If you’ve been tempted by the new Google Pixel 5a, you’ll probably have noticed that you can’t buy it outside the US and Japan just yet. This isn’t a staggered launch, though; the phone just isn’t going on sale in any other regions.
That’s a curious change from other Pixel phones, the majority of which have been available in other places including Europe and other Asian countries. So what’s happened?
Well, if you follow the tech news, you can probably guess why the handset isn’t going on sale elsewhere; if you don’t, we can explain why 2021 has been a weird year for gadgets.
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