When considering the best mid-range phone for your needs, several factors should be taken into account.

• First, look for devices that offer a balance of performance and processing power to handle various tasks effortlessly.
• Additionally, consider the camera capabilities, display quality, and battery life to ensure an immersive visual experience and lasting power.
• Lastly, pay attention to storage capacity and expandability options, allowing you to keep all your important files and media readily accessible.

Join us as we explore the top contenders that have made their mark in the mid-range smartphone segment this year.

Google Pixel 7a

The Google Pixel 7a is the latest mid-range offering from Google. It’s powered by the Google Tensor G2 processor, and it has a 6.1-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The camera system is also very good, with a 64MP main sensor, a 13MP ultrawide sensor, and a 13MP front-facing camera. It has a 4385 mAh battery with 18W wired and
7.5W wireless charging.

Price: Starting at $449

Poco F5 5G

The Poco F5 5G is a mid-range smartphone that was launched in May 2023. It has a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The Poco F5 5G has a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The phone also has a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The Poco F5 5G is powered by a 5000mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. The phone runs on Android 13 with MIUI 14 on top.

Price: Starting at $335

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is a stylish and affordable mid-range smartphone. It’s powered by the Exyno 1380 processor, and it has a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The camera system is also very good, with a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultrawide sensor, and a 5MP macro sensor. It has a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging.

Price: Starting at $499

Infinix Note 30 VIP

The Infinix Note 30 VIP is a high-end mid-range smartphone that offers a great balance of performance, features, and battery life. It’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8050 processor, and it has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The camera system is also very impressive, with a 108MP main sensor, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2MP macro sensor. It also has a 16MP front-facing camera with dual flash.

Price: Starting at €299

iQOO Neo 7 5G (Indian variant)

The iQOO Neo 7 Indian variant is a mid-range smartphone that was launched in February 2023. It has a 6.62-inch full-HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The iQOO Neo 7 Indian variant has a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 64-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The phone also has a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The iQOO Neo 7 Indian variant is powered by a 4500mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. The phone runs on Android 12 with Funtouch OS 12 on top.

Price: Starting at INR 29,999 (~$377)

These are just a few of the best mid-range smartphones of 2023. With so many great options to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect phone for your needs.

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Kamila pointed out in a tweet that creating an integrated circuit is not simply attaching a bare die, and the packaging process is also an important part of it.

The Tensor G2 processor on the Pixel 7a uses the “IPOP” packaging scheme; while the Pixel 7 series uses the “FOPLP” packaging scheme.

The IPOP packaging process is more cost-effective, thicker, larger and generates more heat than FOPLP.

Pixel 7a and Pixel 7 series adopt different heat dissipation schemes, and it is impossible to compare and determine the impact of heat dissipation on actual performance at this stage.

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Almost every time Google releases a new phone, it offers new ringtones to give buyers a fresh experience on their new Pixel phones. The Pixel 7 series, comes in the form of “Nature Elements” ringtones, alarms, and notifications, which are made up of nature sounds.

These ringtones are available on all Pixel phones with an update to the Sounds app. It is worth noting that the collection of various ringtones, alarms and notifications (different from each other) is not included in the app itself, but is downloaded from Google servers during preview/settings.

With the release of the Pixel 7a, version 3.1 of the Sounds Ringtones app started rolling out to Pixel users via the Google Play Store, and the update introduces just one new ringtone, Kenny Gingtone.

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This feature is found in the Pixel 7a Settings – Sound and Vibration – Vibration and Haptics and is called “Adaptive Notification Vibration”.

According to the description, Adaptive Notification Vibration “reduces the intensity of the vibration when the phone is stationary and the screen is facing upward,” which reduces distractions to a certain extent. The feature does not currently allow users to customize the level of vibration intensity that can be reduced.

Google also recently released a support document for the feature, but the document does not explain how Adaptive Notification Vibration works, only how to turn it on.

Google had hidden the “Adaptive Notification Vibration” beta feature on the Pixel phone Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1, but it was not officially launched for other Pixel phones.

The relevant configuration, Google Pixel 7a new phone equipped with a Tensor G2 chip, with a 6.1-inch FHD + gOLED display, supports 90Hz refresh rate, with a 4385mAh battery, and 18W wired charging + 7.5W wireless charging; using 64MP main camera + 13MP ultra-wide angle dual camera, front 13MP lens; support IP67 dust and water resistance, weighs 193g, and supports under-screen fingerprint, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E, and more.

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Google Pixel Fold, the company’s first folding screen product, only landed in 4 countries/regions in the first batch:

 The US price is $1799

 The UK price is 1749 pounds

 The German price is 1899 euros 

 The price in Japan is 253,000 yen (no black version)

Google Pixel Fold is equipped with a self-developed Tensor G2 chip, 4821mAh battery, 3OW fast charge; it uses a 5.8-inch OLED external screen with an aspect ratio of 17.4 to 9, a resolution of 2092×1080, supports a 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1550 nits; The inner screen is a 7.6-inch OLED foldable display with an aspect ratio of 6:5 and a resolution of 2208×1840. It also supports a 120Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of 1450 nits, and supports stepless hovering and folding; the outer screen is equipped with 9.5MP Lens, the inner screen is equipped with an 8MP lens, and the rear is equipped with a 48MP main camera (OIS) + 10.8MP ultra-wide-angle + 10.8MP five times telephoto triple camera.

