A Pixel 9a design leak indicates Google might ditch the large camera bump, and I wonder if Gemini AI is responsible.

Google Pixel fans who don’t wish to break the bank often look to the more affordable A series of Pixel smartphones. The successor model of this series, the Pixel 9a, hasn’t been released yet, but at this point nearly everything important about the handset has been leaked.

That said, this leak seems to confirm one apparent design change: the flush camera array. The cameras on the mainline Pixel 9s protrude a bit, which is reflected in the cases by a raised lip where the camera array sits. These Pixel 9a cases don't feature that lip, which confirms that Google has made the camera flush with the phone's body.