Experts recommend Google Pixel 8a more than Samsung Galaxy S24
As of 6 Jan 2025, experts prefer Google Pixel 8a over Samsung Galaxy S24, but both Smartphones have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Google Pixel 8a received 3 recommendations: from The Verge (20 Dec 2024), TechRadar (27 Nov 2024) and Tom's Guide (3 Jan 2024). By contrast, Samsung Galaxy S24 received only 1 recommendation from Digital Trends (23 Oct 2024).
| Rank | Change | Price | Smartphone | Laptop Mag  | The Verge  | TechRadar  | T3  | Pocket-lint  | Tom's Guide  | IGN  | Creative Bloq  | Digital Trends  | ZD Net  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | - | $487 |  Google Pixel 8a | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | N/A | Check price |  Samsung Galaxy S24 | -
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 20 Dec 2024
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 8 Google Pixel 8a The best phone for around $500... ... ... Source: www.theverge.com - On 27 Nov 2024 TechRadar ranked Google Pixel 8a as #7
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 9 Google Pixel 8a The best bargain phone... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 3 Jan 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Google Pixel 8a as #4
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 10 Google Pixel 8a The best phone value... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 23 Oct 2024 Digital Trends ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 as #11
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #11 out of 15 Samsung Galaxy S24 The best phone value runner-up... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com
After counting and adding up the 90 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Google Pixel 8a outranks Samsung Galaxy S24. This is not to say that Samsung Galaxy S24 is a bad option. Like Google Pixel 8a, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Google Pixel 8a is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Samsung Galaxy S24 is not.
| Rank | Change | Price | Smartphone | Laptop Mag | The Verge | TechRadar | T3 | Pocket-lint | Tom's Guide | IGN | Creative Bloq | Digital Trends | ZD Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $860 |  Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2 | - | $999 |  Google Pixel 9 Pro | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 3 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 Pro Max | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
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No expert reviews linked yet for Google Pixel 8a.
Expert reviews [13]
Total expert reviews: 13
- with a score: 10
- without a score: 3
| Highest score by Notebook Check | 90 |
| Average score based on 13 reviews | 81 |
| Lowest score by Phone Arena | 74 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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