Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9a review and bracing for tariffs

This week, Engadget's Sam Rutherford dives into his experience with Google's new $499 mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 9a. Is it really the new mid-range king, as we previously predicted? Or is it worth spending more for the Pixel 9? Also, we chat about how the Trump administration's volatile tariff strategy will affect consumer technology (not to mention everything else you buy).Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsSam Rutherford’s Pixel 9a Review: Basic in just the right way – 1:16Tariff Watch: Switch 2 preorders delayed, Razer pauses laptop sales in the U.S. – 30:27TikTok ban deadline extended for another 75 days – 42:40Samsung’s Ballie robot with Google Gemini arrives this Summer (allegedly) – 43:31Listener Mail – 46:53Working on – 57:41Pop Culture picks – 59:23Credits Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Sam RutherfordProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/engadget-podcast-pixel-9a-review-and-bracing-for-tariffs-113049119.html?src=rss

This week, Engadget's Sam Rutherford dives into his experience with Google's new $499 mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 9a. Is it really the new mid-range king, as we previously predicted? Or is it worth spending more for the Pixel 9? Also, we chat about how the Trump administration's volatile tariff strategy will affect consumer technology (not to mention everything else you buy). Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics Sam Rutherford’s Pixel 9a Review: Basic in just the right way – 1:16 Tariff Watch: Switch 2 preorders delayed, Razer pauses laptop sales in the U.

S. – 30:27 TikTok ban deadline extended for another 75 days – 42:40 Samsung’s Ballie robot with Google Gemini arrives this Summer (allegedly) – 43:31 Listener Mail – 46:53 Working on – 57:41 Pop Culture picks – 59:23 Credits Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Sam Rutherford Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission..