Google’s More Affordable Pixel 5a Leaked Just Weeks Ahead of Launch

After not making an look earlier this summer season as beforehand anticipated, new leaks have now revealed a bunch of the Pixel 5a core specs forward of its official launch later this month.

According to Front Page Tech’s Jon Prosser, the Pixel 5a is about to go on sale on August 26, although surprisingly it appears the cellphone will solely be obtainable in two nations (at the least initially): the U.S. and Japan.

But extra importantly, Prosser additionally detailed just a few of the Pixel 5a’s headline specs, which look like fairly just like final 12 months’s Pixel 5, however with a a lot bigger show. Prosser says the Pixel 5a will function a 6.4-inch show (most probably utilizing an OLED panel) with a 90Hz refresh price, which might be a major bounce up from the 6-inch display on the Pixel 5 or the 6.2-inch show on the Pixel 4a 5G. And not like final 12 months, there doesn’t appear to be a smaller or cheaper model of the Pixel 5a like we acquired with the usual Pixel 4a. 

Other specs are rumored to incorporate a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 chip (which ought to imply the Pixel 5a will include 5G connectivity), 6GB of RAM, and a decently massive 4,650 mAh battery. Though sadly, not like the Pixel 5, it appears the Pixel 5a gained’t include help for wi-fi charging.

Notably, the Pixel 5a can also be anticipated to function the identical cameras used on final 12 months’s Pixel 5, whereas additionally supporting an IP67 score for mud and water resistance and a devoted 3.5mm audio jack. As for the Pixel 5a’s design, based mostly on current renders, it appears Google is sticking with a really minimalist method, with the Pixel 5a that includes a easy matte black physique, rear fingerprint sensor, and a punch-hole selfie cam within the prime left nook—which is principally the identical as final 12 months’s Pixel 4a 5G.

It’s additionally necessary to notice that whereas Google has but to disclose pricing for the Pixel 6, with Google’s upcoming flagship not solely getting a contemporary new design, a brand new custom-built SoC, an in-screen fingerprint reader, and improved cameras, it’s clear Google is positioning the Pixel 6 as a high-end premium machine. And if the Pixel 6 comes out with a price ticket of round $800 or extra, that might make the Pixel 5a a extra necessary different for anybody in search of an inexpensive mid-range different.

Even although Prosser’s observe document of leaks has been considerably spotty this 12 months (particularly in the case of his Apple leaks), he says that as a result of nature of his supply, he’s “confident” that the small print above can be what we get on the ultimate machine. Either method, with Prosser saying the Pixel 5a is due out on August 26, we should always know much more earlier than the tip of the month.