Google Pixel 9a vs iPhone 16e vs Galaxy S24 FE Camera Shootout [Video]

How does Google’s Pixel 9a stack up against Apple and Samsung’s lower-cost premium flagship phones in camera terms? I went on a little photographic trip to find out.

Ethical disclaimer: The Pixel 9a that I’m testing out was sent to me by Google a few days ago. Google does not typically ask for review phones back, but as always, this has no impact on my editorial work around them — but I do think that upfront ethical disclosure is vital.If you agree and would like to see more ethical tech journalism, please consider becoming a financial supporter of Alex Reviews Tech.

My full Pixel 9a review won’t be rushed — I’d rather do a review right than slam through it in a few days — but my opportunity to do this kind of head-to-head testing was also time-limited as the iPhone 16e had to go back to Apple, so I figured this was a worthwhile comparison for phones that sit roughly in the same kind of price bracket.

If you’re keen on the Pixel 9a, it also had to come out of its box, and I was (not surprisingly) there when it happened. As was my camera…

The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is a phone that I have already reviewed, and you can read my full review of that smartphone here — or watch the video below!

Apple’s iPhone 16e took a while to land on my test bench — and it literally goes back to Apple today — and you can read my full review of it here, or watch the video below: