{"id":290858,"date":"2026-02-19T01:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/290858\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:50:10","slug":"googles-pixel-10a-arrives-on-march-5-for-499-with-specs-and-design-of-yesteryear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/290858\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 for $499 with specs and design of yesteryear"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of year\u2014a new budget Pixel phone is about to hit virtual shelves. The Pixel 10a will be available on March 5, and pre-orders go live today. The 9a will still be on sale for a while, but the 10a will be headlining Google\u2019s store. However, you might not notice unless you keep up with the Pixel numbering scheme. This year\u2019s A-series Pixel is virtually identical to last year\u2019s, both inside and out.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Pixel 9a<\/a> was a notable departure from the older design language, but Google made few changes for 2026. We liked that the Pixel 9a emphasized battery capacity and moved to a flat camera bump, and this time, it\u2019s really flat. Google says the camera now sits totally flush with the back panel. This is probably the only change you\u2019ll be able to identify visually.<\/p>\n

Specs at a glance: Google Pixel 9a vs. Pixel 10a<\/p>\n

Phone
\nPixel 9a
\nPixel 10a<\/p>\n

SoC
\nGoogle Tensor G4
\nGoogle Tensor G4<\/p>\n

Memory
\n8GB
\n8GB<\/p>\n

Storage
\n128GB, 256GB
\n128GB, 256GB<\/p>\n

Display
\n1080\u00d72424 6.3\u2033 pOLED, 60\u2013120 Hz, Gorilla Glass 3, 2700 nits (peak)
\n1080\u00d72424 6.3\u2033 pOLED, 60\u2013120 Hz, Gorilla Glass 7i, 3000 nits (peak)<\/p>\n

Cameras
\n48 MP primary, f\/1.7, OIS; 13 MP ultrawide, f\/2.2; 13 MP selfie, f\/2.2
\n48 MP primary, f\/1.7, OIS; 13 MP ultrawide, f\/2.2; 13 MP selfie, f\/2.2<\/p>\n

Software
\nAndroid 15 (at launch), 7 years of OS updates
\nAndroid 16, 7 years of OS updates<\/p>\n

Battery
\n5,100 mAh, 23 W wired charging, 7.5 W wireless charging
\n5,100 mAh, 30 W wired charging, 10 W wireless charging<\/p>\n

Connectivity
\nWi-Fi 6e, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, sub-6 GHz 5G, USB-C 3.2
\nWi-Fi 6e, NFC, Bluetooth 6.0, sub-6 GHz 5G, USB-C 3.2<\/p>\n

Measurements
\n154.7\u00d773.3\u00d78.9 mm; 185 g
\n153.9\u00d773\u00d79 mm; 183 g<\/p>\n

Google also says the new Pixel will have a slightly upgraded screen. The resolution, size, and refresh rate are unchanged, but peak brightness has been bumped from 2,700 nits to 3,000 nits (the same as the base model Pixel 10). Plus, the cover glass has finally moved beyond Gorilla Glass 3 to Gorilla Glass 7i, which supposedly has improved scratch and drop protection.<\/p>\n

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Google notes that more of the phone is constructed from recycled material, 100 percent for the aluminum frame and 81 percent for the plastic back. There\u2019s also recycled gold, tungsten, cobalt, and copper inside, amounting to about 36 percent of the phone\u2019s weight. The phone also continues to have a physical SIM slot, which was removed from the Pixel 10 series<\/a> last year. The device\u2019s USB-C 3.2 port can also charge slightly faster than the 9a (30 W versus 23 W), and wireless charging has gone from 7.5 W to 10 W. There are no Qi2 magnets inside, though.<\/p>\n

Internally, the Pixel 10a is even more like its predecessor. Unlike past A-series phones, this one doesn\u2019t have the latest Tensor chip\u2014it\u2019s sticking with the same Tensor G4 from the 9a. That\u2019s a bummer, as the G5 was a bigger leap than most of Google\u2019s chip upgrades. The company says it stuck with the G4 to \u201cbalance affordability and performance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s that time of year\u2014a new budget Pixel phone is about to hit virtual shelves. The Pixel 10a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-290858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}