Google's $499 Pixel 9A Gets an April 10 Release Date

Google's Pixel 9A will start arriving in stores on April 10, with an initial release in the US and the UK. Google confirmed the release date for the $499 phone on its Pixel 9A support page Friday. Additional European territories will get the phone on April 14, followed by a launch in Australia on April 16. The Pixel 9A was first revealed last week, but at the time its release period was labeled simply as early April. Following the pattern of the prior Pixel 7A and Pixel 8A, the Pixel 9A includes the Tensor G4 processor and many of the same software features available on the $799 Pixel 9. The 9A does depart from its pricier siblings with its design, which lacks the wide camera bar seen on other Pixel phones -- the back of the phone is completely flat. It also includes a bigger 5,100-mAh battery than what's included in the more expensive Pixel 9 phones. We're looking forward to testing the Pixel 9A to see just how close this year's more affordable Pixel stacks up. Still, historically t ... Read full article.