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Coverage dated October 2, 2026

Google is raising the price of its Pixel 10a phone by $100 to $599

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The 7-month-old budget phone now starts at $599, up from $499, as memory chip costs push smartphone prices higher across the industry

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  1. Bloomberg

    Google Hikes Price of Budget Pixel 10a Phone to $599 on Memory Costs (opens Bloomberg)

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    Alphabet Inc.’s Google raised the price of its seven-month-old Pixel 10a smartphone by $100 to $599, another example of how rising memory costs are making even older devices more expensive.

  2. Quartz

    Google is raising the price of its Pixel 10a phone by $100 to $599 (opens Quartz)

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    The 7-month-old budget phone now starts at $599, up from $499, as memory chip costs push smartphone prices higher across the industry

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