Google Pixel 6a India launch likely on July 21 – Check expected price, specifications and more

Google Pixel 6a India launch: After confirming the launch of its latest Pixel 6a phone in India during Google I/O 2022 annual conference, tech giant Google is now likely to bring the Google Pixel 6a on July 21 (Thursday) in the country. The smartphone will be available in three phone colors: Chalk, Charcoal and Sage.

According to the company, Google Pixel 6a is packed with the same powerful brains, Google Tensor, and many of the must-have features as premium phones Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — at a lower price of $449 around (34,735.70). It is expected to come in similar price category in India. 

 Pixel 6a borrows many of the same design elements from Pixel 6 — including the iconic camera bar — along with a metal frame that is durable by design. You’ll also get the updated Material You design UX that lets you personalize the look and feel of your phone, making it truly yours,” Google said in a blog post.

The Google Pixel 6a comes with a 6.1-inch FullHD+ OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The display has a punch-hole in the centre, housing an 8-megapixel front camera. On the back, there is a combination of a 12.2-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera

Pixel 6a comes with the same highly accurate speech recognition as Pixel 6 Pro. That includes features like Recorder, Live Caption and Live Translate. You’ll get the full hardware and software experience you’d expect with Google Tensor without compromising on battery life.

Pixel 6a comes with an all-day battery that can last up to 72 hours when in the Extreme Battery Saver mode — a first for Pixel phones.1 With Google Tensor, Pixel 6a shares the same security architecture as Pixel 6 Pro, including our dedicated security chip Titan M2 that gives you the peace of mind that your sensitive data is safe.

With this common hardware platform across our latest phones, Pixel 6a will receive five years of security updates from when the device first becomes available on Google Store, just like Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Plus, Pixel 6a comes with Feature Drops so you get the latest and greatest features and updates. And as with other Pixel devices, Pixel 6a will be among the first Android devices to receive the upcoming Android 13 update.