[4][5][6] The Pixel 6a is built with an aluminum frame, a plastic back and Gorilla Glass 3 for the screen.

[7][8][2] The Pixel 6a has a 4410 mAh battery, and is capable of fast charging at up to 18 W. It has an IP67 water protection rating.

The display has a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a circular cutout in the upper center for the front-facing camera.

Reviewers, however, lamented the lack of a microSD card slot and a headphone jack, as well as the standard 60 Hz refresh rate screen which they felt was not competitive for its class.

Likewise, others found that the device would run unusually hot both between charges and moderate to heavy use, during which they detected major thermal throttling both under a series of stress tests and when playing CPU-intensive titles, such as Genshin Impact.