Google posted an iPhone 16e vs. Pixel 9 comparison on its website/online store which is all you need to know about how afraid it is.
The iPhone 16e was just released in March, but this was apparently enough for Apple to become the world’s top smartphone vendor in the first quarter. The iPhone 16e is credited with the win for Apple, which means the affordable new iPhone 16 version is quite popular with buyers.
I saw this coming a mile away. I told you how awesome the iPhone 16e would be all the way back when it was just a rumored device we all referred to as the iPhone SE 4. Sure, it’s more expensive than we thought, starting at $599, but it’s still a great deal. You get cutting-edge specs, tremendous battery life, an all-screen design, and Apple Intelligence.
But you don’t have to listen to me or the quarterly smartphone sales comparisons. Google just told us how amazing the iPhone 16e is by doing something I didn’t see coming. Google posted a “Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e” comparison page on its website where it sells Pixel phones.
Google is afraid. Very afraid.
If you’ve been following the iPhone and the Pixel for as long as I have, you know that Google has criticized Apple’s handsets plenty of times, only to then copy Apple’s lead. It happens over and over, and Pixel phones have gotten better and better as a result.
The Pixel 9a is no different. It’s a tremendous mid-range phone, and it’s cheaper than the iPhone 16e, starting at $499 for 128GB of storage.
