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Google Pixel 8a leaks absurdly early with rounded design [Gallery]

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The Google Pixel 8a has unexpectedly leaked, revealing a rounded design and slick blue color, but the Pixel 8 isn't even out yet.

Google Pixel @lemdro.id Google Pixel 8a leaks absurdly early with rounded design [Gallery]

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- Yeah it looks like those cheap iPhones Apple released a few years back. The Xr?
  
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  The 5C?
  
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- They're rounding it in the wrong plane. They should make it thicker, with a rounded back that flattens enough to sit without rocking. The Palm Pre, and the Nexus S and original Moto X were spiritual successors in my mind, was designed after how a river stone is pleasant in your hand.
  
  Obviously the phone would have to be smaller, for that to work. But it would also allow a larger battery and flush camera.
  
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  The OG Moto X was probably the best feeling phone to hold.
  
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- There hasn't been any real form factor innovation in a very long time so cycling through the same styles is what we are left with.
  
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Google Pixel 8a leaks ~~absurdly~~ early with absurdly rounded design

This thing looks awful if real.

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It seems they are cutting corners, literally.

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That's real ugly.

I do wish they'd stuck with the Panda look from the Pixel 2 for a while longer. It was much better looking than the visor.

But as far as "Google" phones go, the Nexus 6P was the best hardware they've had and they've not come close since.

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- I loved my Nexus 6P. That was a fantastic phone.
  
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- The panda look was not unique. I really enjoy the new look. I can tell when someone is using a pixel because the cameras stand out.
  
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The rounded corners make it so ugly

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- Yea it’s a little too rounded.
  
  Don’t get me wrong, soft edges are nice, but the radius needs to be brought in a bit tighter.
  
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  They tried to go for the iPhone approach but it just does not sit right with the camera bar. I love the way the current Pixel phones look because they have a very defined design with the squary shape and the camera bar.
  
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I'm positive this is AI generated. I can't believe 9 to 5 Google fell for this.

The 'bump' has a shadow in the two straight-on photos, but the side view shows no height.

The hands holding the phone give it away, too. The fingertips look softened from a filter and don't have any sign of fingerprint ridges while the palm is much more detailed.

They also look too sharp in contrast to the background.

EDIT: The more I look the more I'm convinced. The side photo and the angled photo are completely different in size relative to the hand. The thickness of the palm is much too large, as well.

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- Damn. Didn't notice this, but that thumb looks inverted.
  
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I just want a phone with decent specs that lies flat on a flat surface. Why is that so hard???

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- You'd take a hit to camera quality. Get a phone case you wouldn't have to worry.
  
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  I'd honestly prefer they just make the battery thicker to match the camera depth. Solve two problems at once.
  
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  I don't care. And a phone shouldn't need an accessory to be usable
  
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Those are some durable corners. This will be way harder to damage or crack than the current narrower corners.

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Looks like a Brazilian flip flop

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I like it. Pity it won't have a headphone jack and SD card slot....

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bezels are thick!

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Is there any chance it's a compact (<6") size?

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Woah I thought the A series was discontinued?

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- Why?
  
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  There were rumors earlier this year that said Google will discontinue a series.
  
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Rounded huh that's her. Going to look the exact same with my phone case on it... We don't need one every fucking year Google

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