Google Pixel 9a assumes $ 1000 iPhone 16e of Apple

Things are a little closer to the two most expensive Android phones, even if Apple beats them all for the capacities of power and raw graphics. Of particular note are the displays, which I think are superior on all three androids compared to the iPhone (assuming a similar quality on the 9A pixel as on the pixel 9, which seems to be the case). The 16th has a nice appearance, especially to watch the HDR video, but the Androids are larger, brighter, support an always realized display and have rapid updating speeds at 120Hz for fluid movements.

All three Androids have larger batteries, but the iPhone processor is super efficient, so you should expect everyone to pass through a long day of work and play.

Google’s pixel 9a seems to be preparing to be the closest game for Apple in general, since the two companies have adopted approaches similar to their less expensive phones; Keep the chipset and the experience of the software from the top phone of 2024 and cut some of the beautiful views. Google confirmed that some of the characteristics of The pixel 9 – i.e. the screenshot app and a couple of artificial intelligence experiences – they will not reach 9th. But overall it seems to offer the same artificial intelligence features fueled by twins, including the new live video of the chatbot and the sharing of the screen that will be available for the payment of advanced Gemini subscribers. Google also has the most coherent range of software and services to combine Apple and although you can get them on any device, they are more closely integrated in the pixels.

The Nothing Phone 3a Pro is a bit of a surprise voice here, since the British brand arrived in Australia only last year, but its value proposal is very strong. At $ 850 it contains an older but reasonably powerful chipset, a large modern look, an excellent display and a series of cameras that seems to come from a much more expensive device. The main shooter and the ultra wide are quite good to hang with other phones of less than $ 1000, but the Periscope telephoto lens at X3 Zoom gives it a remarkable advantage even beyond the iphone 16 of $ 1400. It is a very beautiful feature to have on a less expensive phone.

Battle of the Androids

So, of the three Androids, who is the most compelling champion of the high end?

The pixel or the galaxy are obvious choices if you are already on a phone of those respective ecosystems and you are looking for a simple update. The two most established brands also offer a better long -term guarantee. Google promises seven years of important updates to the operating system, while Samsung undertakes to six. Nothing will guarantee only three. The pixels and the galaxy have a full water protection and are covered by Gorilla Glass of the US company Coring, while the 3A phone is evaluated only against sketches and has a Chinese company with less compromised Tungshu.

Samsung offers the low cost device of the three and among the $ 700 phones it offers a lot. But obviously the competition is very close in the Android space and if the price is your main concern there are cheaper options such as the A36 or the No telephone 3rd. As a candidate for the best lower Android phone from $ 1000, it seems to lack functionality and performance.

We will have a complete review of the 9A pixel in the coming weeks, but gives the impression of being extremely similar to $ 1350 pixels 9, only $ 500 cheaper, which is the same formula that made the pixel 8a a main phone of $ 1000 last year. The excellent photographic platform of Google, the tricks for artificial intelligence editing and the features powered with chatbots (including the possibility of answering your calls and transcribed for you on a car) make a unique experience among smartphones in general and will work particularly well for anyone who has tied their digital life to the great G.

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But the proposal for the Nothing phone is almost the opposite, with most of the unique features that adds to Android designed to make you use the phone less. His cheerful retro operating system eliminates the color from the icons of the app that captures attention, while its experimental essential space tries to keep your list of things to do under control by organizing your vocal notes and your screens. It is by far the most unusual of the three choices, but it also nails the foundations of the smartphone of the display, camera and battery life better than most.

The iPhone 16e is the less expensive new Apple phone you can get, and if it is what you are looking for in any way an Android will be able to try. But if you are agnostic of the brand and look for the best smartphone experience of less than $ 1000, it is currently a very close race.

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