The Pixel 9a is one of the best phones of the year — and certainly my pick for the best device under $500 you can grab today — but it’s also coming up on its first birthday in March. We’re finally getting our first look at what the Pixel 10a’s specs might look like, and it might be enough to make some shoppers jump for this year’s model instead.
Leaker Evan Blass shared a leaked image of Pixel 10a specs gathered from Verizon, seemingly in part because the device is now certified for its network. There are a handful of details here, but if not for the phone name spelled out in bold letters at the top of the page, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a specs sheet for the Pixel 9a.
According to this document, Google’s next A-series entry will sport a ~6.3-inch 1080p pOLED display. It’s got two camera sensors: a main 48MP f/1.7 lens paired with a 13MP ultra-wide f/2.2 lens at 120˚. Under the hood, you’ll find 128GB of storage paired with 8GB of RAM, and a 5,100mAh battery powering the whole experience. Outside of its 5G support and a generic product description, there’s not much else to go off of here — no word on which Tensor generation its using — but nevertheless, it paints a pretty clear picture of what to expect next year.
This leak, paired with some early renders shared back in October, points to a device that is practically unchanged from its predecessor. So far, the Pixel 10a appears to match the 9a spec-for-spec, and considering multiple leaks have suggested a recycling effort for Tensor G4 (rather than turning to the TSMC-made G5 chip found in the Pixel 10 series). While those renders do seem to show slimmer bezels around the chassis, it’s difficult to determine whether or not that’s just a result of how CAD-based images are created.
We still don’t know exactly when the Pixel 10a might appear on store shelves, nor do we know what might differentiate it from the Pixel 9a — PixelSnap support, perhaps? — but either way, expect it to arrive sometime next spring.
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