Google’s efforts to reduce price on the A-series show themselves most clearly in the design. The Pixel 9a doesn’t look bad, but next to its full-fat siblings, it doesn’t stack up quite as ...

Now the Pixel 9a has a starting price of $499 (and technically saw a price increase this year, but only on the 256GB model, as Google moved to upcharging $100 per 128GB of storage, instead of $60).

For years, Google’s Pixel A-series line has been one of the best deals in smartphone-land. As long as you can tolerate (or hell, even prefer) Android to iOS, these are generally the best phones ...

I tested the Google Pixel 9a for more than one month, taking into account its performance, battery life and more. Read on to learn more and see my verdict in my full Google Pixel 9a review.

The Pixel 9a performs as well as the Pixel 9 in almost every way. It takes photos that look nearly as good as the pics I get from my Pixel 9 Pro. It has most of the latest AI features that make ...

The Google Pixel 9a is more of the same, in a good way. It performs very well for a phone in this price range, plus it has an excellent software experience, a great camera, and helpful features.

The Pixel 9a is hopefully Google’s design foundation for all A-Series phones going forward. I think offering an actually flat, slab-style phone is a genuine differentiator.

We've been using the Google Pixel 9a to see if it's worthy of being your next smartphone. We've got good news, as you'll find out in our in-depth review.

That's why I'm ecstatic that Google doesn't change the Pixel 9a's price. At $499 for the base model with 128GB of storage, it undercuts its closest rival in the $599 iPhone 16e.

Equipped with a 5,100 mAh power pack, the Pixel 9a just barely beats out its biggest sibling — the Pixel 9 Pro XL (5,060 mAh) — for the most battery capacity among Google's phones.