It looks as though Google might be changing the launch cycle for these affordable devices
With the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro attracting plenty of plaudits, it seems likely that we will once again see a more affordable version of Google’s flagship phone arrive at some point – and it could be showing up earlier than normal. As per the usually reliable Max Jambor, the Google Pixel 6a is going to make its bow in May 2022. That’s around the time of the annual Google IO 2022 event, though Google hasn’t made this year’s show official yet. Only yesterday a separate source suggested that the long-awaited Google Pixel Watch would be getting unveiled on May 26, which makes us think that these two pieces of Google hardware could show up at the same time. To recap, the Pixel 5a (which only launched in the US and Japan) arrived in August 2021, the Pixel 4a 5G showed up in September 2020, and the Pixel 4a was announced in August 2020.
