Google Pixel 5a 5G has been announced. There were rumours back in April that Google has suspended the phone but they immediately jumped out and refuted the claim. Now it is finally announced with price and full specifications.
The smartphone comes with a few upgrades over the Pixel 4A 5G which is its predecessor. It comes with a slightly bigger screen, a juicier battery, and an IP67 water resistance rating. The 5A 5G is priced at $449 and will be on sale in the US and Japan from August 26.
Specifications and features of Google Pixel 5a 5G
The Pixel 5A sports a massive 6.34-inch OLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate support. There isn’t support for a 90Hz refresh rate despite rumors of one.
It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset which brings support for sub-6GHz 5G. The processor is paired with 6GB of RAM and there is 128GB of storage onboard.
At the rear, it has a a dual-camera setup comprising a 12.2-megapixel main shooter and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera.
For selfies, there is an 8-megapixel front camera tucked under a punch-hole located at the top left corner of the display. The rear panel also houses a physical fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone.
The phone is running on the latest Android 11 and it is guaranteed three years of OS upgrades and security patch support.
Keeping the lights on is a 4,680mAh battery which Google claims can last up to a full day of typical use and if the Extreme Battery Saver mode is turned on, can go up to two days on a single charge.
The Google Pixel 5A 5G supports wired charging only and ships with an 18W charger in the box. It is available in mostly black colour only but there will be four colourful cases sold separately to tweak things up.
