US tech giant Google has finally taken the wraps off the Pixel 5A 5G smartphone which has been in the news for several months. The device was apparently first announced in April but that was just to quell rumors that it had been discontinued. Nothing official has been said of the 5G smartphone until now. 
The Google Pixel 5A 5G arrives with a few upgrades over the Pixel 4A 5G which it takes over from. Some of the improvements include a slightly bigger screen, a juicier battery, and an IP67 water resistance rating. Despite the improvements, the 5A 5G will retail at $50 less than the Pixel 4A 5G’s starting price. The 5A 5G is priced at $449 and will be on sale in the US and Japan from August 26.
Now a closer look at the specifications. 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. The smartphone 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.
The back panel houses a dual-camera setup comprising a 12.2-megapixel main shooter and a 16-megapixel ultrawide rear 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 Pixel 5A 5G runs on the latest Android 11 and 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 5A supports wired charging only and ships with an 18W charger in the box. Google says it will be the last Pixel phone that will ship with a charger in the box, apparently for environmental conservation reasons just like Apple and Samsung did. 
As stated earlier, the Pixel 5A 5G is priced at $449 and will be on sale in the US and Japan from August 26. The phone will be offered in a sole “mostly black” color option but there will be four colorful cases sold separately to tweak things up. It will be sold exclusively on Google Store and through Google Fi.
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