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Experts recommend iPhone 15 Pro Max more than Google Pixel 8a

As of 11 Jun 2024, experts prefer iPhone 15 Pro Max over Google Pixel 8a, but both Smartphones have solid expert endorsements.

As per this month's meta ranking, iPhone 15 Pro Max received 6 recommendations: from ZD Net (7 May 2024), Digital Trends (31 May 2024) T3 (1 Mar 2024) and 3 others. By contrast, Google Pixel 8a received only 3 recommendations from ZD Net (7 May 2024), Tom's Guide (5 Jun 2024) and TechRadar (22 May 2024).

Rank	Change	Price	Smartphone	ZD Net	Digital Trends	The Verge	T3	Pocket-lint	Tom's Guide	IGN	Creative Bloq	TechRadar	Laptop Mag
1	-	$0	iPhone 15 Pro Max The iPhone 15 Pro Max impresses with its camera capabilities, battery life, and USB-C integration, but faces criticism for its high price, slow charging speeds, and some underutilized features like the Action Button.	2	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	2	-
11	New *	$499	Google Pixel 8a	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	9	-

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Endorsement summary:

On 7 May 2024 ZD Net ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #2 and Google Pixel 8a as #3

Rank Smartphone Comment

... ... ...

#2 out of 8 iPhone 15 Pro Max
Best iPhone overall

#3 out of 8 Google Pixel 8a
Best budget phone

... ... ...

Source: www.zdnet.com

On 5 Jun 2024

Tom's Guide ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #1 and Google Pixel 8a as #3

Rank	Smartphone	Comment
#1 out of 12	iPhone 15 Pro Max	The best phone overall
...	...	...
#3 out of 12	Google Pixel 8a	The best phone value
...	...	...

Source: www.tomsguide.com

On 22 May 2024

TechRadar ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #2 and Google Pixel 8a as #9

Rank	Smartphone	Comment
...	...	...
#2 out of 12	iPhone 15 Pro Max	The best premium iPhone
...	...	...
#9 out of 12	Google Pixel 8a	The best budget phone
...	...	...

Source: www.techradar.com

On 31 May 2024 Digital Trends ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #1

Rank Smartphone Comment

#1 out of 15 iPhone 15 Pro Max
The best iPhone

... ... ...

Source: www.digitaltrends.com
On 1 Mar 2024 T3 ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #1

Rank Smartphone Comment

#1 out of 10 iPhone 15 Pro Max
The best Apple phone you can buy

... ... ...

Source: www.t3.com
On 3 Apr 2024 Pocket-lint ranked iPhone 15 Pro Max as #1

Rank Smartphone Comment

#1 out of 5 iPhone 15 Pro Max
Best overall phone

... ... ...

Source: www.pocket-lint.com

After counting and adding up the 96 expert endorsements of the June rankings, iPhone 15 Pro Max outranks Google Pixel 8a. This is not to say that Google Pixel 8a is a bad option. Like iPhone 15 Pro Max, it is recommended by experts, but less.

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Critic Consensus Common points from expert reviews summarized.

As can be seen below, iPhone 15 Pro Max outranks Google Pixel 8a by 10 positions. This indicates that, as of 11 Jun 2024, iPhone 15 Pro Max is more critically acclaimed than Google Pixel 8a.

