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Should you buy the Pixel 8a?

Google makes incredible value phones, so what's the catch?

But just behind that ranks the immense value presented by Google's own smartphones, which often debut at lower prices than the competition yet offer more updates in the long run. That shiny fingerprint magnet back on the 7a was easily the most annoying part of the phone's design, so it's great to see that directly addressed this year. Back in October, Pixel 6 owners ran into a crucial storage bug that made it nearly impossible to use the phone until a fix was issued.

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