Google Pixel 7a: Price, specs and cheapest plans

In Australia, pricing for the new Google Pixel 7a starts at $749. At launch, the device will be available through JB Hi-Fi, Optus, Officeworks & Harvey Norman.

It'll also be available on a plan through Optus and Telstra.

For comparison, here's what the Australian launch pricing of each previous A-series Pixel phone looked like:

• Google Pixel 3a - $649
• Google Pixel 4a -$599
• Google Pixel 6a - $749
• Google Pixel 7a - $749

This year, the Google Pixel 7a will come in around $200 less than the Pixel 7, which still costs $999 in Australia.

Google doesn't usually treat the A-series as an opportunity to experiment with new tech, and that isn’t changing this time around.

The Pixel 6a had a lot in common with the Pixel 6 and the same looks to be true of the Pixel 7a and Pixel 7. In comparison to Google’s last flagship, softly squared-off edges and a more compact size promise to make the Pixel 7a much more pocket-friendly than most modern flagship smartphones.

The OLED screen here is the same style and size as the one found on last year’s A-series device at 6.1 inches, featuring a familiar display cutout containing the selfie camera. Meanwhile, the rear-facing half of the leaked Pixel 7a sports a similar bar-shaped camera bump to the one found on its 2022 counterpart plus a few of the design tweaks introduced in the last year's Google Pixel 7.

Compared to its predecessor, the display on the Pixel 7a is both brighter and clocked at a faster 90Hz refresh rate. That second spec is a first for the A-series that puts it on par with the screen on Google’s past flagships.

The Google Pixel 7a is also the first affordable Pixel phone to feature wireless charging. That’s far from the only premium feature here, with the usual Face Unlock and in-display fingerprint sensor in the mix alongside an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.

When it comes to tech specs, a lot of what's here represents a clear improvement on last year's Google Pixel 6a. The new budget-friendly Pixel handset touts the same Tensor G2 processor seen in last year’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Like last year’s A-series Pixel phone, that inclusion means you’re getting a flagship-worthy processor at a much more affordable price point.

Beyond that, you’re looking at 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage and a battery that's roughly the same size as the one in its predecessor. Those numbers aren’t exactly earth-shattering, but they are fairly competitive for a mid-ranger like this one.

The Pixel 6a broke the pattern established by its predecessors opting for a more low-key camera setup rather than one that matched that of its flagship counterpart. Fortunately, the Pixel 7a is set to reverse this trend.

While it doesn’t come kitted out with a triple-lens camera on par with last year's Pixel 7 Pro, Google is trading up from 12MP on the main lens to a 64MP sensor. The wide-angle lens that complements the primary one is also getting bumped up from 12MP to 13MP.

While megapixels don't tell the whole story, that upgrade will put the new A-series device squarely between the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro when it comes to its camera capabilities.