At the same time, the Google Pixel 7a sales range is quite extensive, the first batch landed in 17 countries around the world, almost the same number as Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the full list is as follows:

 The Canadian price is 599 Canadian dollars

 The price in Australia is 749 Australian dollars (no coral color)

 The price in India is 43999 Indian rupees (no coral color)

 The price in Japan is 62,700 yen

 Singapore price is 749 Singapore dollars (no coral color)

 The price in Taiwan is NT$14,990 (no coral color)

 The price in Denmark is 3999 Danish kroner

 France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain are priced at 509 euros 

 The price in Norway is 5490 NOK 

 The price in Sweden is 5690 SEK 

 UK price 449 pounds  (coral price 499 pounds

 The U.S. price is $499

Google Pixel 7a is equipped with Tensor G2 chip, equipped with 6.1-inch FHD+ gOLED display, supports 90Hz refresh rate, has 4385mAh battery, and 18W wired charging + 7.5W wireless charging; uses 64MP main camera + 13MP ultra-wide-angle dual camera, front 13MP Lens; supports IP67 dustproof and waterproof, weighs 193g, and also supports off-screen fingerprints, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E, etc.

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The first product announced by Google is the Pixel 7a phone, priced from $499 (currently about RMB 3453), which is $50 more expensive than last year’s Pixel 6a, with big improvements in the processor and camera.

The Google Pixel 7a is a colorful mid-range model with the same Tensor G2 processor as the Pixel 7, a 6.1-inch FHD+ gOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate support, a 4385mAh battery, and 18W wired charging + 7.5W wireless charging.

Compared to the previous generation Pixel 6a, the Google Pixel 7a has an upgraded camera with a new 64MP main camera + 13MP super wide-angle dual camera and a 13MP front-facing lens.

In addition, Google Pixel 7a supports IP67 dust and water resistance, weighs 193g, and also supports under-screen fingerprint, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E, and more.

In terms of price, Google Pixel 7a is available in the United States, only 8GB + 128GB storage capacity version, with sub 6 5G version priced at $499 (currently about RMB 3453), mmWave 5G version priced at $549 (currently about RMB 3799).

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Currently on the eBay platform, at least 7 Pixel 7a phone entries have been found, some have been sold, and the most expensive price is 550 US dollars. In addition to Canada, it is sold in Texas, Florida and Virginia in the United States.

Pixel 7a supports face unlocking, and related setting options have been exposed. Google initially introduced face unlock with the Pixel 4 series of phones, but the feature didn’t carry over to the Pixel 5 series. Google didn’t return the feature again until the Pixel 7 series.

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Data engineer Yogesh Brar tweeted that we will see five new products at Google I/O, four of which will be officially released during the event, including the Pixel 7a phone, Pixel Fold folding screen phone, Pixel Tablet and new Sky Blue Pixel Bud-Series A Wireless earbuds.

According to previous reports, Google Pixel 7a will use a 6.1-inch FHD+ 90Hz OLED display, equipped with the same Tensor G2 chip as Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, supplemented by LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1 storage; built-in 4400mAh battery, support 20W fast Charge and run the Android 13 operating system.

In terms of imaging, this phone is expected to be equipped with a 10.8MP selfie lens, and the rear adopts a dual camera module design, which is a 64MP main camera that supports OIS optical image stabilization and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens.

In addition, Google Pixel 7a will have four color options: Charcoal, Snow, Sea (light blue) and Coral (exclusively sold in the Google Store channel). The overall appearance is basically the same as that of Pixel 6a. The built-in camera has changed from a rectangular module to a horizontal strip module with grooves.

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It was previously reported that Google Pixel 7a will be equipped with a 6.1-inch FHD + resolution OLED display, supporting 90Hz refresh rate; processor selection of the same Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Tensor G2, supplemented by LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1; built-in a 4400mAh battery, support 20W wired fast charging, running Android 13 OS.

In terms of imaging, the phone is expected to feature a 10.8MP selfie camera and a dual camera module design on the rear, with a 64MP main camera that supports OIS optical stabilization and a 12MP ultra-wide angle lens.

In addition, Google Pixel 7a will be available in Charcoal, Snow, Sea (light blue) and Coral (exclusive to the Google Store channel), the overall appearance is basically the same as the Pixel 6a, the difference is that the phone’s rear camera from a rectangular module into a horizontal bar with a groove module.

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According to whistleblower Yogesh Brar, Google will not launch the Pixel 8a because the difference between the Pixel A series phones and the flagship Pixel phones is getting smaller and smaller. Judging from the specifications of the currently circulating Pixel 7a, this statement seems to have some truth. The Pixel 7a and Pixel 7 have nearly identical specs, with some differences in screen size and cameras. In terms of price, the Pixel 7a is also $50 higher than its predecessor, Pixel 6a, reaching $499, which is only $100 cheaper than Pixel 7. In this case, it doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense for Google to go ahead and release two phones that are so similar.

Yogesh Brar also said that Google will replace the Pixel A series of phones in its product line with an annual foldable phone. The foldable phone will be a successor to the upcoming Pixel Fold. However, it also means that it will be difficult for consumers to buy a Pixel phone under $500.

For users who like the Pixel A series of phones, this news is undoubtedly a blow. While there are plenty of other low-priced options on the market, the Pixel A-series phones always feel solid and solid, and offer great value for money. If this is indeed their last year, then we can only hope that Google will bring us better products.

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