A lthough it was easy to forget in a year filled with so many Pixels, I quite liked Google's Pixel 8a. The company's current — for now, at least — mid-ranger improved immensel

The Google Pixel 9 was released last August, starting at $799 for the model with 128GB of storage, and rising to $899 for double that. In the intervening months, prices have dropped, and you can now get one for as low as $599 if you shop around.

The Pixel 9a's release may be just around the corner, and while we anticipate learning more about the phone — several leaks have been coming in hot. The most recent one gave us