The Pixel 5A 5G, Google’s midrange counterpart to final yr’s Pixel 5, has been noticed within the FCC’s database, suggesting a launch won’t be distant. Android Police, which first noticed the 2 listings, studies that none particularly point out the identify “Pixel 5A” however that at the very least one of many three mannequin numbers (GR0M2) traces up with previous reports concerning the barely introduced cellphone.

Android Police speculates that one of many fashions (G1F8F) is the model of the cellphone destined for launch within the US based mostly on its wi-fi frequency bands, however studies that this model doesn’t supply help for mmWave 5G networks. In distinction, the Pixel 4A 5G provided mmWave help when used with suitable carriers. The different two fashions may very well be the cellphone’s worldwide variations.

Otherwise the listings don’t supply many new particulars in comparison with what’s already been rumored concerning the cellphone. The Pixel 5A will reportedly be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, can be outfitted with a 6.2-inch OLED 1080p display, and can embrace a headphone jack like Google’s earlier A-series Pixels. Two rear cameras are anticipated — a major digicam and an ultrawide — based mostly on the current leak of an ultrawide digicam shot apparently taken by the unreleased cellphone.

The large query now could be after we’ll see Google formally element the cellphone past merely confirming it exists. When it pre-announced the cellphone earlier this yr in response to rumors it had been cancelled, Google didn’t give an actual launch date, and merely mentioned it could be coming “later this year.” It would additionally solely formally verify a launch within the US and Japan however, as Android Police notes, it could be unusual to provide two worldwide variations of the handset if Japan is the one non-US marketplace for the system.