The Pixel 9a is the smart way to do a slim phone, the Galaxy S25 Edge is not

For whatever reason, the hottest trend in smartphones right now is that they need to be slim. Samsung continues to slowly tease its razor-thin Galaxy S25 Edge, and Apple is widely expected to release its Air-ified iPhone the next time its flagship lineup comes around. Now, even Google is getting in on the action with a revamped and barely recognizable Pixel 9a that ditches the camera bar for the first time since the Pixel 5a arrived. Usually, I think I’d hate that a Pixel is giving up one of its most identifiable features, but I’m actually on board with the pivot for the Pixel 9a, and here’s why.

Thin as a feature? Or thin as a perk?