The 7a improves on some key areas that held the 6a back.
Perhaps most importantly, you now get a 90Hz display in place of the old
model's dated 60Hz unit. Yes, the bulk of the competition is at 120Hz already,
but the jump from 60 to 90 is the most noticeable from a usability perspective,
so maybe we can give the 7a a pass.
The camera system gets a boost too. A new 64MP Quad Bayer
main unit replaces the basic 12.2MP one of the 6a - those are more pixels than
you'd get with a Pixel 7 (50MP), even though it's a smaller sensor. Similarly,
the 13MP ultrawide is also higher-res (if only just) than the one on the 6a and
the 7, albeit with a smaller sensor. There's no AF on this one, but then it's
only the 7 Pro that has an autofocusing ultrawide, so the 7a doesn't really
lose points here against the 7. The selfie camera is another 13MP affair, that
one too being nominally superior to its brethren's setups.
A noteworthy addition to the a-series feature set is wireless
charging. You may scoff at the 7.5W throughput, but you're unlikely to be in a
hurry when sleeping. And it's not like Pixels are known for fast charging to
begin with.
You get the same Tensor G2 chipset on the 7a
that the 7 comes with. While it's somewhat underpowered compared to other
high-end SoCs that the 7 is fighting against, it looks a lot better in the 7a's
context.
The contents include a USB-C cable and USB-C
male to USB-A female adapter - standard Google stuff