The Google Pixel 9a was seen for the first time in high-resolution rendered images in Septemberbut in addition to the screen diagonal of around 6.1 inches, the slightly larger case, available in four colors, was highlighted in four colors and the Google Tensor G4 (which is already known to Pixel 9), almost no details about the Pixel 9a’s specifications have been disclosed so far. This is hardly surprising, as the launch is not expected until spring 2025.
Android Headlines has just obtained information from its sources on the characteristics of the Google Pixel 9a camera. According to this information, Google will replace the main 64 MP camera with a new 48 MP camera, which will use the same sensor as the main camera of the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. This would not only reduce the resolution, but the sensor would also be much smaller, because while the Pixel 8a still had a 1/1.73-inch sensor, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold uses a 1/2-inch sensor. inch, so the difference from the regular Pixel 9’s 1/1.31-inch sensor is literally huge.
This change could explain how Google managed to fit the camera almost flat into the body of the slim 8.5-millimeter mid-range smartphone. The 13 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera is said to be unchanged from the Pixel 8a, as is the 13 MP f/2.2 selfie camera. If this information turns out to be accurate, the Pixel 9a’s extra cost over the regular Pixel 9 should be worth it for camera enthusiasts on several counts, as the Pixel 9 not only has a main camera with a sensor much larger, but also a 48 MP f/1.7 ultra-wide-angle camera and an improved 10.5 MP front camera.
