I didn't really like the Pixel 9a. Not because it wasn't a great phone (per our 5-star review, which saw it top the best budget phones guide), but because the design didn't work. One tiny detail cheapened the look for me – and that was the flange around the camera on the back.
Google had gone to the effort of making a phone with a flat back, eliminating the camera bulge that blights so many, but put a little plastic ridge around the camera. It felt like a bad decision, albeit a very minor detail.
