Pixel 5A camera sample leaked, hinting at specs similar to Pixel 5

Google seems to have accidentally shared a sample of a photo from its upcoming Pixel 5A, which gives us some clues as to what to expect from the bare-announced device. The photo appeared together in an album blog post About Google’s HDR + bracketing technology, which aims to reduce noise in HDR photos (via) Android police) Belongs to. The EXIF ​​data for most of the photos stated that they were captured by existing Pixel phones including the Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4 XL, but one of those pictures was clearly with the Pixel 5A was taken.

Google recently confirmed the existence of the Pixel 5A 5G in response to rumors that the device was canceled. However, beyond confirming that the device will be available in the US and Japan later this year, it did not provide any further information about the phone’s specs or cameras.

The labeled image from the Pixel 5A has since been removed The album, But offered several details about the camera performance of the upcoming device while it was up. The first is that it appears to have been taken with an ultravide camera, which corroborates Previous report

That the 5A will have two rear cameras – a main camera and an ultravide. It is similar to the Pixel 4A 5G, while the Pixel 4A only had a rear camera.

Screenshot: Google Photos

Its resolution is also listed as 12.2 megapixels, which is similar to the pictures we’ve seen from the Pixel 5. Although the sensor in the Pixel 5’s ultraride camera is technically 16 megapixels, it produces 12.2-megapixel shots by default. The EXIF ​​data of 5A also shows that it has the same f / 2.2 aperture. 5. Given that the photo was attached in a blog post about HDR + bracketing, it seems likely that 5A will also provide support for the technology.

With previous rumors, it seems that the Pixel 5A may be a very similar device to last year’s Pixel. According to the reports Same Snapdragon 765G Processor, And is Uniform design With a 6.2-inch OLED display with a hole-punch selfie camera. However, Google’s previous A-series devices, however, are expected to be made of plastic instead of rear panel glass, and the phone will reportedly also have a 3.5mm headphone jack.

According to the EXIF ​​data of the leaked picture, this picture was taken in October last year, just before the release of Pixel 5. There is no guarantee of a representative of the 5A’s final camera hardware without Google’s official confirmation, but the fact that the picture has now been removed suggests that it was not a simple labeling mistake.