Google Pixel 7a leak suggests good news for budget phone’s on-sale date
But there’s no sign of the Pixel Fold
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TheGoogle Pixel 7amight be just weeks away from launch, with a new leak suggesting not only that it’s due to land atGoogle IO 2023but also that it will be available to buy soon after.
According toSnoopyTechon Twitter (viaPhone Arena), the Pixel 7a will be unveiled at IO, which kicks off on May 10 - which is hardly a surprise. However, they go on to say that it will apparently arrive in retail stores within the next 14 days - which would mean it was in stores more than a week before it’s officially announced.
Of course, you won’t be able to buy theGooglePixel 7a until after it’s announced, but having stock in stores ahead of May 10 might mean the phone will go on sale shortly after the big reveal, rather than there being a long pre-order period.
Pixel 7a is set to arrive at retail-stores within the next 14 days, so ready to launch @Google #IO2023. No new signs of the Pixel Fold (yet?). And no, there is no “Jade” colour of the Pixel 7a, different to recent reports.April 16, 2023
Also in Pixel 7a news, the same source claims that this phone won’t come in a jade green shade, despite some previous reports saying there would be such a color. There may, however, be a green case, which might have caused the confusion.
That leaves white, dark grey, and blue as the remaining rumored colors for the Google Pixel 7a.
No new signs of the Google Pixel Fold
We were hoping theGoogle Pixel Foldmight also arrive at Google IO 2023, but according to SnoopyTech there are “no new signs” of it, which suggests we might be waiting a bit longer for that long-awaited device.
Of course, a lack of new information doesn’t necessarily mean the Pixel Fold won’t arrive soon. Previous leaks had suggested it would land eitherin MayorJune, so it’s possible it will be announced at Google IO but won’t go on sale until a while after.
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The other obvious release window for the new foldable would be alongside theGoogle Pixel 8, likely in October. So while we’re still hopeful for a launch at Google IO, we might instead be waiting around six months for Google’s first foldable phone.
We’ll hopefully find out one way or the other at IO 2023 next month. We’ll be there ourselves, and will bring you all of the big news as it happens. Bookmark ourGoogle IO 2023hub for all the latest rumors ahead of the show.
James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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