The rumored Pixel 6A could be weeks away from a reveal and launch as Google I/O 2022 approaches. If the phone becomes official, it …
The rumored Pixel 6A could be weeks away from a reveal and launch as Google I/O 2022 approaches. If the phone becomes official, it would follow up Google’s Pixel 6 with a cheaper phone that keeps some of the best parts of its higher-end sibling. Historically these cheaper “A” phones have maintained the Pixel phone’s best camera features, and the Pixel 6A could possibly keep the new Tensor chip that Google designed in-house. The existence of a 6A would come as no surprise, as Google has released a budget “A” version of each Pixel since the 2018 Pixel 3. At this point, we haven’t heard any official mention of the Pixel 6A from Google. But believe it or not, the company might have let the secret slip in a Google coloring book. The book’s index reportedly included a Pixel 6A in a list of products. In a new FCC filing, Google might also have listed early specs on Pixel 6A phones intended for different carriers. As we wait on an official announcement of the product, we’re keeping an eye on all the rumors and leaks surrounding the Pixel 6A. Here’s everything we’ve heard about Google’s next budget phone. The Pixel 6A is not yet official, but appears likely to include the best parts of the Pixel 6, such as the new Tensor chip, and bring them to a lower-priced, midrange phone. An FCC filing by Google, spotted by Droid Life, appears to reflect multiple models of a phone with at least one including compatibility with the faster but hard to find millimeter wave version of 5G. The various filings may pertain to different versions of the phone for carrier compatibility. This would line up with how last fall’s Pixel 6 release included a $599 model that did not include millimeter wave and a $700 Verizon model that did include it. Rumors are floating two likely time frames for the Pixel 6A’s release: May and August.
