Google’s Pixel 8a is coming soon, perhaps launching in May at the annual I/O developer conference. We’ve already seen it in CAD-based renders, and recently heard a disturbing rumor about it being more expensive than the Pixel 7a.
Ever since then we’ve been wondering what upgrades it might bring to make the price hike palatable, and today a new leak brings the answer. The Pixel 8a will have a 120 Hz refresh rate, for the first time for an a-series Pixel, and it will be powered by the Tensor G3 chipset just like the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
The Pixel 8a’s screen will have 1,400 nits of peak HDR brightness, and the new mid-ranger’s design overall matches that of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, as you’d expect given its name. The 8a will have DisplayPort output support, and the exact same cameras as the 7a.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the Pixel 8a is its expanded availability. The Pixel 7a is only available in 21 countries, and the 8a will launch in those, as well as these new ones: Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
