Google Pixel 4a rumor round-up: Release date, price, specs, camera rumors
Design & Display
No surprises here — the Pixel 4a will probably follow closely into the Pixel 3a-series and come in plastic. The device will also be the first Google phone with a punch-hole front camera, slimming the bezels. This means that the Motion Sense and dedicated facial recognition sensors will be ditched altogether.
Speaking of colors, the device was initially rumored to come in Barely Blue and Just Black, but sadly, recent rumors claim the blue version is not happening.
Another important thing to consider is that the Pixel 4a and 4a XL are quite likely getting headphone jacks. This was the big surprise with the 3a series, which was the first Google phone to sport the extincting jack since… the original Pixels.
Performance
Features
All Pixel 4-exclusive software features are extremely likely to make their way to the Pixel 4a. Things like Live Captions, Google Assistant 2.0, Astrophotography mode and many others are very likely to arrive on the upcoming troopers. What about the Soli-powered face unlock feature? As evident by the renders we’ve obtained, there might not be enough space to facilitate the Soli sensor. Google could possibly go for image-based face unlock, but that one is not secure and mostly a gimmick. The Active Edge feature is another functionality that’s apparently getting ditched for cost-saving purposes.
Camera
Here are the full Pixel 4 camera specs:
Generally, we didn’t notice any big differences in image quality between the Pixel 3 and 3a series. Aside from the slightly longer processing time, you could expect similar images to come out of both phones. The Pixel 3a was just as good as the Pixel 3, and we certainly expect the same out of the Pixel 4a in comparison with the Pixel 4.
Camera samples have surfaced as well.
Se que no es una comparación pareja, pero con ella lo que deseo demostrar es que más MP no es significado de más calidad.
PD: Las imágenes con el #RedmiNote7 fueron hechas con la #GCam https://t.co/e21iKOp7Mp
— Julio Lusson (@julio_lusson) May 1, 2020
Take a gander at a few other camera samples that have been allegedly taken with the Pixel 4a.
Price, release date, availability
Now, the release date of the Pixel 4a seems a bit of a mystery. According to leakster Jon Prosser, the Pixel 4a is prime and ready for release (which was heavily hinted by the barrage of leaks in the past few months), but Google is delaying the launch and release because of the current market conditions. The latest data we have suggests Google will announce the phone on July 13 and release it on October 22, possibly alongside the Pixel 5, and have the two devices be ready for the Holiday season.
We expect the Pixel 4a to be available across all major US carriers, but the chances of the phone hitting many global markets are rather slim.