Google has finally launched the much-awaited smartphone in India the Pixel 8a. This smartphone is powered by Google Tensor G3 chip and features a Titan M2 security chip. It also comes with impressive AI features that we saw in the leaked marketing material. This smartphone was expected to make its debut at Google’s annual developer conference which is just a few days away. Now that the smartphone has been launched early, let’s get to know about this handset in detail.
Price and availability
The Google Pixel 8a smartphone has been launched in four color options: Aloe, Bay, Obsidian, and Porcelain. The device 8GB+128GB variant is priced at Rs 52,999 while the 8GB+256GB variant is priced at Rs 59,999. It is available for pre-order on Flipkart and the sale will begin at 6:30 AM on May 14. As part of the booking offer, buyers pre-booking the Pixel 8a can get the Google Pixel Buds A series TWS worth Rs 10,000 for just Rs 999. Remember this offer is only valid up to the pre-booking period. You can also get up to Rs 4,000 instant discount on SBI Bank Credit Card, an additional exchange value of up to Rs 9,000 on the old phone. The EMI option is also available on it starting from Rs 3,333 per month.
Specifications of Pixel 8a smartphone
The Google Pixel 8a smartphone features a 6.1-inch wide Actua display with an OLED panel and 120Hz refresh rate, 1080 x 2400p resolution, and 2,000 nits of peak brightness. The display stays protected by the Corning Gorilla 3 cover glass. It is powered by a Google Tensor G3 processor paired with 8 GB LPDDR5x RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. It runs Android 14 and is promised to receive seven years of OS, security, and feature drop updates. In the camera department, the smartphone gets a 64 MP Quad PD wide camera with a 13MP ultrawide camera on the rear and a 13MP selfie camera.
You get to see camera features like Magic Editor, Best Take, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Panorama, Super Res Zoom, Astrophotography, and more. Rear camera gives you the freedom to record up to 4K videos at 30fps and 60fps. It is backed by a 4,492mAh battery that can work for up to 72 hours with extreme battery saver mode. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, Bluetooth v5.3, Bluetooth Diversity, NFC, Google Cast, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC. The smartphone comes with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 cover glass on the rear and it has fingerprint-resistant coating. It comes in IP67 rated body thus making it water and dust resistant.
