Enlarge / OnLeaks’ render of the Pixel 6a. Here you can see the flat screen and the low-profile camera bump. (credit: OnLeaks x 91Mobiles)
As pointed out by Droid-Life , Google’s next midrange phone, the particular Pixel 6a, has popped up at the FCC.
What’s most surprising about the listing is the timing. The Pixel 6a’s April FCC arrival is the earliest we’ve seen for the A series in a long time. The Pixel 5a was listed in the FCC in July 2021 and launched the month later in August, while the Pixel 4a hit the FCC in June 2020 and was also released in August. The first Pixel A phone, the -pixel 3a, had a February FCC list and launched at Google I/O in May. This year, Google’s (virtual) I/O event is May 11, 2022, so that day will be currently the odds-on favorite release date for the phone.
There are four different models at the FCC, with only one unit having mmWave functionality. mmWave adds $50-$100 to the price of a phone and has almost no real-world use case because carriers haven’t rolled out mmWave to many places. Given typically the immense cost of mmWave, we’d rather save the money.
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