A new set of leaked Pixel 9A renders appears to confirm months of rumors that Google is virtually ditching the camera bump this year. The images, published by Android Headlines, also show the phone in four colors — black (Obsidian), white (Porcelain), pink (Peony), and purple (Iris) — will look like.
Smartphones that lay flat on a table have mostly become a distant memory now that phone makers have embraced the camera bump. That makes these Pixel 9A renders especially exciting, even if there’s still the barest hint of a bump when viewed from the side.
The back cameras will include a 48-megapixel main shooter (down from 64 megapixels in the 8A), and a 13-megapixel ultrawide, and the phone will have a 13-megapixel selfie camera on the front, according to Android Headlines. The Pixel 9A will also apparently sport a 5,100mAh battery, up from the previous model’s 4,492 mAh.
Android Headlines says the phone will cost $499 for the base 128GB model, $599 for the 256GB one, and that Google will officially announce it on March 19th ahead of a March 26th release date.
Past rumors have also suggested the Pixel 9A will get a 6.3-inch screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, a Tensor G4 chip, 8GB of RAM, and that 256GB will be its maximum storage tier. The budget phone will likely have competition from Apple’s fourth iPhone SE, which is rumored to be announced any day now.
