A developer has investigated the update of death that led to the drastic battery downgrade of the Pixel 4a. Here's what he uncovered.

Google recently rolled out a battery update for the Pixel 4a, and it’s been a bit of a disaster. A bunch of users are reporting crazy battery drain since installing it. To add i

G oogle's Pixel 4a was a great phone back when it came out, and it got significantly more praise than its bigger siblings, the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL. The phone was updated to

Being the more svelte smartphone, I think the Samsung Galaxy S25 generally feels better to handle and use than the Google Pixel 9 Pro. Samsung's phone is smaller than Google's in every dimension and significantly lighter, so naturally, as a small-phone fan, the S25 speaks to me.

As of Jan. 28, you can get the Google Pixel 8 Pro at Amazon for $599. That's $400 off its usual price of $999 and a discount of $40. This price currently applies to the Bay and Obsidian colorways.