With these being the only significant upgrades, it doesn’t look like the Brits are missing out on much. The second is the bigger battery, which has been boosted from 3,885mAh to a beefier 4,680mAh. The first is the introduction of an IP rating for the first time in the budget “a” series, and the Pixel 5a’s IP67 rating means that it could survive being dunked underwater for 30 minutes. Nonetheless, there are still two incontestable improvements to the new Pixel. There’s been a slight increase in screen size (which now spans 6.34-inches rather than just 6.2-inches), but rumours of an enhanced refresh rate have been quashed – it still will be stuck at the standard 60Hz. Even more surprisingly, there hasn’t even been an upgrade to the processor: it’s still the same Snapdragon 765G, which is respectable but not class-leading. To start with, the camera hardware (so often the star of the show for Pixels) is exactly the same as its predecessor, with a 12-megapixel main snapper and a 16-megapixel ultra wide lens on the rear, and an 8-megapixel selfie camera at the top of the screen. In fact, due to the lack of any major upgrades the device will be relatively cheap at just $449 (£325), a fifty dollar decrease compared to its forerunner’s starting price. While it might initially seem like a shame that we won’t get to see the latest Google goodness on this side of the pond, the specs sheet shows that actually there haven’t been all that many upgrades made over the Google Pixel 4a 5G. Related: Everything you need to know about the Google Pixel 6 Pre-order at the Google Store /AFfFOFN1iB- Made By Google August 17, 2021 Introducing the budget-friendly #Pixel5a with 5G 👋Īvailable exclusively in 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵. However it seems that the device will unfortunately miss out on a UK release, currently being available exclusively in the United States and Japan there seem to be no plans for it to be launched in Britain or Europe. Google has just unveiled its Pixel 5a smartphone, its lower-cost option for customers on a budget who still want a classy camera and 5G connectivity. Google’s latest cut-price smartphone has been announced, but the lack of significant upgrades mean that its absence is no great loss to prospective UK customers.

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