Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price

The Pixel 7a, in real life, from Zing News. [credit: Zing News ]

The Pixel 7a is shaping up to be a monster of a mid-ranger. The phone promises to improve on the Pixel 6a by tackling the phone’s biggest weaknesses: upgrading the display and camera and adding wireless charging. On paper, the unreleased phone looks so good it will make upgrading to the bigger Pixel 7 and 7 Pro a tough sell. Surely then, Google can justify raising the price a tiny bit?

9to5Google’s Max Weinbach says he has a price for the Pixel 7a nailed down, and it’s $499. That’s a $50 increase over the $449 Pixel 6a but justifiable given all the upgrades. The report also says Google will continue selling the Pixel 6a “at a decreased price,” which would make a great phone an even better deal.

We called the Pixel 7a “mid-range,” but that’s probably not what this phone is anymore. It has the same flagship-class SoC as the Pixel 7, the Google Tensor G2. A big upgrade this year is a 90 Hz display, which brings the 7a in line with the Pixel 7. The 7a is also upgrading to the same camera loadout as the Pixel 7: a 64 MP main sensor and a 13 MP wide-angle. The phone is also getting 5 W wireless charging.