Google does not really seem to care about
current trends with its smartphones. In fact, it appears that it is reluctantly
retaining its Pixel series. Looking at the current market trend, almost all
flagship phones come with an on-screen fingerprint sensor or facial
recognition. In fact, many pseudo flagships (high ranking mid-range
smartphones) also use an on-screen fingerprint sensor. Nevertheless, Google is
not ready for that, at least not with the upcoming Google Pixel 5 or Pixel 4a.
According to a recent report, the Pixel 5
series and Pixel 4a will use a “standard” rear fingerprint recognition module.
Onleaks recently released some renders of the Pixel 5 series and Pixel 4a
family. As can be seen from the picture, Google Pixel 5 series includes Pixel
5, Pixel 5 XL, Pixel 5 XL 5G. All three products use a triple rear camera
setup. In addition, they all come with a rear fingerprint sensor.
The Pixel 4a also uses a rear fingerprint.
Recall that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL cut off fingerprint recognition and
adopted 3D face recognition. However, the new products in 2020 all use rear
fingerprints. This obvious “reverse driving” approach seems illogical. The
information cannot be confirmed at this time, and the specifics may not be
revealed until the press conference this fall.
According to reports, the dimension of the
Google Pixel 5 is approximately 144.6mm x 70.4mm x and 8mm. If you add the
camera bump, the thickness will increase to 9.5mm. This means that the Pixel 5
will be a bit smaller than the iPhone 11. Recent renders show that the display
appears to be 5.5 inches or more but the bezels are still thick. As usual, the
bezel of this smartphone is symmetrical but the edges are round.
There is also information that the Pixel 5
will come with a USB Type-C port on the bottom. It will also use the Pixel
speaker grills which look like a cutout. Unfortunately, the CAD renders do not
show any headphone jack. From the images, the side of this smartphone uses a
different build material. It will probably have an aluminum side like its
predecessor. However, there is no confirmation of this. According to Pigtou
calculations, the Pixel 5 may come with a 5.78 inch OLED display with QHD
resolution. While there are no speculations on the exact sensor, this phone
will likely have two cameras on the back. On the front, there will be a single
punch-hole camera.
