With spring quickly approaching, it’s time to get our hands on the Pixel 8a. Google Pixel 8a was submitted to the FCC for approval before its expected launch. Before a wireless device such as a smartphone can be sold, it must receive approval from various regulators around the world, such as the United States FCC. If a company chooses to advertise a device before it receives FCC approval, as has been the case with Google and Apple products for years, a disclaimer must be included stating that the device cannot be sold until the FCC grants approval.
Google Pixel 8a is heading for FCC approval
To avoid such situations, many companies submit their products to the FCC and other regulatory agencies before they hit the market. In some cases, this can offer useful clues about what Google and other companies might do in the near future. On Monday, four new Google device models with model numbers G8HHN, GKV4X, G6GPR and G576D were submitted to the FCC for approval. In the accompanying documentation, each device is listed as a phone and they are all described as variants of each other. This is a fairly routine process, as Google will develop slightly modified phone models, such as a model with and without 5G mmWave connectivity, for various countries and carriers.
Considering how close we are to the usual mid-year arrival window for Google’s affordable phones, this is believed to be a sign that the Pixel 8a is nearing launch.