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Google needs to make a budget Pixel phone

And no, the Pixel 8a doesn't count.

It has considerable upgrades, including a 120Hz OLED panel, larger battery, Tensor G3, and it will get the same seven years of software updates as the regular Pixel 8 models. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, storage servers, and routers. But it is unlikely the search giant will ever do that; in an interview with Austrian publication Der Standard, Google's Pixel division Nanda Ramachandran confirmed that the brand will not release a budget device, stating "we would have to make too many compromises for that."

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