A Google One, YouTube Premium, or Stadia Pro bundle for 12 to 24 months would significantly add to the phone’s value proposition. Not to mention finally unify Google’s ever-growing, ever-scattershot portfolio. The Pixel 4a has a 5.8-inch, 2,340-by-1,080-pixel OLED display, while the iPhone SE’s 4.7-inch LCD clocks in 1,334 by 750 pixels. Google just gave away the Pixel 4a India launch date. Samsung Galaxy Fold: Innovation infatuation, Android Q dreaming: Imagine the notification inbox, 5 reasons to remain skeptical about 5G in 2019, Pixel Slate vs. Pixelbook: The productivity conundrum. As I wrote at the time, "instead of worrying about how the spec sheet might look, Moto just created a setup that delivers.".

Contributing Editor, Google Pixel 5 vs. Pixel 4a: Camera. Google Pixel 5 vs Pixel 4: Should you upgrade? The two words Motorola doesn't want you to read, The most interesting Android question of the year. At the time, as you may recall, Google owned Motorola. However, the Pixel 4a’s Snapdragon 730G already offers pretty comparable performance even when compared with the finely-tuned implementation of the 765G from OnePlus. Plus, Pixel 4a 5G offers a more affordable entry point for faster data, leaving the Pixel 5 to justify its higher price with other hardware. It's more like every three to four years. The Pixel 4a refines Google's last two generations, the Pixel 5 needs to be something new. Of course, the Google Pixel 5 will showcase Google’s latest innovations, and that will appeal to a subset of consumers. A new Titan security chip or AI processor could see the Pixel 5 make strides in security, photography, and Assistant technology. (If you want the full technical explanation of the differences between those under-the-hood elements, you can find a good overview here. I've finally figured out why foldable phones actually exist, Attention, phone-makers: Our devices aren't your billboards, The 11 most interesting takeaways from Android 11 (so far), Beware of the coming Android 'innovations', Move over, Google: Microsoft's the new Android trailblazer, Google's greatest worry in 2020 isn't what you'd expect, The glaring gap in Google's Assistant advancements.

Contributing Editor JR Raphael serves up tasty morsels about the human side of technology. Now compare that to a device like the Galaxy S20, which starts at $999 and gets only two years of guaranteed operating system updates: With that phone, you're looking at $42 per month over its period of advisable ownership — the two years that it's being kept current and receiving support. The Pixel 5 is priced at $699 and the Pixel 4a 5G at $499. Site by Reaction. And as a result, the phone is suddenly accomplishing two seemingly conflicting things: It's looking a lot less exciting to certain people — and looking a lot more interesting and potentially important to those of us focused on the bigger picture. Google has also added a few new software features to the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5. See our privacy policy for more information. It's also not water resistant, unlike the Pixel 5. With the arrival of the Google Pixel 4a, talk inevitably turns to Google’s next flagship release, the highly anticipated Pixel 5. The Pixel 4a rights a lot of the Pixel line’s wrongs by offering enough RAM, storage, and battery capacity to keep pace with the competition. We did some smart math on that subject with an $800 Pixel phone last year and found that, even at that price, a Pixel ended up coming out to roughly $22 a month over its three advisable years of ownership. That's more than double the per-month cost of the Pixel at that hypothetical $600 to $700 price point.

But if anything mentioned on that page actually matters to you, well, let's just say you definitely fall into the first category described above.). You know, like an assistant might do. The Pixel 5 starts at $699 (roughly Rs.

5G network support has already been confirmed by Google. I’m not convinced about the hardware proposition. Google announced the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4A with 5G on Wednesday, adding two new phones to its lineup for a total of three modern Pixel devices. An additional ultra-wide camera is high on seemingly every Pixel 5 wishlist, but it’s more of a catchup upgrade than anything groundbreaking. Get the latest Android News in your inbox everyday arrow_right, Android News / Pixel 4a 5G & Pixel 5 Announced: Back To Basics. Great cameras sell phones, as demonstrated by Apple, Huawei, and Google’s very own affordable 3a. 2020 is shaping up to be the year where value for money finally trumps flagship flamboyancy.

The phone will also pack 6GB of RAM, just like the Pixel 5, as well as the same camera setup. The ultra-wide sensor sports a 107-degree field-of-view.

The Pixel 4a is the phone Google needed to make, U-turn on lifetime lossless photography storage, These 7 phones are the best Google Pixel 4a alternatives, The best Google Pixel 4a cases you can get. It does, however, have a headphone jack similar to the Pixel 4A. (No disrespect intended to such folks, either; that term is a badge of honor in my book!). Google famously said that telephoto was more useful than ultra-wide. It’s not clear if Google will keep Motion Sense for the Pixel 5, but the lack of an Indian release — where the 60GHz spectrum used by the system is restricted — suggests it’s sticking around. The Moto X actually felt faster in real-world use than most of its quad-core contemporaries. The Pixel 5 could be the best of next year’s tech at a good price.

