Samsung's Pixel 7a Is a Budget Flagship Phone With a Few Corners Cut to Reach a Much Cheaper Price Than the $1200 S23 Ultra

I've kind of become obsessed with this budget flagship space where like the Pixel 7 and the OnePlus 11 live. I don't think most people need a $1,200 smartphone. Most even $450 phones right we just published our A54 review today are excellent. It's interesting that there is no FE style anymore in the US market. If you're choosing to buy an unlocked phone most people's price point is $500 or under. You can either get it for almost nothing on an installment plan oryou're going to splurge and buy it outright and Samsung didn't see the point of continuing to sell a $600 phone in the US.