The Google Pixel 8a leaks twice, hinting at its design, and four color options

That green looks… interesting

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Nothing is official yet, but if we had to make an educated guess, we’d say theGoogle Pixel 8ais going to be unveiled on the first day ofGoogle I/O 2024, which is May 14. Now two new leaks have given us more of an idea about what to expect from the handset.

To begin with we’ve got leaked renders of the Pixel 8a courtesy ofAndroid Headlines. There are four colors on show here, apparently called Mint, Porcelain, Obsidian, and Bay (or light green, pale gray, dark gray, and light blue, as they’re otherwise known).

These colors are similar to the ones we saw for theGoogle Pixel 7a, though Mint appears to have replaced Coral (orange). Mint is an option on thePixel 8and thePixel 8 Pro, though here it looks a lot more garish – which might just be due to the way the image is edited.

As Android Headlines points out, we also got a paler Mint color with theGoogle Pixel 6ain 2022, so this wouldn’t be a first for the mid-range series. We noticed that the Pixel 6a wasrecently removedfrom sale on theGoogleStore, leaving space for the Pixel 8a.

A design for life

The renders we can see here back up previous leaks: the design is similar to the Pixel 8 and indeed the Pixel 7a. It’s possible that the corners are going to beslightly more curved, but there’s not a lot in it, and this is a phone that still looks very much like a Pixel.

Google may havealready revealedthe Pixel 8a design in an advert for Google Fi Wireless, and the picture in that ad does match the renders from Android Headlines. The colors seem plausible too – provided that green gets toned down a bit.

Elsewhere in Pixel 8a leak news, serial tipsterEvan Blasshas spotted some Pixel 8a tutorials have gone live on the website of a US carrier – not ideal from Google’s perspective. How long they remain up remains to be seen.

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Another potential upgrade we’ve heard about is a bumpto a 120Hz screen, though the Tensor G3 chipmay be underclockedto keep the phone below the Pixel 8 in terms of performance. In around a month’s time, all should be revealed.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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