According to a new leak regarding the Google Pixel 9a release date, the Google Pixel 9a release date is fast approaching

Android Headlines claims that pre-orders for the Pixel 9a will begin in mid-March of next year, with general availability by the end of that month

Coincidentally, this is consistent with what we have seen with the Pixel 9 series: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold all launched in August, not October as the previous generation

AH claims that it will be the new standard for Pixel a-series phones to be announced in March, rather than the traditional pattern of being announced in May at Google I/O This certainly explains why we are already getting major leaks of this phone before it is released in 2024 It can be explained This could be combined with another rumor that Android 16, the 2025 version of Google's operating system, will be announced equally early

And this would not be a single year in which Google breaks its habit, either: the Pixel 10 series in August 2025, or the Pixel 10a in March 2026

Perhaps Google's new timing is intended to bring products to market earlier than its rivals' smartphone launches, or perhaps hardware and software development is accelerating faster than expected Either way, this is a big change and could have a major impact on what are the best phones, the best Android phones, and the best budget phones in what is usually a quiet time of the smartphone year

The Google Pixel 9a will not only arrive early next year, it will also bring some noticeable changes It will have a much smaller camera bump, a Tensor G4 chipset (but an older modem), and four additional color options