After a ton of leaks, Google officially announced the $499 Pixel 9a, which has the potential to be the new king of mid-range phones. It has dual cameras and access to Google's AI features in many ways, it's everything the iPhone 16e should have been (especially its price). In this episode, Senior Writer Sam Rutherford joins us to discuss what's great about the Pixel 9a, as well as its potential downsides compared to the Pixel 9.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcast, Engadget News!Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsGoogles announces the Pixel 9a - potentially the new midrange king 1:15Fujifilms GX100RF: a 102MP medium format camera (nice!) with only one F4 lens (boo!) 21:31Karissa Bells roundup of the craziest stuff from Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams book 24:14Donald Trump attempts to fire FTCs two Democratic commissioners 29:34Amazon will send all Alexa recordings to the cloud, no more local processing 32:52Chinese EV maker BYD announces chargers that give 249 miles of range in 5 minutes 39:10Pebble founder introduces two new e-paper smartwatches 46:47Listener Mail: Trying to choose an OLED TV 57:35Around Engadget 1:03:49Working on 1:09:56Pop culture picks 1:10:28CreditsHosts: Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn LowGuest: Sam RutherfordProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/engadget-podcast-googles-pixel-9a-is-ready-to-take-on-the-iphone-16e-113020014.html?src=rss