Google had accustomed us to introducing new Pixels in early fall; This is something that happened with the announcement of Pixel 6, Pixel 7 and Pixel 8, which were announced in October of the respective year. This year we saw a different strategy as the company chose to delay the Pixel 9 announcement until August.

The Pixel family is updated with a new economical version with the surname “a”, which comes a few months after the presentation of the main models, usually in May, and allows us to experience the Pixel experience at a more affordable price. Everything seems to indicate that this generation There will also be changes in the arrival date of Pixel 9a– will be available for pre-order much sooner than we expected.

Google advances its device launch schedule

According to the exclusive news published by Android Headlines, Mountain View company plans to open the reservation period for Pixel 9a. mid-March 2025. The cheap Pixel will be shipped to buyers and available in stores before the end of the same month, two months earlier than the usual date.

The change in strategy will not be anything specificbut we would be faced with something permanent. Considering this, Pixel 10a is expected to be officially announced in March 2026. It seems that the progress in Google’s launch schedule will not be limited to hardware only, as it will also affect the company’s software.

The first leaks on this topic came just a few days ago, when Android Authority announced that they had found signs that Android 16 would arrive a few months earlier than planned. Specifically, everything seems to indicate that Google’s next-generation operating system could be ready by the end of the second quarter of 2025, a quarter of a year earlier than expected.

Although it has been a few months since the company officially introduced the new Pixel 9a, the first images of the device came from OnLeaks, one of the industry’s most common leak sources, just a few days ago. As we can see in the images published by Android Headlines, it will follow the design line of Pixel 9a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL.

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