Google briefly delays Pixel 9A release to investigate ‘component quality issue’
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Summary
Google hasn’t yet started taking pre-orders for the Pixel 9A, even though the phone was announced on March 2023, with a release date of April.
This is allegedly because a small number of test devices showed a unspecified issue, so Google delayed the release to conduct last minute quality tests.
Speculation in comments on tech articles is that the issue relates to the battery, which poses a potential similarity with the Pixel 4A situation, in which that phone’s battery had to be updated to address overheating concerns.
Whatever the issue, the Verge views it as a positive that Google is taking care to address the issue, even though it will mean a delay for consumers.