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Max Freeman-Mills

Google's new phone makes one huge, unexpected change

Google Pixel 9a.

After a good few rumours and leaks in the past few weeks, Google has finally unveiled the Pixel 9a properly, showing off its latest mid-range Android phone and letting us know its specs. While its Tensor G4 chipset is a welcome upgrade and there are other nice tweaks, one big element will surely get the most attention this time around – a new design on its rear.

Where there's previously been an ever-shallower camera band across the back of Pixel phones, including the last-gen Pixel 8a (our pick for the best budget phone available, by the way), this time around it's very different. Google has slimmed things down even further, removing the band altogether.

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