BUDGET PHONE OF THE YEAR
GOOGLE PIXEL 6a
The letter ‘a’ can indicate many things, but if you see one on the end of a Google Pixel smartphone you can be pretty certain you’re getting an extremely good phone for a wallet-friendly price.
The Pixel 6a continues that tradition and then some, packing the same chic looks and Tensor chipset as the now succeeded but still very capable Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, meaning it crushes nearly all competition in this price bracket. There’s even IP67 waterproofing.
While a 12.2MP sensor won’t grab any headlines, Google’s algorithmic might is put to good use to produce some brilliant shots – with nifty editing tools such as the Magic Eraser, which banishes pesky photobombers in a matter of seconds, also on board. We weren’t so hot on its 60Hz display, but if Google hadn’t made a sacrifice somewhere then it might have found the 6a barging its own flagships out of the way.
from £399 / store.google.com
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MID-RANGE PHONE OF THE YEAR
ONEPLUS 10 PRO
The days of OnePlus being seen as a plucky underdog might be long past, but it’s still great at undercutting the big boys just enough to give you something to think about when weighing up your options.
The 10 Pro is so good at just about everything that we can live with its massive ceramic-coated camera housing and mediocre low-light performance. With more lenses
