Google delays Pixel 9a pre-orders due to ‘component quality issue’

Google just formally introduced the Pixel 9a, its latest attempt at offering a slightly more affordable point of entry into the world of Pixel phones. And despite being one notch down from flagship status, it still delivers a pretty darn attractive hardware package, including the largest battery in a Pixel phone yet. But news of the Pixel 9a’s debut hasn’t arrived without a little unexpected uncertainty, as Google has yet to share full details of its plans for both pre-orders and the start of actual retail availability.

With phones like last year’s Pixel 8a, Google opened pre-orders for the hardware immediately, and communicated a specific date for the phone’s release. With the Pixel 9a, however, all we have from Google so far is that sales will get started sometime in April, and while there will once again be a pre-order window, Google is waiting to announce exactly when that will begin.