TechRadar Podcast: Is the Pixel 9a ugly? Has Apple ruined the smartwatch market? And is Samsung's One UI in trouble?

Date:
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Description:
On the latest episode of the TechRadar Podcast, the crew talks Google's baffling Pixel 9a redesign, Samsung's One UI woes, and Apple's smartwatch struggles.

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The TechRadar crew is back to talk tech, and this week were discussing the Google Pixel 9as baffling redesign (lets be real its ugly, and why did
Google get rid of the iconic crossbar?).

We also dig into the struggles of the smartwatch market, asking if wearables brands are doing enough to produce devices that are innovative and exciting, and Samsungs One UI 7 woes, with its delayed smartphone OS in danger of being lapped by the next release of Android.

To take us through all this and more Josie Watson and I ( Hamish Hector ) are joined by TechRadars Fitness, Wellness, and Wearables Editor Matt Evans , US Mobiles Editor Philip Berne , and special guest Matt Kolla, T3s Active
Editort .

You can catch the episode in the video player above, or you can stream it directly via our YouTube channel , on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts .

While youre there you can also catch up on all our previous episodes, including our CES and gaming specials , and if youre on YouTube you can watch all of our fun and informative video reviews of the latest tech.

Our next episode will be a Nintendo Switch 2 special as we break down everything we learned at the launch event, and discuss whether we should be rushing out to buy the new handheld, or if we should wait for the right exclusive titles to launch first. You might also like I switched to a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 five months ago and I havent looked back 'They're stopping
our watches from being awesome.' Pebble founder takes the fight to the Apple over its walled ecosystem I switched back to cheap wired headphones after years of working out with wireless: here are 3 things I loved (and 2 I didn't)



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