The alternatives: Other mid-price monsters

There's no shortage of sensibly priced smartphone competition... but the Pixel 7a's closest rivals come from Samsung and Apple

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Samsung Galaxy A54 from £449/ go.stuff.tv/A54

What's the story?

With similar styling, a virtually identical Ul and some capable cameras, the A54 is purpose-built to appeal to Galaxy S23 fans who can't stomach paying flagship money for a phone. Last year's A53 was hampered by underpowered internals, but this latest generation puts that right.

Is it any good?