The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL went immediately on sale at physical and online retailers after Google announced them on stage at I/O 2019 on Tuesday. Similarly, the marketing campaign is in full swing with one billboard from Made by Google driving home camera performance and price versus “Phone X.”
Google began this Night Sight advertising campaign calling out the iPhone XS in February. Just before the Super Bowl, Google released side-by-side comparisons of the Pixel’s Night Sight mode versus the iPhone’s low-light performance.
For its latest phone, Google added prices to the billboard to distinguish how its cheaper phone takes better pictures in the dark compared to a flagship. Night Sight’s computational photography prowess is available on all Pixel phones dating to the original in 2016.
On first glance, “Phone X” might harken to 2017’s iPhone X, but fine print in past ads specified how the competing shot was taken on an iPhone XS, with the $999 price point today backing that up.
In addition to the Pixel 3a vs iPhone ad, Google released a slew of videos this week for the mid-range device. They amusingly feature Awkwafina and 2 Chainz highlighting various aspects of the new phone, including Night Sight, Google Assistant, Lens, photo backup, and all-day battery life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f0-cQPW4AM
More about Pixel 3a:
- Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL review: The Pixel for the rest of us [Video]
- Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL specs: A Pixel 3 at half the price
- What are you really giving up to save $400 on a Google Pixel 3a? [Video]
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