We told you several previews about Google’s Pixel 6a just yesterday but we already have to go back to the subject because several new rumors have emerged – basically the complete technical data sheet of what will be the next Mountain View midrange, and the first with a proprietary SoC.
Tensor, the same as seen in the flagships announced last fall. The new information comes from the insider known on Twitter as Shadow_Leak, perhaps not as famous and prolific as the various Ice_Universe or Evleaks but with certain reliability, especially regarding the Microsoft world. We list the details below:
- Display of 6.2 “OLED (The source had indicated a 120 Hz refresh, but said she was mistaken), flat edges
- Google Tensor GS101 SoC, exactly the same as the other two Pixel 6 and 6 Pro
- 8 or 6 GB of RAM
- 128GB of internal storage
- Cameras:
- 12.2MP main rear (Sony IMX363 sensor)
- rear secondary 12MP ultra-wide angle (Sony IMX386 sensor)
- 8 MP front (Sony IMX355 sensor)
- Battery from 4,800 mAh, support the rapid charging at 30 W
- Thickness 8.7 mm
- Android 12 operating system
The last point on the list may seem like an unnecessary clarification, but it is right to contextualize it from an Android 12L perspective: that yes, it will be aimed mainly at folding tablets and smartphones, but it will also arrive on traditional smartphones. Android 12L should be released towards the end of March/beginning of April, while just yesterday we reported that the Pixel 6a event will probably be at the end of May.
It is strange to think that a Google smartphone is presented without the latest version of the system which has been on the market for 2 months already. Of course, nothing is certain: maybe the source was simply wrong, or it was simply a little more generic (technically Android 12L is always Android 12).