The Pixel 5A is Google's newest pixel a-series phone that borrows a lot of
the great things from the Pixel 5 and at a more affordable price. Google sent us our 5A
before it's official release. So, let's go through what's new with the Pixel 5a,
how it compares to the pixel 5, 4a 5G and 4a from last year, and who I think this phone is for.
The two biggest changes for me for the pixel 5a versus last year's phones
are the increased battery capacity and water resistance. The battery is a huge 4,680 milliamp
hour battery that should offer stellar battery performance. Water resistance
is a big deal because we haven’t seen this feature with a pixel a-series phone before
and I know it's a welcome feature to a lot of the a-series fans out there looking to upgrade.
Another upgrade with this phone is Google's decision to include the largest
bezel-less display on a pixel ever with a 6.34 inch OLED panel that has 800 nits of brightness in
a high brightness mode. Google has also brought over the now playing feature to the pixel 5a,
where you can bring some of the songs in now playing into your YouTube Music library.
The Pixel 5a with 5G comes in one color and I thought that Google was just going to use
the same black color that they used on the Pixel 4a last year for this phone
based off the photos on Google's website. But actually, no, it's a new color called
mostly black and in person, it looks way better than the pixel 4a's black color.
It's got this nice hint of forest green and matches well with the olive color ribbed power
button which is also something new that we haven’t seen before in a pixel and the ribbed texture
makes it easy to figure out which button is the power button when you're not looking at the phone.
But yeah, the aesthetics of this phone are definitely nicer than the previous
a-series phones we've seen from Google and in my opinion, they've done a good
job. Just making this design very refined, and making it a bit more elegant this year.
Now this year with the a-series there is only one size for the pixel 5a and it's very similar
to the size of the 4a 5G from last year. Both have similar sized screens with a 413
pixel print density. Both have a similar camera setup with the exception of the flicker/spectral
sensor that the 4a 5G has. Also both have basically the same processor. However,
there are three key differences to note.
The battery on the 5a is much larger at 4,680 milliamp hours compared to the 3,885 milliamp hour
battery of the 4a 5G. The 5a is water resistant and most importantly, the 5a is $50 US dollars
cheaper than the retail price of the 4a 5G. Now, the other phone that the 5a might remind you of
is the Pixel 5 and that's because both of these phones basically share the same camera system
with the exception that the 5a does not have the spectral/flicker sensor.
Now the pixel 5 does still have some advantages over the 5a like
wireless charging, a 90Hz display, and better Gorilla Glass. However,
the Pixel 5a has a 3.5 millimeter jack up here at the top,
got a larger display size than the Pixel 5, and it costs $250 less than the Pixel 5 here in the US.
So that's how the 5a compares to the 5 and the 4a 5G. Now if you're coming from a Pixel 4a and
are looking to upgrade, just know that the 5a costs $100 US dollars more but has quite
a few upgrades like a better camera system, better battery, faster processor, new video
stabilization modes that we saw in the Pixel 5, cinematic pan being my personal favorite,
5G, supports water resistance, and a metal unibody versus polycarbonate in the 4a.
So I think you're actually getting quite a bit. If you're upgrading to the Pixel 5a from a Pixel
4a or previous A-series pixel phone. So that’s the 5a with 5G, I think you get a lot of the
same features from the Pixel 5 that came out last year at a much more affordable price.
Plus you get the great pixel software experience. Native Google Assistant with call screen and hold
for me, plus important safety features. Thanks to its Titan M security chip and safety software
features like automatic car crash detection, or the ability to share your location with emergency
contacts if you don't respond after getting back from a walk, for example. The Pixel 5a
with 5G is available to pre-order here in the US and in Japan and will be released on August 26th.
Now we'll have much more on this phone in our one month later, and six months later reviews of it.
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