The unremarkable Pixel 5 will at least be cheaper than other Androids

[Chris Smith]

• A new leak says the Pixel 5 price might be even lower than we thought, starting at €629 in Europe, or around $649 in America.
• The Pixel 5 might be cheaper than this year’s main Android flagships, but the handset will not be a flagship phone itself.
• The Pixel 5 might have the same starting price as the iPhone 12 series, but the new iPhones will have a considerable performance advantage over Google’s mid-range Pixel.

The novel coronavirus gives Google the best excuse for its most controversial Pixel decision so far. Due this fall, the Pixel 5 will be the first next-gen Pixel handset not to feature the same high-end specs as other flagship Androids. Countless leaks have told us so far that the Pixel 5 will feature a mid-range chip that will barely match the Pixel 4’s processor. And Pixel leaks are usually very accurate. The handset will also feature an improved all-screen design, but Google will have to sacrifice the Pixel 4’s most sophisticated innovations. The Soli radar and 3D face unlock are going away, to be replaced by a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.

The Snapdragon 765 processor choice is the Pixel 5’s significant compromise, and a report earlier this year said Google went this way to cut costs. The Snapdragon 865 platform versions inside the high-end Androids this year are more expensive. Even without a massive health crisis in place, it’s likely that Google would have gone this way. After all, this sort of decision is made well in advance of the phone’s launch. And we’ve been seeing Pixel 5 reports detailing the Snapdragon 765 CPU source well before the pandemic took a turn for the worse.

If there’s a positive here, that’s the Pixel 5. The Snapdragon 765 is more affordable, and Google wants to make the Pixel 5 more affordable than its biggest rivals. A new leak tells us exactly how much the Pixel 5 costs, and it’s good news.

Continue reading...

Today's Top Deals

1. 10 deals you don’t want to miss on Sunday: 33¢ face masks, $30 Fire TV Stick, Purell on sale, Sony 65″ 4K TV, more
2. NIOSH says these $3 KN95 face masks work better than 3M N95 masks
3. Last chance to get AirPods Pro and AirPods 2 at the lowest prices of 2020

Trending Right Now:

1. How trees could help researchers find human bodies in forests
2. Sony’s unexpected PS5 release plans might’ve been leaked by the new ‘Call of Duty’ game
3. Leakers disagree on what Apple will announce this week

The unremarkable Pixel 5 will at least be cheaper than other Androids originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 07:31:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Via BRG - Boy Genius Report