It’s been almost a complete year since Google step foot into the mid-range smartphone segment with the unveiling of the Pixel 3a series at Google I/O last year. The company has canceled this year’s developer conference completely. Yeah, there won’t even be an online event in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, if the rumor mill is to be believed, the Pixel 4a launch is still a go and is scheduled for sometime later in May.

  • Design & Display

Starting off with the design, Pixel 4a will still feature a polycarbonate build as last year’s Pixel 3a. The rear camera now sits inside a square camera bump – same as the Pixel 4. It looks pretty decent and modern, along with the trendy new design on the front. I also like that Google has stuck with the colored power button, which is a neat touch.

Design & Display

As you can see in the leaked real-life photos, Pixel 4a will feature a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera at the top left. And I like that there are even bezels all-around the display. Pixel 4a will feature a 5.8-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340) OLED display, offering good contrast and deeper blacks.

What’s Under the Hood?

Last year’s Pixel 3a series was powered by the Snapdragon 670 chipset. It was a decent mid-range chipset, an upgrade over the well-known Snapdragon 660 chipset. Google is now rumored to utilize the gaming-centric Snapdragon 730G to power the Pixel 4a. We recently saw a Geekbench listing for the device, with this chipset in tow, show up online.

  • Still a Single Rear Camera

Talking about cameras, Google is super confident in its computational photography capabilities. The Pixel 3a, even though it isn’t versatile, is known to be one of the best camera phones in the mid-range segment. Well, Google Pixel 4a will most likely carry forward this title and wow users as the camera hardware remains unchanged – when compared to the Pixel 3a.

Still a Single Rear Camera

Camera Samples

Yeah, the Pixel 4a is not out officially but we have already gout hands on a boatload of photos captured from this mid-ranger. The folks over at TecnoLikePlus have shown off everything including daylight, low light, portrait, Night Mode, and Astrophotography samples in their official blog post.

  • Battery & Charging

Finally, Pixel 4a will likely feature a 3,080mAh battery with 18W fast-charging support. This is measly in comparison to the massive 5,000mAh battery packs you find in a myriad of phones these days.

Battery & Charging

The smartphone will not feature wireless charging. It could have been the feature that set Google’s mid-ranger apart from other Android mid-range phones. Pixel 4a would have been able to stack up well against the iPhone SE (2020) as well. Also, you will find a USB Type-C charging port at the bottom and a 3.5mm audio jack at the top to round up the kitty.

Yeah, as the title suggests, Google will abandon the bigger ‘Pixel 4a XL’ variant and launch only a single Pixel 4a this time around. You won’t see a Pixel 3a XL successor even though prototypes made their way online earlier this year.

Pixel 4a: Price and Launch Date

The entry price of the Pixel 4a could remain unchanged when compared to last year’s Pixel 3a series. Pixel 4a will be priced starting at $399 (around Rs. 30,000) in the US. We will have to wait for an official announcement, which is rumored to be around the same time as the now-canceled Google I/O 2020, to know the India price details of this mid-range smartphone. Credits: Twitter/ Evan Blass