Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.Fans are just getting their hands on the Google Pixel 9 series, but some interesting leaks have already surfaced about the budget Pixel 9, the Google Pixel 9a. Android Authority’s Kamila Wojciechowska has reported that the Google Pixel 9a will come with the Tensor G4, which we have already seen on the Pixel 9 series. However, the 9a’s version will be slightly different. In addition, Wojciechowska also reported that Google is switching back to its older modem for the Pixel 9a. Is Google cutting corners to keep the Pixel 9a affordable? Image: Mystery Lupin on X/KnowTechie According to the latest report from Android Authority, the Google Pixel 9a has an internal codename – “tegu.” As expected, the device will sport the Tensor G4, but it will be a different version than the one we have seen on the flagship Google Pixel 9 series. While the silicon inside the chip will be identical, the packaging will be different, and the packaging of an SoC can affect the chip. The flagship series’s Tensor G4 uses FOPLP (Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging), and the Pixel 9a’s Tensor G4 will use IPoP (Integrated Package on Package). According to the report, the IPoP is thicker and hotter than FOPLP but also cheaper. So, in practice, the Pixel 9a wouldn’t get much of…Google Pixel 9a could get a nerfed Tensor G4 chip and older modem