The other day, Google made the Pixel 4a official in the few countries they plan to sell it. At that time, they also announced the Pixel 5 and a price for the Pixel 4a (5G) while telling us to expect each at some point in the fall. Well, that’s all they told us in the US. On one of the official Google blogs in France, the announcement there included an extra paragraph filled with exact dates.
The paragraph was pointing out pre-order (September 10) and launch (October 1) dates for the Pixel 4a at French retailers and carriers. I have no idea why their dates are so much further apart than the US dates, but that likely led this post to out the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) date as well.
Here’s what it looked like before Google removed it:
So according to Google France, the Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 will go up for pre-order on October 8. Since that date closely matches up to every single previous October Pixel launch, we’re going to put some money on that date holding up.
Should the Pixel 5 arrive when most Pixels do, I really hope Google nails this. At this time, they aren’t even selling a flagship-level phone and really need to have a successful launch. I’m not sure how many more times they can deal with launches that fall so flatly.
// Google | Android Police
Well I hope the pixel 5 delivers for those waiting for it. I’m done with the pixel line. I’m looking forward of getting rid of my pixel 3 xl this fall.
Thanks Sarge
Pixel or oneplus nord? Looks like AOD will be finally coming to OP. Its going to be really hard to choose 1.
https://youtu.be/vnk66KigGvQ
What are we thinking on the Pixel 5? $1,000?
$699.99
I’ve heard a lot of concern that the Pixel 5 looks to be underpowered on the hardware front, but I’m not too worried about that. If you’ve been an Android nerd for a while, you should remember the OG Moto X. That phone looked pathetic according to the spec sheet – a 720p display when everyone else was doing 1080p, a mid range dual core processor when all the other flagships were quad core, etc, and it even sold at price parity with the most highly spec’d flagships. But at the end of the day, those hardware disadvantages just didn’t matter. The software and experience of that phone were so good that it became beloved by Android enthusiast everywhere, even with its mediocre camera.
I think Google’s problem with the Pixels hasn’t been the mismatch between hardware and price per se. I think it’s been that they keep developing devices with shortcomings that hamper the user experience – and it’s the user experience that matters at the end of the day. Bad screens (quality, not just resolution), bad battery life, a monstrous notch that had no reason to exist…these have been the problem. If the Pixel 5 nails the fundamentals and has a good user experience, then the processor specs just won’t matter. At least not to me.
Hopefully it will have a 6.67″ screen as predicted by @dsccross and not the smaller 5.8″ display that has also been rumored.
I’m curious to see how that works out too. In the official render that was released it appears as though the 4a (5G) (EIEIO) will be larger than the standard Pixel 5, so if the 5 is 6.67″, how big will that make the 4a (5G) (Doobeedoobeedo)?
It is still possible that the smaller one on the left is the 4a 5g and the larger one on the right is the Pixel 5. I know the colored power button would indicate the larger one to be the 4a but that may be mistake. Nothing has been proven yet for sure.
I go back and forth on phone sizes. On the one hand, I actually prefer smaller phones that are easier to use one handed. But usually the smaller phone gets a disproportionately smaller battery too. The Pixel 4 was an extreme case of this, but it’s pretty common. If they made a smaller device that actually had the same battery life as the larger device I’d prefer the smaller one, but in practice I usually end up with the larger device because if I have to choose between having a dependable battery and one handed use I choose battery life.
I’ve been done with large phones since the Note 2. I want a smaller phone. I’ve been sticking with my S7 because I can’t find a phone I like.
“If the Pixel 5 nails the fundamentals…”
But that’s the thing. Google has a problem nailing the fundamentals. They make stupid hardware decisions that can’t be rectified with software patches.
Agreed. That’s what I was getting at in my second paragraph. But the specific things people are expressing concern about that we do know about this phone, like the mid range processor, don’t tell us that they’ll have the same problem with this phone and the fundamentals. Maybe they will – but we can’t know that from the information we have so far. It’s at least possible that they have finally learned their lesson, going off the stories about how there was so much internal strife about how badly they blew the Pixel 4 and how they’ve already discontinued it. So I’m at least open to the possibility that they’ve got their heads out of that sandpile. But we’ll see.
Then they updated the OG Moto X to Lollipop and all of that goodness was lost. It instantly became an abysmal mess to deal with.
Just wait once it’s released, pixels drop heavy in price
Never buy before Black Friday.
Yes. I can’t wait to unload my barely used Pixel 4. Using it as a trade-in with a Thanksgiving Friday offer = cheaper price for a cheaper phone.
I dont know if I can wait until October! lol. I really want to ditch my pixel 3xl
Why is this so hard for Google to figure out. The Pixel 5 looks so underwhelming ????♂️
On top of it all, its about time they improved the actual lens in the main camera
Amazing