Want a good Android smartphone without the $1,000+ price tag? Then buy Google's Pixel 3a

Ad goliath's latest has struck all the right compromises

Hands on Let's get this over with straight away: if you want a new smartphone but don't want to pay an increasingly stupid price tag, then get the Google Pixel 3a. It's $399 or 399, and it does everything you want and does it really well."