TheGoogle Pixel 8awas all the best things about thePixel 8shoved into a far cheaper package.
It even looked like a Pixel 8, with a reduced camera bar housing less-capable sensors.
Simply put, the next Pixel 9a phone could lie perfectly flat against your desk.
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First and foremost, the renders show theres no camera bar at all.
Theres no camera bump, either.
At most, there could be a small bump where the lens array meets the back panel.
ThePixel 9models went from a bar to apill-shaped cutout for its cameras.
The Pixel 9a essentially looks like the base Pixel 9 but without the extended section for the lenses.
Its a fair guess that this phone will ship withAndroid 15, something the Pixel 9 series originally didnt.
The last phone had 8 GB of RAM, which seems to be the minimum for handling AI-based tasks.
If Google wants to keep promoting Gemini on mobile, it will need to keep that consistent, too.
Googlefirstannouncedthe Pixel 8a duringthis years I/O developer conferencein May.
Google might makethe same move at I/O in 2025.
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