Google launches redesigned Pixel

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New Google Pixel launched

Alphabet’s Google launched a redesigned version of its budget Pixel phone, upgrading the chip and battery life weeks after Apple’s lower-end iPhone 16e went on sale.

The new Pixel 9a, announced Wednesday, costs $499 (R9,038), in line with the price of last year’s Pixel 8a.
 
Any update on SA launch?
I wonder if the 9 Pro will be available
 
I’m not sure why Google don’t actually release these phones to people officially
 
Dolby said:
I’m not sure why Google don’t actually release these phones to people officially
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Huh..? They do release the phones to people officially, just not to SA and some other countries too, I am sure..
 
Priapus said:
They do.

You can buy one here in the UK from most cell phone places.
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I think this year (2025) is available in 32 countries.

The 1st year was something like 10 and then added 3 or 4 each year. Countries like Spain or Poland only got recently.

Its just been difficult for many countries to get them and I hear that UK is only a recent addition and still some things don’t work?
 
I think I got my numbers wrong - Pixel 4 (2020) was only 9?
 
Chipset is terrible anyway. For the price they charge I wouldn’t touch it.
 
Dolby said:
I think this year (2025) is available in 32 countries.

The 1st year was something like 10 and then added 3 or 4 each year. Countries like Spain or Poland only got recently.

Its just been difficult for many countries to get them and I hear that UK is only a recent addition and still some things don’t work?
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If you call 2016… “recent”.
 
Priapus said:
If you call 2016… “recent”.
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Yea - the thing is I don’t live there, so I could be wrong?

Everything else is wrong too? You disagree with limited distribution based on the amount of countries since launch?
 
Priapus said:
You could just you know… use google instead of making up stuff?
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Yea.

I guess you’re right.

I did think maybe the question mark gave it away though. Most people would get it.

But you’re an iPhone person, right? It does kinda explain it
 
Dolby said:
Yea.

I guess you’re right.

I did think maybe the question mark gave it away though. Most people would get it.

But you’re an iPhone person, right? It does kinda explain it
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And you’re a moron, so it does kinda explain it.
 
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