22 PCWorld JULY 2020NEWS GOOGLE PIXEL 4A PREVIEW
hole-punch camera, which will be aligned in
the upper left corner of the screen. The 4a
design was seemingly confirmed by Google
exec Rick Osterloh (go.pcworld.com/rkos),
who tweeted about his Fitbit Earth badge
with an Android screenshot sporting an
indented status bar. (However, he could have
been using a OnePlus 8 [go.pcworld.
com/08rv].)
With the camera cutting into the screen,
the bezels on the 4a will likely also be smaller
than they are on the Pixel 4. In leaked
renders obtained by 91mobiles (go.pcworld.
com/91mb), the top and sides have uniform
bezels similar to the iPhone 11. The bottom is
a bit thicker, though not nearly as sizable as
the Pixel 3 XL. Around the back, the Pixel 4awill reportedly stick with the rear fingerprint
sensor—so don’t count on Motion Sense
(go.pcworld.com/mtsn) making an
appearance—while adopting the square
camera array introduced with the 4. The
color options are rumored to be black and
light blue, with green and pink power
buttons, respectively.DISPLAY
The biggest change to the Pixel 4a might be
its size. Rather than regular and plus-size
versions like every other Pixel phone, Google
is rumored to be releasing the 4a in just a
single size, reportedly around 5.8 inches (go.
pcworld.com/rp58). That would put it right
between the 5.6-inch Pixel 3a and 6-inch 3a
XL, signaling Google is
aiming for a “sweet spot”
with a single model rather
than making buyers choose.
Based on the 3a’s specs,
we can also assume that the
display will be OLED with a
Full HD 1080p resolution
like the 3a. It’s doubtful that
it will get the Pixel 4’s 90Hz
Smooth display.PROCESSOR
AND SPECS
Last year’s Pixel 3a was
extremely capable with its
Snapdragon 670The Pixel 4a will reportedly have a left-aligned hole-punch camera like
the OnePlus 8.