The Big Features I Want in the Rumoured Google Pixel 7A

The rumoured Pixel 7A, which could be announced as soon as Wednesday at the Google I/O developer conference

will have a lot to live up to after the Pixel 6A, which was my favourite Android phone under $500 last year,

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even though Google has not yet officially teased a Pixel 7A.

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Should a new midrange Pixel phone make an appearance,

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it will have more competition in the budget phone segment from Samsung,

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The Pixel 6A, which costs $449, is essentially a scaled-down,

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less costly version of Google's flagship device from 2021, the Pixel 6.

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