{"id":3313,"date":"2021-08-19T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1185971"},"modified":"2021-08-19T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:42:07","slug":"google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel Buds A-Series are finally on their way \u2013 here\u2019s how and where to pre-order the new, cheaper earbuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Everything you need to know about the Pixel Buds A-Series \u2013 Google\u2019s affordable true wireless headphones. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Jason Murdock\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 19 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>After months of leaks and social media speculation, the new Google Pixel Buds A-Series have officially been unveiled, offering what many predicted: a circular pair of wireless headphones at a more wallet-friendly price point.<\/p>\n<p>The buds are a cheaper alternative to the existing second-generation <a href=\"\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100262624-10830324?sid=radiotimes-0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F9232745&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Google Pixel Buds<\/a> \u2013 which were released in 2020 for \u00a3179 \u2013 and cut the cost by removing a handful of premium features. The approach follows the naming convention set by Google phones, for example, the flagship <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/tech-reviews\/google-pixel-5-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Google Pixel 5<\/a> vs the cheaper <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/tech-reviews\/google-pixel-4a-5g-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Google Pixel 4a<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\">However, it should be noted that the flagship Pixel Buds are currently priced at around \u00a3110 at some U.K retailers, including <a href=\"\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100262624-10830324?sid=radiotimes-0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F9232745&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Argos<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/john-lewis-and-partners.pxf.io\/c\/1236178\/871855\/12148?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnlewis.com%2Fgoogle-pixel-buds%2Fclearly-white%2Fp5085090&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">John Lewis<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the new buds were ultimately a no-show at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/google-io-2021-new-android-12-and-wear-os-updates-revealed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Google\u2019s I\/O 2021 conference<\/a> in May, they were finally revealed to the world on 3rd June, boasting a price tag of \u00a399.99 ($99) and are now available to pre-order in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in Google devices, be sure to check out our comparison of all current Pixel smartphones in our full <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/google-pixel-5-vs-4a-vs-4a-5g\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Google Pixel 5 vs 4a vs 4a 5G<\/a> guide. Unsure which pair to pick up? Read our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/tech-reviews\/google-pixel-buds-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Google Pixel Buds review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump to:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;#Release&quot;\">Release date<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;#Price&quot;\">Price and specs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;#Design&quot;\">Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;#Where&quot;\">Where to buy\/pre-order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><a id=\"&quot;Release&quot;\" \/><strong>Pixel Buds A-Series release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Pixel Buds A-Series are now available to buy in the U.S. and Canada after pre-orders opened on 3rd June.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the UK, Google has unfortunately not confirmed the release date, but the earbuds are now available to pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>Google said that the A-Series buds would be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K, and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.jessops.com\/p\/google\/pixel-buds-a-series-clearly-white-196712&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pre-order the Google Pixel Buds A-Series for \u00a399.99<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <h2><a id=\"&quot;Price&quot;\" \/><strong>Pixel Buds A-Series price &amp; specs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Like the rest of Google\u2019s \u201cA\u201d range devices, the new wireless headphones are more affordable than the flagship Pixel Buds. In the U.S. and Canada, the Pixel Buds A-Series will be priced at $99. In the U.K., they are listed from \u00a399.99.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.K. release date is unclear, there are deals to be had on the more premium Pixel Buds \u2013 which are currently priced at \u00a3110 at <a href=\"\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100262624-10830324?sid=radiotimes-0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F9232745&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Argos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, some concessions with the A-Series have been made. The headphones lack a wireless charging case, wind reduction and swipe volume control.<\/p>\n<p>However, they retain an impressive amount of the specs in the flagship pair, such as five hours total earbud listening time and Google Assistant voice control.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the main specs you need to know:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Adaptive sound adjusts the volume to fit your surroundings.