Worth upgrading from a 5a to 6a or just wait for 7a?

Kenny33

My 5a works pretty well for me but considering an upgrade. I prefer smaller phones, that’s the only reason I’d prefer the 6a to the 6 or 6pro.

MetropleX

Kenny33 the 6a is still a substantial phone, I moved up from my 4a.
(Wouldn't have but donated to a family member whose Pixel 2 XL gave up on them.)
Honestly if your 5a is working satisfactorily for your purposes I would hold off, maybe for the 7a if one comes but also you will be EOL for no more than a couple months until an 8/8Pro drop. Looking at a 2028 minimum support window.

Orphee

I come from a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G to a Pixel 6a, so I can't really tell about 5a vs 6a...
But in my case, to be honest, from hardware/performance perspective, I think S20 was not worse than the 6a.
I took the 6a because of its size same as the S20, I did not want bigger phone.
I only bought the 6a because of GrapheneOS, it was a big jump for me. I had an interresting offer at 309€...
The interresting thing about Pixel 6 family are the support update for 5 years, but the 5a is still supported, so I guess you can wait for the 7a if there is one.
Graphene's wiki consider 6a really better than 5a in term of performance, but if 5a is running fine for you, you may want to wait. it depends of how much you pay for it today.

MetropleX

Which devices are recommended?

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are flagship phones with much nicer hardware than previous generation devices (cameras, CPU, GPU, display, battery), 5 years of guaranteed full security updates / support and substantial security improvements. We strongly recommend buying one of these latest generation devices since older devices only have 1-2 years of full security support remaining.

The cheaper Pixel 6 has extremely competitive pricing for the flagship level hardware especially with the guaranteed long term support. Pixel 6 Pro has 50% more memory (12GB instead of 8GB), a higher end screen, a 3rd rear camera with 4x optical zoom and a higher end front camera. Both devices have the same SoC (CPU, GPU, etc.) and the same main + ultrawide rear cameras. The Pixel 6 is quite large and the Pixel 6 Pro is larger.

The Pixel 6a is a budget device with the same 5 years of guaranteed full security support from launch as the flagship 6th generation Pixels. It also has the same flagship SoC as the higher end devices, the same main rear and front cameras as the Pixel 5 and a rear wide angle lens matching the flagship 6th generation Pixels. Compared to the 5th generation Pixels, it has 5 years of full security support remaining instead of less than 2 years and the CPU is 2x faster. We strongly recommend buying the Pixel 6a rather than trying to get a deal with older generation devices. You'll be able to use the Pixel 6a much longer before it needs to be replaced due to lack of support.