A bit of a surprise, Google decided to go ahead and launch its new one Pixel 8a Android smartphone A week before the 2024 Google I/O developer conference on May 14. It’s the latest “a” version of the Pixel series that’s meant to be cheaper than the standard Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.

As previously revealed via a leak to its product page, the Pixel 8a has a 6.1-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 and a refresh rate of 120 hours. The display is covered with Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. Inside is Google’s in-house Tensor G3 chipset along with 8GB of LPDDR5x RAM.

The phone has a 64MP primary rear camera along with a 13MP ultra-wide camera and a 13MP front camera. It includes Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless hardware. The 4492 mAh battery should last 24 hours in normal use, or up to 72 hours with the battery saver feature. It also supports wireless charging. It also has an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance

The phone ships with Android 14 out of the box, and Google says the Pixel 8a will get seven years of OS updates, security and feature downloads. Google is hyping the phone’s many software features, including photo functions like Magic Eraser, Best Take and Night Sight, and support for Circle to Search as well.

The Pixel 8a comes in a 128GB storage version for $499 unlocked. This version comes in four colors (Alu, Gulf, Obsidian and Porcelain). There’s also a $599 model with 256GB of storage but only available in Obsidian.

You can pre-order the Pixel 8a on Amazon right now. Currently, the retailer is offering shoppers A $100 Amazon gift card with the smartphone no extra charges. This special offer ends May 19th.

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