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Google Pixel 4a vs. iPhone SE: Can a cheap Android handset beat Apple’s best-ever budget iPhone?

The iPhone SE might be Apple’s unexpected hit of 2020, but there’s a new competitor in town: the Google Pixel 4a. But Google’s newest midrange handset is going to need a lot more than a low price to take on Apple’s mighty budget blockbuster. Here’s how the two smartphones measure up.

DESIGN

I never thought I’d see the day when Google designs a nicer phone than Apple, but it is hard to deny the Pixel 4a’s good looks. It has relatively slim and uniform bezels all around thanks to its hole-punch camera, an extremely compact and light frame, and a classy all-black exterior. Even with a far-bigger display, the Pixel 4a

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