It’s about to get a lot harder to recommend Google’s flagship smartphones, the $599 Pixel 6 and $899 Pixel 6 Pro. Not because either phone is bad — the exact opposite, in fact. But because the $449 Pixel 6a is available to order starting today, July 21, with deliveries following a week later on July 28.
I’ve been using the Pixel 6a for the last two weeks, replacing an alternating rotation of the Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 as my main Android device. There are some clear corners that Google cut to get the Pixel 6a down to half the price of its biggest sibling, but the overall experience hasn’t suffered one bit.
