Over the years, Google has earned a reputation as a company that fails to keep a secret about its upcoming phones. Two weeks after its official unveiling, the Pixel 8a is no exception.
You’re thinking of buying Google’s future Pixel 8a, but you’d like to know what the mobile will look like first. Good news then, you don’t even have to wait for the official presentation of the phone by Google, the mobile is now known from every angle thanks to a plethora of leaks of all kinds.
The Pixel 8a in action
The last one is nothing more than an official promotional video for the mobile that reveals a good part of its features. Unearthed by the infamous Twitter account Onleaks, the ad was removed from YouTube (officially for “terms of service violations”), but it’s still readily available on the microblogging site.
Unsurprisingly, we see a phone that looks very similar to its big brother, the Pixel 8, and that it also packs quite a bit of the same features. The video highlights AI image processing, “circle to search” functionality, and a whole host of other tools similar to those already offered by Google’s high-end phones from last year.
7 years of security updates
As if that wasn’t enough, another delivery of promotional material has surfaced a little further ahead of the web. Android Headlines has managed to get its hands on a press release revealing all the features of the phone. In addition to the improvements offered by the AI, we learn that the phone will feature 18-watt fast charging, a Tensor G3 processor as expected, and that it will be IP67 certified. Oddly enough, Google also advertises the native availability of Google One VPN, the same one that the company will throw away in a few months.
Finally, as with the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, the 8a will be eligible for 7 years of updates. A small subtlety, though, is in the security updates and no longer the major updates like with the Pixel 8. That means the 8a may not see the color of Android 22, but it will still be safe to use until 2031. This is great news for your wallet and the planet.