Is the Google Pixel 8a about to scrap one of the key qualities that makes Google's midrange phones so appealing? A rumor about the upcoming phone release seems to indicate that's going to happen, but I have my doubts that Google would sabotage its own phones like that.
Mind you, there's a lot to like about Google's A Series phones. Because they benefit from Google's computational photography expertise, Pixel A handsets regularly wind up ranked among the best camera phones. Since the Pixel 6a release in 2022, the phones have also featured Google's own Tensor chips, giving them the same AI-fueled features found in the Pixel flagships. The Pixel A phones also adopt the design of those flagships, giving them a distinctive look among other midrange models.
