I switched from a flagship to the Pixel 10a and the software made me forget about the specs

I test phones across all price points, and before using the $500 Google Pixel 10a, I had multiple thousand-dollar phones in my pocket on a daily basis. I spent my own cash on the iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, and tested review units of the Google Pixel 10 Pro, OnePlus 13, and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. After the Pixel 10a launched, I reviewed the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra. In other words, I've tested the best phones running both Android and iOS — and yet, I switched from these expensive flagships to the Pixel 10a without missing a beat.