Now that I have a Pixel 9a, I’m baffled by the iPhone 16e

During my first few weeks with it, I really liked Apple’s iPhone 16e. I appreciated that it fit comfortably in my pocket and hand and offered the best of iOS without tempting me to use my phone all day, every day. Yet, I couldn’t help but feel like it held onto just a few too many of the flaws that made the previous iPhone SE models hard to recommend — and then it broke my Spotify playlists. And now that I have Google’s excellent Pixel 9a in my pocket, I’m even more confused by the limits of the iPhone 16e and I appreciate what Google is doing with its cheapest offering. Here’s why.

Two cameras are simply better than one