The Pixel 10A is a little too much like last year’s phone
Google's midrange Pixels have been our top pick for budget Android phones for a while. They offer good cameras and most of what you need at a budget-friendly price. But this year's upgrade feels so minimal, I'd liken it more to a Pixel 9A+. Or a Pixel 9B.
The $499 Pixel 10A is supposed to be a slightly worse Pixel 10. But it's more like a slightly better Pixel 9A. And that's a bit of a bummer. Very few of the features that make the Pixel 10 series compelling trickled down to the 10A this year.
You don't get all the good stuff that makes the Pixel 10 series more compelling. There's still last year's Tensor G4 chip and 8GB of RAM, which is …