Deals: looking at the Google Pixel 9a and the alternatives

22 March 2025
The 9a won't be out until April, so we have time to consider whether there are better options.

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Zenfone 8. Specs are what the Pixel 9a was SUPPOSED to have. None of this 48MP downgrade nonsense.

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    • decemberlarry
    • jZ5
    • 23 Mar 2025

    I was interested in it as a lightweight device for summer wear. It’s not lightweight (heavy as hell) and incorporates an optical fingerprint reader. I will never, ever go back to trying to make one of those work. The Pixel 6 tought me to know better...

      Anonymous, 23 Mar 2025Those phones are not available globally bro. One can import... moreBro yes and no. Said google pixel series arent globbaly available too.
      Even Apple brand or Samsung cant be bought everywhere. They are available in like 202 out of 206 countries in world.
      The brands that i named you can buy from official store from the internet. No issues with that.

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        • Anonymous
        • Hks
        • 23 Mar 2025

        Cpt.Power, 23 Mar 2025Bro its not compact. ompact device is Oukitel K16, Unihertz... moreThose phones are not available globally bro. One can import them but they get no official after-sales services

          Anonymous, 23 Mar 2025well, it's compact as in, just relatively smaller. But... moreBro its not compact. ompact device is Oukitel K16, Unihertz Jelly star or Zanco T1 Tiny the most compact phone ever made.
          This aint compact just overpriced entry level slab.

            sebstin, 23 Mar 2025Its not compact as Iphone 16e. See the dims. 154mm X 73mm!!!??16e ant compact.
            Unihertz Jelly star is a compact phone.
            Oukitel K16 is a compact phone.
            Zanco T1 Tiny is the most compact phone money can buy.
            16e is nothing but overpriced entry level device same as Google Pixel 9A overpriced entry level device.

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              • Anonymous
              • fCx
              • 23 Mar 2025

              sebstin, 23 Mar 2025Its not compact as Iphone 16e. See the dims. 154mm X 73mm!!!??well, it's compact as in, just relatively smaller. But it's not truly a compact phone, because that would be something like the iPhone mini size, which, unfortunately doesn't sell as much, according to phone companies

                Pumpino, 22 Mar 2025A strange selection of alternatives. I would think that alt... moreBoth Moto Edge 50 Neo and Oppo Reno13 are not available in US market.

                I also legitly thought it's weird to compare the Pixel with the flip phones from Moto, until I realized that Moto doesn't have any slab phone that have a similar spec to Pixel, which means there's no flagship slab phones from Moto that's available in US market rn. The only phone that has a similar spec (flagship) to Pixel is their Razr.

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                  • sebstin
                  • g%R
                  • 23 Mar 2025

                  Anonymous, 22 Mar 2025But most importantly, it's a compact. So that's a... moreIts not compact as Iphone 16e.

                  See the dims. 154mm X 73mm!!!??

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                    • Anonymous
                    • fCx
                    • 22 Mar 2025

                    hev.c, 22 Mar 2025The pixel 9a is a mediocre phone. Lacking in some aspects b... moreBut most importantly, it's a compact. So that's a big advantage

                      A strange selection of alternatives. I would think that alternatives would have been midrangers from other manufacturers rather than the flagships from the same manufacturer.

                      Given the size of the 9a, comparable alternatives might be the Moto Edge 50 Neo and the Oppo Reno13.

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                        • hev.c
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                        • 22 Mar 2025

                        The pixel 9a is a mediocre phone. Lacking in some aspects but decent in others.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • fCx
                          • 22 Mar 2025

                          The pixel 9a is the best a series pixel so far, but at the end, the oneplus 13r just emerges out as a better phone in terms of specs. The 9a still has a big advantage in terms of physical size tho, cause it's compact, and personally I will choose the pixel over the oneplus. But for most buyers, the 13r is going to be a better choice overall

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