Google had accustomed us to presenting the new Pixels at the beginning of autumn: this is something that happened with the announcement of the Pixel 6, Pixel 7 and Pixel 8, which were announced during the month of October of the corresponding year. This year we saw a different strategy, as the company chose to bring forward the Pixel 9 announcement to August.
The Pixel family is updated a few months after the presentation of the main models with a new economical version bearing the name “a” which usually arrives during the month of May and allows us to enjoy the Pixel experience at a more affordable price. Everything seems to indicate that this generation There will also be changes with the arrival date of the Pixel 9a
Google advances the launch schedule of its devices
According to an exclusive published by Android Headlines, the Mountain View company plans to open the Pixel 9a reservation period at mid-March 2025. The cheap Pixel will be shipped to buyers and available in stores before the end of the same month, two months earlier than usual.
The change in strategy would not be something specificbut we would be faced with something permanent. Considering this, the Pixel 10a would be officially announced in March 2026. The advancement of Google’s launch schedule does not seem to be limited to hardware, as it would also affect the company’s s oftware.
The first leaks in this regard took place only a few days ago, when Android Authority announced that it had found signs indicating the arrival of Android 16 several months in advance. Concretely, everything seems to indicate that the next generation of Google’s operating system could be ready at the end of the second quarter of 2025, a quarter earlier than expected.
Although there are still several months before the company officially presents the new Pixel 9a, just a few days ago the first renders of the device arrived from OnLeaks, one of the most common leakers of the sector. As we could see in the images published by Android Headlines, the Pixel 9a will follow the design line of the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL.
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