I've used Google's $499 Pixel 8a for a week. Here's my buying advice for 2024
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I've been daily-driving the for a little over a week now, and it's probably the most confusingly good Pixel phone I've ever tested.In a vacuum, the Google Pixel 8a is the best phone you can buy for less than $500. It nails the essentials with a smooth-looking, brighter-than-ever display, a camera system that'll best any Samsung Galaxy A-series device or iPhone SE, and an Android operating system that will give and give for another seven years. If you're in desperate need of a new phone --...

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