The front is Gorilla Glass 3, so you’ll want to use a screen protector to keep it free of scratches, but there’s an aluminum frame with clicky buttons and a plastic composite back that is deceptively luxurious. Unlike most devices on the market right now, it's a wonderfully compact phone and feels well-made. Like the Pixel 7A, you get a sharp, 6.1-inch OLED screen that gets just bright enough to read in direct sunlight (not as bright as the Pixel 7A). Last year's Pixel 6A ( 8/10, WIRED Recommends) remains an excellent buy, especially at its new price of $349 ( note: It frequently sells for $299 on Amazon).
There's also no microSD card slot or headphone jack, so you'll have to look elsewhere if you want a phone with those features. The 4,385-mAh cell can take you through a full day of average use, but on busy days you will most likely need to top up before the sun goes down. The only things that are iffy on the Pixel 7A are the fingerprint sensor, which isn't as snappy or reliable as I'd like, and the battery life. It’s disappointing that Google isn’t leading here, especially when Apple’s five-year-old iPhone XR will receive iOS 17. Unfortunately, Google only promises three OS upgrades (Samsung offers four).
You'll also get five years of security updates, so your Pixel 7A will be supported for quite a while. We've collected most of them below, but my favorites are Assistant Voice Typing for much faster and more accurate voice transcriptions using the built-in keyboard Now Playing to find out what music is playing around me and Call Screen, which has pretty much stopped all spam calls coming my way. One reason we recommend Pixel phones is that they include a many great software features that are genuinely helpful.
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