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Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A51 vs OnePlus Nord vs Google Pixel 4a
The Mid-Range Ensemble
With the launch of the Google Pixel 4a, the choice of mid-range phones for 2020 just got better. These phones sit well above entry-level smartphones and just below flagships in terms of features, and they’re priced between $350 to $500, lesser than half of what the flagships from these same companies cost. Simply put, these phones offer the best features per dollar that the smartphone world has ever seen.
But which one of these is the right one for you? Rather than choosing based on numbers on the spec sheet, let’s go by what you’ll most likely use it for.
Pixel Perfect (Camera)
Winner: Pixel 4a
Runner-up: iPhone SE
The Pixel 4a has only a single camera on the rear: the same 12.2-megapixel optically stabilized sensor that Google has been using since the Pixel 3.
At a time when entry-level smartphones have three to four cameras, this might seem like a shortcoming. But thanks to Google’s superior software, its been setting the industry standard in camera performance without over-the-top hardware. This has allowed Google to equip its mid-range phones with the same camera performance found in its $1000 flagships without…
