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10-05-2024, 02:17 PM
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Earlier in August, some real-world images showed a purported Pixel 9a (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-sketchy-leak-3475111/) with a new camera housing. At the time, we were skeptical of those images because, even though the flat sides looked very similar to the new Pixel 9 series design language, the rear camera was such a departure that it just didn’t look all that plausible.
Well, lo and behold, renowned leaker OnLeaks has released some renders that confirm this unexpected new Pixel 9a design (https://www.androidauthority.com/new-pixel-9a-renders-3486182/). In them, you see a Pixel 9a (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-3479179/) that looks, to me, like a cheap iPhone knock-off. I’m sorry, but the flat edges and symmetrical bezels, as modern as they may seem, don’t deter away from the one feature that makes Pixels Pixels — the iconic camera bar. Without it, this new A series Pixel can (and will) easily and inevitably get lost in a sea of budget Android phones (https://www.androidauthority.com/cheap-android-phones-269520/). Google would be killing its most iconic Pixel design trait and in favor of what, exactly?
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9a-ruins-google-iconic-design-3486965/)
Earlier in August, some real-world images showed a purported Pixel 9a (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-sketchy-leak-3475111/) with a new camera housing. At the time, we were skeptical of those images because, even though the flat sides looked very similar to the new Pixel 9 series design language, the rear camera was such a departure that it just didn’t look all that plausible.
Well, lo and behold, renowned leaker OnLeaks has released some renders that confirm this unexpected new Pixel 9a design (https://www.androidauthority.com/new-pixel-9a-renders-3486182/). In them, you see a Pixel 9a (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-3479179/) that looks, to me, like a cheap iPhone knock-off. I’m sorry, but the flat edges and symmetrical bezels, as modern as they may seem, don’t deter away from the one feature that makes Pixels Pixels — the iconic camera bar. Without it, this new A series Pixel can (and will) easily and inevitably get lost in a sea of budget Android phones (https://www.androidauthority.com/cheap-android-phones-269520/). Google would be killing its most iconic Pixel design trait and in favor of what, exactly?
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9a-ruins-google-iconic-design-3486965/)