The Google Pixel 9a has been officially announced, and despite a rather short delay, the device is set to go on sale on April 10 for $499. And it’ll be available in two storage variants.
Similar to the Pixel 8a, Google will sell the Pixel 9a in two storage sizes 128GB and 256GB. The Google Pixel 9a 128GB will cost you $499, while the Google Pixel 9a 256GB will cost you $599. That is a $40 price increase for the higher storage tier this year. Previously, Google charged $60 per 128GB of storage. So the 256GB was $559. This changed with the Pixel 9 series last fall, where the upcharge moved to $100 more.
Google’s Pixel 9a is shaping up to be a pretty impressive “budget” entry
While it’s tough to call a $499 phone, a “budget phone”, that is what the Pixel 9a is. Especially when you compare it to other phones like the iPhone 16e, which has the same processor as its more expensive brothers but it’s priced at $599.
With the Google Pixel 9a, you’re getting a 6.3-inch 120Hz display – something that Apple won’t even put on its $799 iPhone 16. It also has the Tensor G4 processor but with the Pixel 8 processor. Which has us questioning the network performance and battery life here. It also comes with just 8GB of RAM. Which is not a lot of RAM for all of the AI features that Google wants to release over the next 7 years. Keep in mind, the Pixel 9a will also get 7 years of guaranteed updates, similar to the Pixel 8a.
Finally, Google is offering a slew of Pixel 9a colors. There are four colors available: Iris, Peony, Porcelain, and Obsidian. Peony is the same color that Google launched the Pixel 9 in, with the Obsidian and Porcelain colors having been around since the Pixel 6. The newer one here is Iris, which is a sort of light purple color.
