Certification documents have appeared online referencing the Google Pixel 9a and suggesting a sooner than expected launch.

Even the Pixel 9 has a smaller 4,700mAh battery. In fact, the only current-gen Pixel 9 phone with a similarly sized battery is the Pixel 9 Pro XL with a 5,060mAh battery.

Google’s next budget smartphone, the Pixel 9a, is tipped to launch in the first quarter of 2025. Now, the upcoming smartphone has appeared on the EMVCo certification website, revealing a few details about it.

In a recent leak, the Google Pixel 9a is confirmed to feature Android 15 out of the box. The phone is expected to be launched in March.

The rumors indicate that the Pixel 9a will arrive with a 48MP main camera. That would be an obvious "downgrade" from the 64MP wide-angle cameras found on both the Pixel 8a and Pixel 7a, but a potential resolution decrease could mean some image quality gains.

Google is preparing to release its next low-cost model, the Pixel 9a, in the upcoming months after revealing its premium Pixel 9 range in August of last year. However, the Pixel 9a will now arrive earlier than anticipated rather than according to the company's customary pace.

The Google Pixel 9A is getting a partial price hike according to a new leak from Android Headlines. The phone will start at $499 for 128GB of storage, the same price as last year’s Pixel 8A, though there’ll be a premium to pay for the 256GB version: that will apparently cost $599, an increase of $40 on the 8A equivalent.

The Google Pixel 9a is expected to launch in the last week of March and will be powered by the latest Google Tensor G4 chipset. Apart from this, the US pricing details of the phone have also been leaked online,

Since we've already revealed just about everything else about the Google Pixel 9a, it's time to talk about pre-orders and shipping. As we've noted in

Google’s much-anticipated Pixel 9a could arrive earlier than expected, with new leaks suggesting that pre-orders might begin on 19 March, followed by shipping from 26 March. According to a rumor from Android Headlines,

The 256GB Pixel 9a model could cost $600, a $40 increase from the previous model. Google's Pixel 9a is expected to launch in mid-March with a larger battery and display, and Google Tensor G4 chipset.