A new Pixel 8a leak points to a long overdue upgrade

We’ve already leaked some Google Pixel 8a specs by a trusted contributor, whereas apparent renders leaked late remaining 12 months. Now, it appears to be like further purported specs have appeared on-line.

Leaker Yogesh Brar has posted Pixel 8a specs on X, and some of those specs line up with our previous reporting. Corroborated specs embody the Tensor G3 chipset, a 6.1-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED show, and the similar 64MP+13MP rear digicam system as remaining 12 months’s phone.

Further notably, Brar offers that the phone will pack a ~4,500mAh battery and 27W charging speeds too. He didn’t level out wi-fi charging assist, though, which was on the market on remaining 12 months’s phone.

The battery functionality generally is a mild enhance over the current phone’s 4,385mAh pack, nonetheless 27W wired charging generally is a large enchancment for the Pixel A sequence. In distinction, The Pixel 7a and Pixel 6a every have extraordinarily gradual 18W wired speeds, and we found that it took merely over two hours to completely price the 7a. Within the meantime, the 27W-toting Pixel 8 is perhaps completely charged in slightly below 80 minutes in accordance with our own testing.

The tipster moreover asserts that the model new mid-range phone will pack 128GB or 256GB of storage, a 13MP selfie digicam, and Android 14. Furthermore, Brar claims that the system will launch in Might for $500 to $550. The launch window wouldn’t be a shock as Google tends to launch its new A sequence telephones at Google I/O in Might.