GooglesmartphoneLast featured Jan 2025
Google Pixel 8a
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Shares the same great software and main camera as the Pro, but feels artificially limited and has only just-adequate battery life.
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- Price when I covered it
- $699
- Featured in
- 4 videos · 2023–2025
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- Comfortable pebble-like shape
- Proper flagship main camera at $699
- Matte visor is better
- Screen compromises are sensible
- Same software and chip as the Pro
What I didn't
- Underpowered for the price
- Poor battery
- Thick uneven bezels
- price hike
- Weaker ultrawide and no telephoto
- Pro camera settings withheld
In my words
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“a little underpowered for what you're paying doesn't have that great a battery”
“the price hike they've had this year has kind of pushed the base pixel 8 out of what I would call mid-range territory”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
2:04Samsung S25 Ultra Hands On - The New EraMentioned as an example of a more comfortable, pebble-like phone to hold.
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14:21The BEST Smartphones of 2024!Underpowered for the money, with mediocre battery and dated thick bezels.
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13:00The BEST Smartphones of 2023!The price hike pushed the base Pixel 8 out of mid-range territory.
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0:00Google Pixel 8 / 8 Pro Review - Problems!Shares the same great software and main camera as the Pro, but feels artificially limited and has only just-adequate battery life.
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