These flagships are slightly more expensive this year, but they're the only Pixels to receive a software commitment of seven years. If you want the latest and greatest, then go for Google's Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro ( 7/10, WIRED Recommends). There's also no microSD card slot or headphone jack, so you'll have to look elsewhere if you want a phone with those features. The 4,385-mAh cell can take you through a full day of average use, but on busy days you will most likely need to top up before the sun goes down. The only things that are iffy on the Pixel 7A are the fingerprint sensor, which isn't as snappy or reliable as I'd like, and the battery life. Unfortunately, Google only promises three OS upgrades.
You'll also get five years of security updates, so your Pixel 7A will be supported for quite a while. We've collected most of them below, but my favorites are Assistant Voice Typing for much faster and more accurate voice transcriptions using the built-in keyboard Now Playing to find out what music is playing around me and Call Screen, which has pretty much stopped all spam calls coming my way. One reason we recommend Pixel phones is that they include many great software features that are genuinely helpful.
