxy teardown to replace this one. Lighting the 10e evenly was proving to be tricky. |