For whatever reason, the hottest trend in smartphones right now is that they need to be slim. Samsung continues to slowly tease its razor-thin Galaxy S25 Edge, and Apple is widely expected to release its Air-ified iPhone the next time its flagship lineup comes around. Now, even Google is getting in on the action with a revamped and barely recognizable Pixel 9a that ditches the camera bar for the first time since the Pixel 5a arrived. Usually, I think I’d hate that a Pixel is giving up one of its most identifiable features, but I’m actually on board with the pivot for the Pixel 9a, and here’s why.
Thin as a feature? Or thin as a perk?