<\/li>\n<li>Touch controls to answer calls and play, skip or pause music.<\/li>\n<li>USB-C charging port.<\/li>\n<li>Sweat and water-resistant, great for the gym.<\/li>\n<li>Contains a 12mm dynamic speaker driver.<\/li>\n<li>Like the premium Pixel Buds, Google Assistant commands are built-in so you can answer calls, change volume, get map directions, get real-time language translation and check the weather. Just say, \u201cHey, Google.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.<\/li>\n<li>Buds have five hours of listening time or up to 2.5 hours of talk time. With a case that rises to up to 24 hours of listening time or up to 12 hours talk time.<\/li>\n<li>Three bud-tip sizes in the box: small, medium and large.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><a id=\"&quot;Where&quot;\" \/><strong>Where to buy and pre-order<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>How to pre-order the Pixel Buds A-Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.jessops.com\/p\/google\/pixel-buds-a-series-clearly-white-196712&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\">\u00a399.99 at Jessops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Where to buy the Google Pixel Buds<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=1599&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currys.co.uk%2Fgbuk%2Faudio-and-headphones%2Fheadphones%2Fheadphones%2Fgoogle-pixel-buds-wireless-bluetooth-earphones-clearly-white-10211963-pdt.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Available at Currys PC World<\/a> | \u00a3109<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100262624-10830324?sid=radiotimes-0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F9232745&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Available at Argos<\/a> | \u00a3109<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/john-lewis-and-partners.pxf.io\/c\/1236178\/871855\/12148?sku=238711452&amp;subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnlewis.com%2Fgoogle-pixel-buds%2Fclearly-white%2Fp5085090%3Fsku%3D238711452&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Available at John Lewis<\/a> | \u00a399<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=3090&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.very.co.uk%2Fgoogle-pixelbuds-black%2F1600502108.prd&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Available at Very<\/a> | \u00a3179<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/ao.com\/product\/ga01470uk-google-headphone-black-81228-178.aspx&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Available at AO<\/a> | \u00a3109<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" style=\"background-color:\">Latest deals<\/h5> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;656&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;dhbtrdnqti&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;Google\" \/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" \/><\/div> <p><strong>Where to buy the Pixel 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Upfront at <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Google-Android-Mobile-Battery-Resistant-Just-Black\/dp\/B08JLSQWHD\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100262624-10830324?sid=radiotimes-0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F8348269&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Argos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.carphonewarehouse.com\/google\/pixel-5-5g.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Available from Carphone Warehouse<\/a> | from \u00a324.99 a month, \u00a349.99 upfront<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.vodafone.co.uk\/mobile\/phones\/pay-monthly-contracts\/google\/pixel-5-5g&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Available from Vodafone<\/a> | from \u00a342 a month, \u00a329 upfront<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" style=\"background-color:\">Latest deals<\/h5> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;656&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;dhbtrdnqti&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;Google\" \/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" \/><\/div> <h2><a id=\"&quot;Design&quot;\" \/><strong>Pixel Buds A-Series Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Pixel Buds A-Series have not been given a major redesign aside from colour options. The buds remain housed inside a small pebble charging case and are circular \u2013 coming in two colours: \u201cClearly White\u201d and \u201cDark Olive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flagship Pixel Buds were released in the colour \u201cClearly White,\u201d but additional hues were unveiled later last year, dubbed as \u201coh so orange,\u201d \u201cquite mint\u201d, and \u201calmost black.\u201d It remains unclear if the A-Series buds will also get additional colours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more of the latest news, release date pages and reviews, head over to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Technology<\/a> section or compare new products in our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/tech-reviews\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">reviews<\/a> section.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Everything you need to know about the Pixel Buds A-Series \u2013 Google\u2019s affordable true wireless headphones. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3314,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/google-pixel-buds-a-series-are-finally-on-their-way-heres-how-and-where-to-pre-order-the-new-cheaper-earbuds.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Everything you need to know about the Pixel Buds A-Series \u2013 Google\u2019s affordable true wireless headphones.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}