It’s about time to obtain the Pixel 8a as spring approaches quickly. The Google Pixel 8a has been filed for FCC certification ahead of its anticipated debut.

A smartphone, for example, must be approved by numerous international regulators, including the FCC in the US, before it can be sold. A disclaimer stating that a gadget cannot be marketed until the FCC has granted its permission must be included if a corporation decides to advertise it before it has gotten approval, as has been observed with both Google and Apple products over the years.

With the strange exception of Apple, many businesses will submit their devices to the FCC and other agencies before to their launch in order to prevent those circumstances. This occasionally provides helpful hints as to what Google and other businesses are working on right now.

Four new Google gadget models—model numbers G8HHN, GKV4X, G6GPR, and G576D—appeared for FCC certification on Monday. Each device is identified as a “phone” and is described as “variants” of one another in the accompanying papers. This is pretty standard procedure for Google, since the company frequently creates slightly modified phone models—for example, one with 5G mmWave connectivity and another without—for different nations and carriers.

Because we’re getting close to Google’s typical mid-year release timeframe for its budget phones, we think this is a clue that the Pixel 8a is getting closer to release. We’ve previously seen a lot about the Pixel 8a, including its design and external packaging, thanks to a number of leaks. The model number “G6GPR,” visible upon closer inspection of the box, verifies that the new listings are, in fact, the Pixel 8a.

As of right now, the Pixel 8a is expected to be unveiled by Google on May 14 at this year’s I/O conference, which we found out last week. Google has previously introduced new hardware and given sneak peeks at impending releases at this event.

Similar to the Pixel 8 flagship phone before it, Google’s upcoming mid-range phone is anticipated to use a Tensor G3 CPU. It is expected to have a 6.1-inch screen and be about the same size as the Pixel 7a, with a less than a millimeter difference in each dimension. Nevertheless, a few preliminary retail listings imply that Google might be preparing a price hike, with the Pixel 8a possibly retailing for $549.