Google's latest smartphone, the Pixel 9a, aims to deliver a premium Pixel experience at a more accessible $499 price – $300 less than the flagship Pixel 9. After seeing the 9a at a recent press event, ...

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Selecting the right smartphone involves weighing factors like performance, features, and price to find the best fit for your lifestyle. Google’s Pixel 9a, Pixel 9, and Pixel 8 each offer distinct ...

The Google Pixel 9a was announced recently. This is Google’s new budget smartphone, and it has four siblings in the Pixel 9 series. We’ve already compared it to the Pixel 9, and it’s time to do the ...

The Pixel 9A is the newest member of the Pixel 9 family. The Pixel 9A is the newest member of the Pixel 9 family. With budget phones, the question is always, "What's missing?" For example, Apple ...

Launched earlier this week, the Pixel 9a packs Pixel 9’s magic in a condensed, more affordable form. With a lower price, though, the Pixel 9a loses some perks of the more premium Pixel 9 phones, ...

For one, it's an even better bang for your buck than the Pixel 8a.

The $499 Pixel 9A is a follow-up to one of our favorite phones from 2024, the Pixel 8A. Google kept the price under $500 and added a big, 5,100-mAh battery. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile ...

The Google Pixel 9a’s camera isn’t the most feature-packed on the market, it doesn’t have four or more lenses on the back, and it doesn’t even have a telephoto camera either. Yet, here I am, thinking ...

The Google Pixel 9a was announced in March 2025 as a new budget option from Google. We’ve already compared it to its predecessor, and it’s time to do the same for the next closest thing in Google’s ...