The shortage of Snapdragon chips has caused another problem, but this should light a fire under Google`s in-house smartphone chip goals.
The Pixel 5a is yet another victim of the global shortage of Qualcomm`s 765 chips. Whether it gets canceled, gets delayed, or has a very limited release to just a few countries, almost everyone who had their heart set on buying one will have to buy another one of the best budget phones like the Pixel 4a 5G instead.
This isn`t necessarily a bad thing for consumers. The Pixel 5a was supposedly being built on the same chipset as the Pixel 4a 5G, which has seen its share of sales and price reductions. If you really wanted a Pixel 5a, you can get essentially the same phone and save a few dollars. But yeah, I wanted to see a new Pixel, too. Oh well, things like this happen.
For Google, things are a little different. On the money side, Google shouldn`t be affected very much. It doesn`t sell a lot of phones in the first place, and as long as it can kee...
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