I recently purchased a #Google #Pixel9a phone to replace my failing phone. So far I have to say that I'm not impressed.
- The AI features are just crap.
- The thing has good battery life, but at the expense of being heavy as hell.
- the case that google sells is incredibly bad. It's slick and serves no useful function.
- Many functions won't work without an account on the phone. That's not by accident - Google has gone all in on scraping data out of users. The best example I can think of is "battery optimization", which you can only use if you install an account on the phone. Another example is the SMS app, which now requires a google account. Luckily you can still install alternatives.
Overall I'd say it's a pass. I preferred my #Oneplus 5t from 7 years ago.