Now that I have a Pixel 9a, I’m baffled by the iPhone 16e

During my first few weeks with it, I really liked Apple’s iPhone 16e. I appreciated that it fit comfortably in my pocket and hand and offered the best of iOS without tempting me to use my phone all day, every day. Yet, I couldn’t help but feel like it held onto just a few too many of the flaws that made the previous iPhone SE models hard to recommend — and then it broke my Spotify playlists. And now that I have Google’s excellent Pixel 9a in my pocket, I’m even more confused by the limits of the iPhone 16e and I appreciate what Google is doing with its cheapest offering. Here’s why. Two cameras are simply better than one Ryan Haines / Android Authority Don’t get me wrong — I didn’t expect the world from the single camera on the back of the iPhone 16e. As much as I knew it would offer solid quality at 1x and 2x zoom, there’s only so much a 48MP sensor can do, even if it claims the optical crop makes it like two cameras in one. Sure, it’s better than the 12MP that graced the previous ... Read full article.