Pixel 6A Rumors: Everything We’ve Heard About Google’s Next Phone

The reported Pixel 6A might be right here when recently. Google I/O 2022 begins Wednesday, might 11, and hearsay suggest a possible phone unveil within special day. In the event that phone becomes formal, it can probably hold the best areas of its higher-end sibling, the Pixel 6, however with a less expensive price. Bing has actually circulated a budget “A” type of each Pixel because the 2018 Pixel 3. Typically these less expensive “A” mobile phones have actually preserved the Pixel phone’s most useful digital camera functions, together with Pixel 6A may in addition obtain the brand-new Tensor processor chip that Bing created in-house.

As we wait on an announcement, we are keeping track of most of the hearsay and leakages surrounding the Pixel 6A. Discover every thing we have learned about Bing’s after that spending plan phone.

what’s the Pixel 6A and it is it genuine?

The Pixel 6A is certainly not however formal, but truth be told, the business may have allow key slide in a Google color guide. The guide’s list reportedly included a Pixel 6A in a summary of items. In a filing using Federal Communications Commission, Bing may additionally have detailed early specifications on Pixel 6A mobile phones designed for various providers.

The Pixel 6A seems very likely to range from the most useful areas of the Pixel 6, for instance the brand-new Tensor processor chip, and deliver all of them to a lower-priced, midrange phone. An FCC filing by Bing, spotted by Droid lifetime, generally seems to mirror several different types of a phone with a minumum of one including compatibility using quicker but difficult to find millimeter-wave type of 5G. 

The different filings may pertain to various variations associated with phone for provider compatibility. This might line-up with just how final autumn’s Pixel 6 launch included a $599 design that couldn’t feature millimeter-wave and a $700 Verizon design that performed feature it.

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Release date: When can you get a Pixel 6A?

Rumors suggest two likely time frames for the Pixel 6A’s release: May and August.

The Pixel 4A came out in August 2020 due to several delays during the pandemic’s early days, and the Pixel 5A launched one year later in August 2021. The Pixel 6A could follow the pattern with a release date this August.

But before the pandemic, Google launched its original Pixel A device, the Pixel 3A, in May 2019 during that year’s Google I/O conference. And although the delays ultimately moved the 4A’s release date back, the 4A was initially expected in May 2020. It’s possible the 6A could hop back onto the original May release cadence, meaning we could see the Pixel 6A as soon as May 11, the first day of Google I/O 2022. 

This theory is supported by leaker Max Jambor, who tweeted in January that the 6A is scheduled for May this year. Later in March, tech YouTuber Jon Prosser tweeted that Google will announce the 6A during I/O 2022, but that it won’t launch until July 28 in most markets. 

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Processor: How speedy will the 6A be?

A widely cited leak from 9to5Google suggests that Google will likely power the 6A with its new Tensor chip, which it used for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. That means the budget 6A will get all the benefits of this processor’s heightened speed, AI features, boosted battery life and special features.

Purported benchmarks for the Pixel 6A appear to lend credence to this, according to a Geekbench listing spotted by Android Headlines. The benchmark page also references the Pixel 6A having 6GB of RAM. If this does become true, the Pixel 6A would have just as much power as the Pixel 6 even with the lower price. This would also somewhat mimic what Apple has done with the latest iPhone SE — take its latest and greatest chip but put it in a cheaper phone.

Design: What will the Pixel 6A look like?

A leak from a US carrier’s inventory system shows a 128GB Pixel 6A in three color options: black, white and green. 

Renders published by 91Mobiles courtesy of leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer show a 6.2-inch OLED display with hardware measuring 152 by 72 by 8.7mm. That’s a bit pocket-friendlier than the Pixel 6, which has a 6.4-inch OLED display and measures 159 by 75 by 8.9mm. Unlike previous Pixel A devices, there’s no headphone jack depicted in these 6A renders. 

The website Techxine — an obscure blog whose accuracy is unclear at this point — also posted a purported box image of the 6A. The design is very similar to that of the Pixel 6, Techxine says, but with a smaller back camera module.

Camera: How will the Pixel 6A’s cameras compare to the Pixel 6?

The renders from Hemmerstoffer show the two 6A back cameras in a similar position to those on the Pixel 6: They’re lined up on a horizontal bar next to the flash. The aforementioned Techxine image shows the same arrangement. Like the Pixel 6, Hemmerstoffer’s 6A renders also depict a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera, allowing the display to take up more of the phone’s surface.

An analysis from 9to5Google suggests that instead of getting the Pixel 6’s 50-megapixel main camera, the 6A will be outfitted with the same 12.2-megapixel sensor as all Pixels since the Pixel 2. However, it says the 12-megapixel ultrawide camera and 8-megapixel selfie camera will stay the same as the Pixel 6. The Techxine rumor supports these camera specs.

If the Pixel 6A is powered by the Pixel 6’s Tensor chip as rumored, the phone’s computational photography abilities would expand as well, bringing cool photo features like Magic Eraser to Google’s budget phone line.

Price: How much will the Pixel 6A cost?

Considering the pricing for previous Pixel phones, the Pixel 6A’s cost will probably land somewhere in the $400 range. Historically, we’ve seen significant price differences between the A devices and their flagship counterparts: The Pixel 5A cost $250 less than the Pixel 5, and previous Pixel A versions got even greater markdowns. 

Since the Pixel 6A could have the same new processor as the $599 Pixel 6, and since it’s possible the only major quality compromise on the 6A could be the main camera, don’t expect a dramatic price drop here. 

If you’re looking for more rumors about Google’s upcoming Pixel devices, check out our roundup of Pixel 7 buzz. Here’s everything we’ve heard about Android 13, which will hit Google phones first. And be sure to take a look at our list of the best Android phones you can buy in 2022.