Google Pixel 8a appears in press renders ahead of launch

Google is all set to unveil the Pixel 8a smartphone at Google I/O in the coming weeks. After the CAD-based renders, press renders of the phone surfaced in Obsidian (Black), Mint (Green), Porcelain (Light Beige) and Bay (Blue) colors.

This reveals a metal frame. At launch it said the phone would run Android 14, and it's rumored to coincide with 7 years of updates with the other Pixel 8 series phones.

Rumored Google Pixel 8a specs

• 6.1-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ OLED HDR display, 120 Hz refresh rate, up to 1400 nits peak brightness
• Google Tensor G3 processor with Titan M2 security chip
• 8GB LPDDR5X RAM, 128GB/256GB storage (UFS 3.1)
• Android 14
• Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
• 64MP rear camera with Quad PD Quad Bayer, f/1.89 aperture, IMX787 sensor, LED flash, OIS, 13MP 120° ultra-wide camera with IMX712 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, up to 4K video recording at 60 fps
• 13 MP front camera with 95° ultra-wide-angle lens, IMX712 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, video recording up to 4K at 30 fps
• Fingerprint sensor on the screen
• Water and dust resistant (IP67)
• Audio USB type C, stereo speakers, 2 microphones
• 5G SA/NSA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3 LE, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC, USB type C, NFC
• 4500mAh battery with 20W wired charging, 7.5W wireless charging

The Pixel 8a is rumored to cost €569.90 (US$619 / Rs.51,390 approx.) for the 128GB model and the 256GB variant could cost around €630 (US$684 / Rs.56,810 approx.), though these figures are subject to change. .