Pixel 8a dummy unit smiles for the camera showing off subtle changes

The mid-range Pixel 8a isn’t expected to be revealed until next year. Most likely, Google will showcase the phone at its upcoming Google I/O developer conference in May 2024. We’ve shown you renders of the Pixel 8a that look similar to the Pixel 8 with slightly thicker bezels. Recently, photos of a Pixel 8a a dummy unit has surfaced; these are made of metal and don’t work, but they have the same specs as the real ones Pixel 8a.

These dummy units are often used by case manufacturers based on rumors so they can get a head start on producing the accessory. If the dummy aluminum unit pictured in the images accompanying this article is based on rumors, it might not give us an accurate representation of the device. That said, the dummy unit had more rounded edges than the dummy unit. Pixel 7a which appears in the renderings of the next mid-ranger.

The image of the model was published on social networks by XLeaks7 (via TechRadar). The dummy unit features larger bezels, dual cameras on the back, and a punch-hole camera centered on the front. Rumors suggest that the device sports a 6.1-inch display, the same as the Pixel 7a. However, the dimensions of 153.44 mm x 72.74 mm x 8.94 mm of the Pixel 8a A dummy unit shows that the new model could be a bit longer than its predecessor, perhaps hinting that Google’s mid-range Pixel will have a slightly larger screen than last year. This could also just explain the larger frames.

Google must give the Pixel 8a glasses larger than Pixel 8 because there must be some differences between the two phones. With that in mind, we’re expecting the same Tensor G3 SoC found in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro to power the Pixel 8a. However, in August, a Geekbench test seemed to indicate that an underclocked version of the chipset was running the Pixel 8a.

Google has never used an underclocked application processor (AP) for its mid-range Pixel A-series before, but perhaps this year it will have to widen the gap between Pixel 8a And Pixel 8. Arm’s Mali-G715 GPU will be under the hood and the Pixel 8a is also expected to feature 8GB of RAM and come with Android 14 out of the box.