Why does the Pixel 10a look fake?

The Google Pixel 10a is expected to launch pretty soon and, as that approaches, there’s something super weird about the leaked images we’ve seen.

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The Pixel 10a, from the very beginning, has been known to be a pretty moderate year-over-year upgrade. The same core look, even the same chipset if some reports turn out true, and probably the same price too.

But with leaked images of the device popping up, I just can’t stop thinking about how it looks kind of fake.

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We’ve seen a couple of leaked Pixel 10a renders thus far, both showing a familiar design that just seems a little off. The camera module in particular seems to be the issue, with a stark cutoff between the backplate and the camera looking unrealistic, and the whole thing just looking like a weird, cheap render versus an actual product.

Is it just me?

The biggest change, it seems, is that the tiny raised lip around the camera might have been removed or slimmed down to the point of being nearly invisible in product renders. It’s a minor tweak, but it really makes these images just seem a little bit fake. That’s not say they are, we’ve seen enough images at this point to suggest that this is just how the Pixel 10a looks, but it’s odd, to say the least.

You can really see this difference in a side-by-side that leaked earlier this month.

More than likely, we’ll continue to see the Pixel 10a in further leaks in the next few weeks, as the launch is said to be sometime next month.

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