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For a few years running, the Pixel A-series phone was a no-brainer: always the best Android phone in its midrange class. With the Pixel 6A, things are a little different. Google is shifting its priorities for its Pixel phones, and competitors like Samsung have closed the gap. The 6A still has the best performance and camera quality at its price, but it\u2019s not quite the shoo-in that it once was.<\/p>\n
As is tradition for the A-series, the 6A offers most of what the Pixel 6 does \u2014 and to a lesser extent, the Pixel 6 Pro \u2014 for a much lower cost: $449 instead of the Pixel 6\u2019s starting price of $599. You don\u2019t get wireless charging, a glass back panel, or a faster screen refresh rate. But you do<\/em> get the same core features as the flagship models. In previous years, that meant the very same class-leading camera as the pricier models but usually a less robust processor. That\u2019s not the case this year; instead, you get Google\u2019s custom-built processor, Tensor.<\/p>\n