Google's inexpensive smartphone 'Pixel 9a' has arrived, with a thin camera protrusion, 30 hours of continuous operation, 7 years of security updates, and a price of about 74,400 yen
Google announced the Pixel 9a , a budget model of the Pixel 9 series, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The phone has two rear cameras, a wide camera and an ultra-wide camera, and is equipped with the same Tensor G4 SoC as the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. The RAM capacity is 8GB, and Gemini is also available.
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The Pixel 9a comes in four colors: Iris, Peony, Porcelain, and Obsidian. Iris looks like this. The display is an OLED display, with a size of 6.3 inches, an aspect ratio of 20:9, a resolution of 1080 x 2424 pixels, a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, a peak brightness of 2700 nits, and a cover glass of Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Peony
Porcelain
Obsidian
The following video, released by foreign media Engadget, shows what each color looks like from various angles.
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The back is equipped with a 48-megapixel wide camera and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera. The Pixel series from the Pixel 6 onwards has been characterized by a large camera bar on the back, but the Pixel 9a does not have a camera bar, and the protrusion of the camera part is kept small.
The Pixel 9a also has IP68 waterproof and dustproof capabilities.
The battery capacity is 5100mAh, allowing for up to 30 hours of continuous operation, and the Super Battery Saver mode can be enabled to extend battery life to up to 100 hours.
The SoC is Tensor G4, the RAM capacity is 8GB, it supports Google's AI assistant Gemini, and it also promises 7 years of security updates.
The specs of the Pixel 9a are as follows.
| Product Name | Pixel 9a |
|---|---|
| color | Iris Peony Porcelain Obsidian |
| display | Size – 6.3 inches Aspect Ratio – 20:9 Resolution – 1080 x 2424 pixels Refresh rate – 60 to 120Hz Max Brightness – 1800 nits Peak Brightness – 2700 nits Cover Glass – Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| battery | Max Capacity - 5100mAh Qi charging compatible |
| Memory capacity | 8GB |
| Storage capacity | 128GB or 256GB |
| Processor | SoC - Tensor G4 Security Processor - Titan M2 |
| Rear camera | 48MP wide-angle camera 13MP ultra-wide camera |
| Front camera | 13 megapixels |
| Video recording | Rear camera 4K 30/60 FPS 1080p 30/60 FPS Front camera 4K 30FPS |
| USB | USB Type-C (USB 3.2) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano SIM and eSIM) |
| Wireless Communication | Wi-Fi 6E(2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz), 2x2 MIMO Bluetooth 5.3 NFC Google Cast Dual Band GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo) |
| Mobile communications | 5G＋Sub 6GHz27 Model GXQ96 GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz) UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/20/25/26/28/29/30/38/41/48/66/71 5G Sub-627: Bands n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/14/20/25/26/28/29/30/38/41/48/66/70/71/77/78 eSIM |
| OS | Android 15 |
| size | Height 154.7 mm x Width 73.3 mm x Depth 8.9 mm |
| weight | 6.6 oz (187.1 g) |
| Support Period | 7 years of OS and security updates |
The price of the Pixel 9a is $499 (approximately 74,400 yen) for the minimum configuration. However, the start date of reservations has not yet been decided. Regarding the reason for the delay in accepting reservations, which was expected to start in March 2025, Google told overseas media outlet The Verge that 'We are investigating a quality issue with a part that is affecting a small number of Pixel 9a units.' It is unclear what specific issues are being investigated.
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