- According to two sources speak with Android CentralThe Google Pixel 5a may have been canceled.
- The alleged rationale for the cancellation is the ongoing global chip shortage.
- Without the Pixel 5a, the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a 5G would likely remain Google's budget models through 2021.
In the past few months, some rumors have surfaced about Google's next expected budget phone, the Pixel 5a. We even saw renders of the phone from reliable Leaker @onleaks (see above). A new report from Android Central suggests that the phone may not start.
According to the report, two sources were also confirmed AC that Google completely canceled the Pixel 5a. The reason for the alleged cancellation is the ongoing global chip shortage, which would make perfect sense. The shortage has already prevented Samsung from launching the next iteration of its Galaxy Note phones.
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Without the Pixel 5a, Google's 2020 "a" phones would likely stay in production through 2021. This would be a big change from what Google did with the Pixel 3a that it stopped with the introduction of the Pixel 4a.
We expected the Google Pixel 5a to land on Google I / O 2021 in May, which the company confirmed earlier this week. However, it appears that it may not be.
We reached out to Google for confirmation but haven't received a response yet. We'll update this article in case Google makes a statement.
