Introduction
The Google Pixel 5A is the third iteration of Google’s Pixel “A” Series: smartphones based on the Google Pixel experience made with lower-cost entry points in mind.
There’s also now more emphasis on battery life and water resistance. The latter is a welcome feature to the “A” Pixel family. The phone Is very similar to the Pixel 4a 5G in size, appearance, and specs.
Although it has the same chipset, RAM, and layout, the dimensions are slightly different, less than a millimeter difference in each dimension.
The battery capacity is significantly better: about 15% more capacity than the Pixel 4a 5G.
The phone’s is made of a sturdier aluminum and resin unibody like the Pixel 5. The new build is also IP67 water resistant.
The Google Pixel’s cameras are of the biggest selling points for the Pixel phones, but you’ll soon learn that its hardware is exactly the same as the 4A 5G and the Pixel 5’s, verbatim. Performance is also predictably decent on the Snapdragon 765G paired with 6GB of RAM.
Compare the 5A to the Pixel 4A
Both are so close in dimensions. At 154.9×73.3×7.6 mm, the 5a is just 1mm longer, 0.3mm narrower, and 0.6mm thinner than the 4a 5G. It also weighs more at 183g (4a 5G was 168g).
Camera compare
The Pixel 5 and 4a 5G, including a 12.2MP main camera and 16MP ultra-wide.
Screen compare
A 6.34″ OLED screen with a traditional 60Hz refresh rate. This display has a resolution of 1080×2400 px, coming out to about 413 ppi. Support for HDR video is nice to have on this bright and vivid screen.
Battery life
The Google Pixel 5a has a 4,680 mAh battery, which pairs nicely with the power-efficient Snapdragon 765G.
The Google Pixel 5a receives an overall score of 122h, the highest of any Google Pixel device that we’ve tested. The previous record for a Pixel device was held by another “a” Series Pixel, the 3A XL scored 98h.
Google Pixel 5A 5G specification
Network
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Network | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 |
| 5G Network | 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
Body
| Dimensions | 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.90 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, aluminum back |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM and/or eSIM IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
Display
| Display Type | OLED, HDR |
| Size | 6.34 inches, 97.0 cm2 (~85.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~415 ppi density) |
| Display Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Always-on display |
Features
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
Platform
| Operating System | Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core 1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver |
| GPU | Adreno 620 |
Memory
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Storage | 128GB 6GB RAM |
Camera
| Camera main |
Dual 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm Features LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS |
| Camera selfie |
Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Features Auto-HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
Sound
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
Connectivity
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Po 4680 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging |
Fast charging 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
General
| Colors | Mostly Black |
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 291303 (v8) GeekBench: 1337 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
| Display Type | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) |
| Battery life | 122h |