The Google Pixel 9 was released last August, starting at $799 for the model with 128GB of storage, and rising to $899 for double that. In the intervening months, prices have dropped, and you can now get one for as low as $599 if you shop around.

Renders of the upcoming Google Pixel 9a smartphone have been leaked ahead of its launch which is expected to be take place later this month. Tipster @evleaks has shared images on X of the upcoming phone which appear to be a part of the marketing images for the phone.

With Google rumored to be shipping a new phone soon, a Google Pixel 9a vs. Pixel 8a comparison can give you sense of what's coming and how it differs from last year's model.

A lthough it was easy to forget in a year filled with so many Pixels, I quite liked Google's Pixel 8a. The company's current — for now, at least — mid-ranger improved immensel