AVAILABLE NOW: Get the Google Pixel 9a smartphone for $499 at the Google Store. It's been just over six months since Google launched the new Pixel 9 generation of Android smartphones. On February 25, Google announced the Pixel 9a . Now, the wait is finally over. You can snag one of the newest Pixel devices for yourself by way of the Google Store.

That’s according to Soniya Jobanputra, a product management director for the Pixel series. Google’s new blog post highlights some of the behind-the-scenes thinking on the Pixel 9A’s redesign, and there are some interesting tidbits in there about the new camera bar and iris color option,

With affordable phones like this, who needs flagships? The Pixel 9a is all the essentials (and AI) packed into a friendlier price point.