Googles next Android phone could land a lot sooner than wed expected

Date:
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:06:05 +0000

Description:
The Google Pixel 6a's retail box has seemingly leaked, showing the design and suggesting an imminent launch.

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The next phone were expecting from Google is the Pixel 6a , but while recent rumors suggested it had been delayed (possibly until July 28 ), theres now evidence that it could launch a whole lot sooner than that, as what appears
to be a retail box for the phone has leaked.

An image of the box was shared by Techxine a site with no real track record yet, so wed take this with a pinch of salt. Still, it looks convincing, matching the design of the Pixel 6 s box but with Pixel 6a written on it. Though as a result this would also be easy to Photoshop.

In any case, the box shows an image of the rear of the phone, which also
looks a lot like the Google Pixel 6, albeit seemingly in a slightly different color. The phone shown here is black, like the Stormy Black Pixel 6, except unlike that phone the strip above the camera doesnt appear to be a different shade. Its all just black. (Image credit: Techxine)

While on the one hand that means were probably not just looking at the Pixel 6, its also at odds with an earlier leak , which suggested the Google Pixel
6a would retain the two-tone stylings of that phone.

The design is otherwise as we expected from leaks and rumors though, looking basically identical to the Pixel 6, and packing a dual-lens rear camera though leaks suggest one of the lenses used might differ from Googles flagship, and we wouldnt be surprised if plastic is used on the back in place of glass. Analysis: a retail box suggests an imminent launch

While this leak doesnt include any release date information, the fact that were seeing a retail box at all suggests that the Google Pixel 6a could land very soon.

Current leaks suggest that it might be unveiled at Google IO on May 11, but that it might then not hit stores until late July , due to the ongoing
chipset shortage. But that timeline seems unlikely if retail boxes are
already in the wild.

If this box is genuine then, wed think the phone might actually go on sale shortly after an announcement in May though perhaps initially only in
certain regions.

Of course, given the source, the ease with which this could have been Photoshopped, and the questionable color scheme, this retail box may well be fake anyway. Want to keep in touch? Sign up for TechRadar's daily newsletter

Via Phandroid



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