Rumors suggested that the launch was just around the corner and it has been. No event or big announcements, the Pixel 5a is now official, although at the moment it can only be pre-purchased from the United States and Japan.
As we already know, the surname ‘a’ means that we are facing a model with somewhat more modest benefits than we knew from the Pixel 5. The resemblance between the two is very evident, both in design and specifications, but it suffers a couple of cuts that make the difference. Let’s see what Google offers us with its new Pixel 5a.
Google Pixel 5a datasheet
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT | 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6mm 185g |
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SCREEN | 6.34-inch OLED, 20: 9 FullHD + 2,400 x 1,080, 413 dpi HDR, 24 bit color |
PROCESSOR | Snapdragon 765G Adreno 620 |
RAM | 6 GB LPDDR4x |
CAPACITY | 128GB |
SOFTWARE | Android 11, 3 years of updates |
REAR CAMERAS | Main: 12.2MP, 1.4um, PDAF Dual Pixel, OIS + EIS, f / 1.7 Angular: 16MP, 1.0um, f / 2.2 |
FRONTAL CAMERA | 8 MP, 1.12um, f / 2.0, fixed focus |
CONNECTIVITY | 5G, NanoSIM + eSIM, WiFiac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack |
BATTERY | 4,680 mAh |
OTHERS | Stereo speakers Metal body and Gorilla Glass 3 Water resistance IP67 |
PRICE | $ 449 |
Larger, but without 90Hz
The Pixel 5a has a larger OLED screen than the previous model, specifically 6.34 inches diagonally with a 20: 9 aspect ratio. It has FullHD + resolution and support for HDR. However, it doesn’t come with a key feature of the top model: the refresh rate is 60Hz and not 90Hz.
The increase in screen diagonal also affects the overall size and weight, but it still has a very tight border design, so we are not talking about a very exaggerated increase. This generation keeps the front camera in a hole in the upper left corner and the capacitive fingerprint reader on the back, no reader under the screen for the Pixels at the moment. By the way, the water resistance is IP67.
Speaking of cameras, the rear is double and has a 12.2 megapixel main sensor, f / 1.7 aperture and dual pixel focus. The superangular lens houses a 16-megapixel sensor, smaller than the main one, and is less bright (f / 2.2). For the front camera, Google keeps the 8 megapixel sensor with f / 2.0 lens and fixed focus.
Mid-range processor and a slight clipping in RAM
Google remains faithful to Qualcomm’s 700 series and this Pixel 5a mounts the Snapdragon 765G chip, the same one found in the Pixel 5. The difference here comes with the RAM, which remains at 6 GB. On the internal memory, we have a single 128 GB version. One detail to keep in mind is that the Pixel 5a is the first without unlimited Google Photos storage. Until now all models had this advantage.
Google has not offered details about the autonomy, but we do know that the battery is 4,680 mAh and that it also comes with the 18W charger included in the box. By the way, this model yes It has a headphone minijack.
Pixel 5a versions and prices
As we have anticipated in the entry, the Pixel 5a is in pre-sale only in the United States and Japan. More countries are expected to be announced soon, but if Google follows the Pixel 5 strategy, it looks like Spain is not going to be among them. The price is $ 449 and comes in a single 128GB version in black.
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