This
year, Google did something different with the Pixel series. It released two ore
affordable versions called the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL. Following the
launch of the two phones, Google revealed it has plans to release more affordable
phones, and today we get our first look at the upcoming Pixel 4a. The renders are from famed leaker OnLeaks
once again, who has been on a roll lately with his leaks of several key phones
scheduled to be released next year. He has partnered with 91Mobiles for this
leak.
The
Pixel 4a, according to the renders, will be Google’s first phone with a
punch-hole display. The hole is placed at the top left corner of the display
and is definitely not the smallest we have seen. The screen is said to measure
between 5.7-inches to 5.8-inches in size while its resolution should remain
Full HD+. There is a slit at the top of the display for the speaker.
The
back of the phone is covered with polycarbonate but has undergone a bit of
redesigning. It adopts the squircle camera housing of the Pixel 4 but it houses
just a single camera and an LED flash which is quite large. However, OnLeaks
says there will be more sensors, probably just one more inside the housing, and
we hope it is an ultrawide angle camera.
The
Pixel 4a keeps the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner of its predecessor and also
has a “G” logo at the bottom. It also has an audio jack at the top while the
bottom is home to the USB Type-C port and two grilles for the speaker and
microphone. The
device has its buttons on the right side; the power button takes on an orange
hue while the volume rocker is the same shade as the rest of the body.
The
specifications of the Pixel 4a are currently unknown but there are a few
guesses. 91Mobiles speculate it may come with 4GB of RAM that is paired with
the Snapdragon 730 or even the new Snapdragon 765. Knowing Google, they will
probably go with the former. It is also expected to have the same 12.2MP
primary camera as the Pixel 4. Other no-brainers are NFC and Android 10 with
the new Google Assistant out of the box. We hope it comes with a bigger
battery.
The
Pixel 4a measures 144.2 x 69.5 x 8.2 millimeters in size and should be
available in white and black. Google may decide to spice things up with new
color options in addition to the aforementioned ones. We also expect there will
be a larger model that will launch as the Pixel 4a XL.
