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The Pixel 9a is everything the iPhone 16e wished it was


The iPhone 16 was supposed to be the affordable iPhone of my dreams, but the Pixel 9a ruined that.

(Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)When the iPhone 16e launched, I found myself quite perplexed and at odds over the choices Apple made. Based on the specs and the Pixel 9a hands-on from Android Central senior editor Michael Hicks, the phone feels like everything the iPhone 16e should’ve been. There’s no doubt Apple’s FaceID is a superior facial authentication method (although I do prefer fingerprint sensors), and the Action Button is a feature I would like to see on more phones.

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