Google’s mid-range Pixel 9a is finally here! It offers much of what you get with the regular Pixel 9 for a few $100 less. The Pixel 9a gets some of the newest AI features, a new design, a bigger display (if only slightly), and the biggest battery ever in a Pixel! The best news is that it still starts at $499. But does it make any sense to pick up the latest in the Pixel series from Google?
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0:00 Say hello to the Pixel 9a
0:35 New design
1:06 Cameras and Macro Focus
2:15 Hey, it’s AI
2:50 Colors
3:12 Bigger display, even bigger bezels
3:55 Same Tensor G4 as the Pixel 9s?
4:22 Biggest battery EVER (for a Pixel)
5:09 A few disappointments
5:47 $499 is about right
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Hey guys, what are your thoughts on the Pixel 9a?
If you're looking to pick up one of these up then Google has delayed the pre orders of the Pixel 9a, Google told us – "We're checking on a component quality issue that's affecting a small number of Pixel 9a devices."
Which means we have no set dates yet of when you'll be able to get your hands on one
Is 128gb enough space for more they 3 years 🤔 I have Samsung a54 128gb and I have more then 60% memory left but I don't know in next 3 years 128gb will be enough 🤔
Pixel 9a is on the way OHHH yeah 👠5,100 battery 🔋 capacity that's is awesome 😎
how in the right mind, gave the power button on top of the volume?
Can i man get away woth the pink
Already pre ordered mine for this thursday…i'm already bored of my galaxy flip…
Should be 299 tbh
I think this is the phone not just for affordability but also for tempting iPhone users away.
Okayyyy ngl the intro was fireee and that was why I clicked. Good one
Now you can tell which is which between regular and the a series.
Good ðŸ‘
last years eyy eyy
Unfinished? Or its cheaper to build a phone without the extra design components.
It looks uncomfortable to hold.
Currently, in Thailand, google doesn't have a presence anyway, but Google needs to step up their game.
Chinese brands are everywhere and certainly not shy when trying to improve their products, even if they are stealing technology.
My current S21 5g is still performing well, although it's time for something new. I just don't see anything else that makes me want to replace it.
Maybe soon?
Im just concerned about the poor screen glass protection ( yeah people can apply a screen protector) also im not sure about the modem
I remember the days when reviewers were complaining that the secondary camera was a zoom~lens instead of an ultra wide. How the times have changed..
Come on Google! It's 2025 already and you're still making phones with those ugly thick bezels!?!? 🤦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸ðŸ¤¦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸ðŸ¤¦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸
I like everything about this phone. I probably won't get it, but i do like it. haha. I do disagree about zoom vs wide angle. If i could only have one, I'd prefer wide angle because digital zoom can make up for not having zoom lens (obviously not as good as optical zoom), but there are many situations where you can't get far enough back and there's no digital version of wide angle.
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Better 9a or pixel 8
Google Pixel 9A vs Samsung A56 video incoming
Main 2 things i hate in Pixel 9a:
Ugly bezels and GG 3 only🙄🙄
No camera housing, ok maybe it looks slightly less fancy, but:
– sits flat on the table
– room for a huge battery
– most people use a case anyway
– you rarely are looking at the back of your phone
05:30 oh hell no. 23w in 2025 is criminal. They could have easily managed to boost it to 30w at least.
This phone was meant to be rocked without a case
It looks nice and better value than the Samsung A56.
Love no camera bump but if the camera housing was pushed up to the top it would of helped the look of the back. That aside sounds like a great deal
Design of 9A is perfect
This pixel 9a looks like losing its identity as pixel family. Just my opinion. 💛
no such thing as mid range anymore
I just want a small, thin, light phone. This doesn't do any of that.
boojet phone lmao
Can you trust Google pixel?
Looks Good, but for $499 I'll keep my $200 Pixel 9 Pro for another 6 years after upgrading from my Galaxy Note 3 last year.
If it wasn't for the slightly wide bezels, it would have been the most gorgeous smartphone currently in the market imo
Samsung A56 VS Pixel 9A
I want this phone more than my pixel 9 Pro now. That flat back is amazing
7 years software support is brilliant.
I can get a Pixel 9 on sale for only a little extra, but the 9A looks like an interesting device.
As for the 128GB…I'm currently using 95GB on my 512GB Pixel 7 Pro, so whatever. Definitely time to move the base storage on the Pro version up from 128GB, but for the A series it's fine.
Google lost its soul, everything looks like another iPhone doppelganger 😅😢. Phones should have individual identity
I think it looks great super simple ðŸ‘
It's i📱16 ehh/essential 🗡killer 😅
Can anyone here tell me how the Tensor 4 chipset compares with other chipsets? Is it really worth it or does Google need to work on the chip to make it at par with the rest in the market?
get galaxy s24 or s24fe for less than 500$.
What does ACTUA even mean 😂