Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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As the official tech nerd in my family, I often recommend the best bang for your buck phones, like the Google Pixel 8a. But there’s one area in which these cheaper phones usually suffer more, and that is water resistance. How does the Pixel 8a handle water? I dunked it and even took it in the shower to find out!

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0:00 Is the Pixel 8a waterproof?
0:28 Pixel 8a IP rating explained
1:47 Cup of water test
3:02 Under the faucet test
4:42 Shower test

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