Rank	Change	Price	Smartphone	ZD Net	Digital Trends	The Verge	T3	Pocket-lint	Tom's Guide	IGN	Creative Bloq	TechRadar	Laptop Mag
1	-	$0	iPhone 15 Pro Max The iPhone 15 Pro Max impresses with its camera capabilities, battery life, and USB-C integration, but faces criticism for its high price, slow charging speeds, and some underutilized features like the Action Button.	2	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	2	-
2	-	$1300	Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra	1	-	4	2	2	2	-	-	5	-
3	-	$0	iPhone 15	-	2	1	-	-	5	2	-	1	-
4	-	$749	Google Pixel 8 Pro The Google Pixel 8 Pro is a flagship smartphone with a sleek design, impressive camera capabilities, vibrant display, powerful performance, and decent battery life, making it a recommended choice for users who prioritize photography, multimedia consumption, performance, and style.	4	4	-	-	3	4	-	-	10	-
5	+3	$544	Google Pixel 8 The Google Pixel 8 is praised for its design, camera capabilities, and vibrant display, but may not be the best choice for those who require exceptional performance or longer battery life.	-	8	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-
6	-	Check price	Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a flagship smartphone that offers a unique design, advanced camera capabilities, impressive performance, reliable battery life, and excellent speaker quality, making it a top choice for those seeking a high-performance smartphone.	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	1	-	3
7	-2	$440	Google Pixel 7a The Google Pixel 7a has received positive reviews for its design, camera capabilities, display, performance, battery life, and speakers, making it a suitable choice for users who prioritize these features.	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	1
8	+1	$700	OnePlus 12	7	3	-	-	-	7	-	-	12	-
9	+2	$450	OnePlus 12R	-	7	-	-	4	9	-	-	6	-
10	-3	$0	iPhone 15 Pro	-	-	3	-	-	8	-	2	-	-
11	New *	$499	Google Pixel 8a	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	9	-
12	+4	$775	Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus	-	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
13	-1	$1400	OnePlus Open The OnePlus Open is a versatile and reliable foldable smartphone with a sleek design, powerful camera system, vibrant display, seamless performance, impressive battery life, and immersive audio quality, making it a great choice for users who prioritize portability, durability, and multimedia capabilities.	5	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	7	-
14	-1	$1400	Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is a highly praised smartphone with a sleek design, impressive display, powerful performance, and good battery life, making it a recommended choice for users who value these features.	-	13	7	-	-	-	6	-	-	-
15	-1	$828	Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is a sleek and compact smartphone with a unique folding mechanism, decent camera, high-quality display, excellent performance, and good speakers, but its battery life may not be as long-lasting as some other smartphones.	-	14	6	-	-	-	7	-	-	-
16	-1	$425	Google Pixel 7 Pro The Google Pixel 7 Pro is a highly praised smartphone with a sleek design, excellent camera performance, and a high-quality display, making it ideal for photography, multimedia consumption, and everyday tasks.	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	-
17	-7	Check price	OnePlus 11 The OnePlus 11 receives positive reviews for its sleek design, premium materials, unique camera placement, exceptional performance, solid battery life, and good speaker quality, making it a recommended choice for users who value aesthetics, camera capabilities, smooth performance, and a high-quality display.	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	4
18	-1	Check price	Nothing Phone 2 The Nothing Phone (2) is a sleek and powerful device with a great display and battery life, but falls short in low light photography and audio quality.	-	-	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	-1	$1086	Oppo Find X5 Pro The Oppo Find X5 Pro is a flagship smartphone praised for its sleek design, impressive camera performance, smooth display, powerful performance, and long-lasting battery life, but its audio quality may not meet the standards of some users.	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	7	-	-
20	-1	Check price	iPhone SE The iPhone SE (2020) is a compact and well-designed smartphone that offers excellent performance and functionality, making it a suitable choice for users who prefer a smaller device.	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
21	-1	$939	Motorola Razr Plus The Motorola Razr Plus is a compact and stylish smartphone with a high-quality front-facing camera, impressive performance, and satisfactory battery life, but it may struggle in low light situations and with zoom capability.	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-
22	-1	$860	Samsung Galaxy S24	-	12	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
23	-1	$0	iPhone 15 Plus The iPhone 15 Plus has received highly positive expert reviews for its sleek design, impressive camera capabilities, high-quality display, exceptional performance, and long-lasting battery life.	-	9	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
24	New *	$1110	Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	11	-
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

No expert reviews linked yet for Google Pixel 8a.

Expert reviews [23]

89

Total expert reviews: 23

with a score: 8
without a score: 15

Highest score by What Hi-Fi	100
Average score based on 23 reviews	89
Lowest score by Macworld	80

Score distribution:

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