![]() ![]() The Pixel is in many ways a welcome successor to the Nexus line, improving some of the shortcomings of those previous phones - though it is not perfect. The tonal balance was more natural in front camera recordings.Quelle: PC Perspective EN→DE version Background rendition on main camera recordings was clean but came with a slightly nasal tonal balance and, despite the overall extra bass, it sounded quite thin. Artifacts were well under control as well, with only some slight clipping on louder content and some distortion with loud bass. In fact, the Pixel 6a was the best Pixel device in this respect that we have seen to date. Voices remained well-centered, though, and localizability was better than for the main camera video. The wideness of the audio scene was more limited when shooting selfie video in portrait orientation. When recording video with the main camera, the recorded sound scene was wide, but with slightly imprecise localizability of individual sound sources. In terms of dynamics, the Google device offered a good signal-to-noise ratio, a sharp and precise attack as well as an accurate envelope rendition, even at loud volumes. However, the lower end was slightly impaired by distortion. Thanks to a consistent and smooth midrange, voices sounded clear. When recording audio, the Pixel 6a offered a good timbre performance, with good tonal balance in all conditions, even at high sound pressure levels, for example when recording concerts. Learn more about how we test audio recording Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors: In terms of audio artifacts, some slight pumping was noticeable at maximum volume and our testers also noticed some slight static noise on some occasions. The device delivered good loudness at maximum volume, and the lowest audio setting was nicely tuned and intelligible. Distance rendering was very good, but our testers noted that the left/right channels of the stereo did not follow device rotation when playing games. ![]() The sound scene created by the speakers was slightly narrower than we would have expected from a device with the Pixel 6a’s dimensions, but individual instruments and voices were very easy to locate within the scene. Bass precision was an improvement over the standard Pixel 6 and remained consistent at both extremes of the volume scale. Attack could have been sharper but remained relatively consistent across volume levels. Dynamics performance was average for this class of device, with a consistent punch. In playback, the Pixel 6a sounded a little thin and midrange-focused, lacking both low and high-end extension, but it was still an improvement over the Pixel 6. Learn more about how we test audio playback Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. (For more details about our Playback protocol, click here for more details about our Recording protocol, click here.) Test summaryĪbout DXOMARK Audio tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone audio reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluation under controlled lab conditions. The latter was more limited with the selfie camera, though, and the stronger focus on bass also resulted in more distortion. Audio recordings featured a good tonal balance, with more low-end extension than the standard Pixel 6, good dynamics, and when recording with the main camera, good wideness. The Google device was most suitable for main camera recording, closely followed by front camera video recording. The recording performance was just as good as playback. However, our testers found the tonal balance to lack bass and the sound scene to be more narrow than expected for a device of the Pixel’s dimensions. In addition, when holding the phone normally, it was pretty much impossible to involuntarily cover the speakers. As a playback device, the Pixel 6a was most suitable for movie watching and listening to music, thanks to a good dynamics performance, distance perception, and localizability of individual sound sources. ![]() Overall, audio results were very similar to the standard Pixel 6, with only some minor differences between the two models. ![]() In our DXOMARK Audio testing, the Google Pixel 6a delivered an excellent performance for a device in its class.
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