It looks like Google is finally taking video seriously, as well as photos. It also ditched the Project Soli Radar Chip, which was the reason for the larger bezel. Nada. The EU's Android antitrust ruling overlooks 3 critical... Allo, goodbye: The craziest thing about Google's latest... A midrange Pixel is probably just the tip of the iceberg, Google is creating its own Amazon right under our noses, Android and the shifting simplicity spectrum, The unlikely new Android underdog worth watching. The Pixel 4a 5G is basically a bigger version of the Pixel 4a that was released in August and comes with 5G support – and thus a newer and more powerful chipset. The Pixel 4a 5G comes in two colors: Just Black and Clearly White, meanwhile the Pixel 5 comes in two colors as well: Just Black and Sorta Sage. With two years of guaranteed updates, the $599 OnePlus 7T has a cost of roughly $25 a month over the course of its advisable ownership. As I observed at the time of the 3a's arrival, the most important announcements often aren't the most exciting ones. The same IP68 rating and Qi wireless charging as last year seem like givens. Last year, I pointed out the parallels between Google's position with the Pixel 3a and what the company had accomplished years earlier with the Moto G — a phone that similarly seemed boring on the surface but managed to provide an unmatched level of quality in its domain and ended up being Motorola's best-selling smartphone ever.

Pixel fans have been asking Google to add a second camera to the Pixel for years. Not your average Android news — a diverse mix of advice, insight, and analysis with veteran Android journalist JR Raphael. Substitute "Pixel 5" for "Moto X" in the paragraphs above, with the assumption that everything we believe about the phone now ends up being true, and those two paragraphs written in 2013 almost feel like they could be talking about this year's coming Google flagship — don't they?

Bupkis. And it is paired with the same 12.2-megapixel sensor that Google has been using since the original Pixel in 2016. Pixel 4a 5G & Pixel 5 Announced: Back To Basics. What matters more than the model of the chip inside a phone is the way the company making the device uses that chip along with software and other elements to create an effective real-world usage experience. Maybe, just maybe, this time could be different — and maybe this time, Google's gamble could finally pay off. Of course, we fully expect the Google Pixel 5 to boast the classic assortment of flagship features to separate it from the mid-range. The big unanswered question is whether consumers will be willing to pay $300 or more for any of these extras compared to the cost-effective Pixel 4a. Pre-orders open up later today and the official launch date is on October 15.

This year, the Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 design language is mostly the same as the Pixel 4 last year. Ultimately, the Pixel 4a and 4a 5G already cater to the smartphone essentials. And you know what else? Google Pixel 5 vs Google Pixel 4a 5G vs Google Pixel 4a: Price. Copyright © 2020 IDG Communications, Inc. That leaves new software features and the ecosystem value as the Pixel 5’s best bet at making waves. With the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5, Google did make a few changes. The backside is also now polycarbonate, instead of glass with a metal frame.

There are certainly plenty of "ifs" involved at this point, and here's one more: If Google manages to pull all this off while also selling the phone for $600 to $700, it'd be going up against companies like OnePlus instead of competing for attention against the latest Galaxy gizmos. Google has just announced two new Pixel smartphones – the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5. It also has a bit more RAM at 8GB, which is much needed on the Pixel. These are some of the most affordable Pixel devices Google has ever launched. The Pixel 5 costs $699 (£599, AU$999) and the Pixel 4A 5G is $499 (£499, AU$799), with preorders live now. It’s difficult to see how Google could successfully break the hardware mold given its reserved approach to product design. That said, 5G still isn’t a big selling point, given its limited availability even in Google’s home market.

Which makes choosing between the two of them a bit tougher. With the right sort of software optimizations and attention to experience, you are absolutely not going to notice or in any way be aware of the difference between a Snapdragon 865 processor — the top-tier chip of the moment — and the Snapdragon 765G, the power center now believed to be present in the upcoming Pixel 5. Hungry for more? The enduring absurdity of our smartphone bezel obsession, Why Amazon might want to be America's next mobile carrier, Get ready for some serious Google operating system confusion.

There's nothing about the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 design that is cutting edge.

The Pixel 4a refines two generations of Google’s vision, setting a very high bar for the Pixel 5 to even justify its existence — especially considering you can buy a Pixel 4a for just $349. Both devices will be sold at AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Amazon, Google Store, Google Fi and other retailers. Critically, Pixel phones are also the only Android devices to come with a guaranteed three full years of ongoing operating system updates, which significantly increases the value they provide over the time that you own 'em. Any month now, Google will likely unveil its next self-made Android phone, the midrange Pixel 4a. Last year’s Pixel 4 wasn’t quite as fast as other 2019 flagships, perhaps to extend its dubious battery life. Now, let's give Google the benefit of the doubt and assume it manages to create an exceptional user experience consistent with what we've seen from past Pixels in its Pixel 5 phone. There's also a few new Google Assistant features, like "Hold for Me" and Google Assistant will hold the line for you. That's expected, seeing as companies don't do a big redesign to their smartphones every year. Where it could matter broadly is in price: By going with a cheaper chip, Google could conceivably lower its Pixel 5 price down from the line's current $800 starting point to, say, maybe somewhere in the ballpark of $600 or $700. Last year, Google finally did it. To elevate the Pixel 5 experience, Google needs to be bold on the hardware or software side, preferably both. Copyright © 2020 Android Headlines. But guess what? As we mentioned at the top, this is a "back to basics" approach for Google. Both are 5G capable, but only one has it in its name. Could 5G spell trouble for Android flagships? By JR Raphael, Alex has written for Androidheadlines since 2012 as Editor of the site and traveled the World to many of the biggest Smartphone and Technology events.