Recent years have seen the best flagship phones continue to advance – but the year-on-year upgrades have generally been more subtle. When it comes to the best affordable phones, however, the needle has moved more significantly of late. And Google's Pixel 8a makes a particularly strong case for itself in 2024.
Following in the footsteps of its Pixel 7a predecessor, while embodying a number of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro's features – a colleague has written a great Pixel 8a versus Pro camera comparison here – the Pixel 8a brings welcome upgrades to screen and processor, while embodying some great camera and AI features to boot.
