The Pixel 9a launches on April 10 in the US<p>Google's Pixel 9a, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-google-pixel-9a-might-be-the-new-midrange-smartphone-king-140021156.html">a candidate[/url] to be the "midrange smartphone king," was <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/google-unveils-the-new-pixel-9a-for-499-140028552.html">announced last week[/url] but delayed at the last second due to a component problem. Today, we finally know when the handset will arrive: April 10 in North America.</p>
<p>In an update to a <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/332229361/introducing-the-pixel-9a">Pixel 9a support page[/url] (via <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://9to5google.com/2025/03/28/pixel-9a-launch-date/">
9to5Google[/url]) on Friday, Google wrote that the phone will arrive on April 10 in the US, Canada and the UK. On April 14, it will land in a long list of European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Finland. Meanwhile, Australia, India, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia have to wait until April 16.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><figure><img src="
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https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2025-03/1846b8f0-0bf0-11f0-b61e-408e3a44e571" style="height:576px;width:960px;" alt="A row of four Pixel 9a phones on a table." data-uuid="d7fec5d3-42e8-3a82-acbc-33e06d0ce8f4"><figcaption></figcaption><div class="photo-credit">Sam Rutherford for Engadget</div></figure>
<p>Pre-announcement <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.androidheadlines.com/exclusive-google-pixel-9a-release-date">reports[/url] suggested the phone would arrive on March 26, but Google <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://9to5google.com/2025/03/19/google-pixel-9a-delay-quality-issue/">said[/url] on the day of its unveiling that it was delayed into April. An unverified <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:7;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://x.com/techauntyji/status/1904125749214461981">leak[/url] hinted that the pushback was related to camera-related heating problems, but Google only said it was to address a "component quality issue that’s affecting a small number of Pixel 9a devices." Regardless of the specifics, at least the problem ultimately only amounted to a short delay.</p>
<p>The Pixel 9a has dual cameras, a Tensor G4 chip and AI tools like Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Best Take and Photo Unblur. (However, an
Ars Technica report <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:8;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/meager-8gb-of-ram-forces-pixel-9a-to-run-extra-extra-small-gemini-ai/">suggests[/url] it runs an "extra extra small" version of Gemini.) In his hands-on, Engadget's Sam Rutherford found the midrange phone to offer <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-google-pixel-9a-might-be-the-new-midrange-smartphone-king-140021156.html">compelling features and performance[/url] relative to its $499 and up pricing. The phone isn't yet available for pre-order.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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The Pixel 9a launches on April 10 in the US
