"Google hasn't upgraded the chipset, cameras, or battery in the new phone, and the tweaks it's made elsewhere are minimal at best. The flatter camera island is good, I guess! In one sense this isn't a big problem: The Pixel 9A is an excellent device, and for the last year was easily the best phone you could buy for $500 in the US."
"The new 10A is available to buy now at that same great price ($499 for 128GB of storage or $100 more for 256GB), but with the 9A still on sale, and dropping in price, there's one big question: Why not just buy the 9A - which is almost the same phone - for $50 less?"
"That's not a whole lot, and none of these features feel individually like game-changers, except perhaps the introduction of Satellite SOS, which allows you to contact emergency services even when you're outside of cell coverage. If that, or maybe the slightly faster charging, is enough to sway you to the 10A, great! I think you might be in the minority."
The Pixel 10A represents a marginal update to its predecessor with no chipset, camera, or battery improvements. Changes include a 3-gram weight reduction, flush camera design, Gorilla Glass 7i protection, 300-nit brighter display, improved charging speeds (30W wired, 10W wireless), Bluetooth 6.0 support, and Satellite SOS capability. While the 9A was an excellent $500 device, the 10A offers insufficient upgrades to justify purchasing over the still-available 9A, which can be found at lower prices. Only Satellite SOS and marginally faster charging might appeal to specific users.
Read at The Verge
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