According to experts, mid-range smartphones are becoming so good that users are hardly inclined to upgrade to more expensive models.
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Google’s new Pixel 5a, which starts at $449, is the latest addition to the company’s budget-conscious “a” line of phones. It sports a barely there 6.34-inch OLED display and a Snapdragon 765G chipset. There’s also a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 12-megapixel primary camera.
“Users want access to cloud applications and high-speed data like 5G,” Kevin Ryan, a professor who teaches networking technology at Stevens Institute of Technology, told Lifewire in a phone interview. “If the Google Pixel offers those features at a low price, it could be a disruptor.”
There’s a lot to like about the new Pixel, even for its relatively low price. The 5a’s chip is the same one that powered last year’s 4a 5G: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. I’ve been using the 4a for the past few months, and it’s more than fast enough for just about any app I’ve thrown at it.
