Pixel 5 launched: Snapdragon 765G, dual camera, IP68 water resistant, priced from $ 699

At the “Launch Night In” event held at dawn this morning (according to Vietnamese time), Google has officially introduced the next generation of Pixel. Pixel 5 brings many notable upgrades, but this is the first time the main Pixel product line is not in the high-end segment as before, instead, the Pixel 5 is a smartphone in the near-premium segment. .

This year’s Pixel 5 features an improved design from its predecessor. Users will still have a familiar and characteristic design design of the Pixel series ever. The back of the Pixel 5 is finished from 100% eco-friendly recycled aluminum. This back of the device is also designed with a lumpy texture. At the same time, Google also added IP68 water resistance to the new Pixel 5.

On the front, Pixel 5 has a 6-inch screen, using an OLED panel with Full HD + resolution, a 19.5: 9 aspect ratio. This monitor supports HDR and has a refresh rate of 90Hz. This year, Google dropped the Pixel 4’s “thick-brow thin-forehead” display design and adopted a more popular “mole” design. The Pixel 5 now looks like a premium version of the Pixel 4a 5G.

About the camera, although still equipped with dual camera cluster, but this year Google has stopped using the telephoto camera anymore but replaced it with the 16MP f / 2.2 ultrawide ultra wide-angle camera. Portrait mode on the Pixel 5 will use the 12.2MP f / 1.7 wide-angle camera. Camera app of the device continues to improve the ability to take HDR + photos, which is accompanied by adding Night Sight night mode when taking portraits. Other features on the Pixel 4 and 4a are available on the Pixel 5 such as: Super Res Zoom, Motion AF, Live HDR +, Dual Exposure, Cinematic Pan, Portrait Light … It also has an 8MP f / 2.0 selfie camera on the side. before.

In terms of performance, like previously rumored, this year’s Pixel 5 is a high-end smartphone when it comes with a Snapdragon 765G chip similar to Pixel 4a 5G instead of a “top 8” chip, the machine’s RAM is 8GB LPDDR4x and has 128GB memory. The device has a 4080mAh capacity battery, supports 18W fast charging with built-in charger, 12W wireless charging and wireless reverse charging. With the new super battery saver mode, Google claims the Pixel 5’s battery life is expandable up to 48 hours of use.

Besides. The Pixel 5 will also support 5G sub-6GHz network. The device will run on Android 11 when sold, and Google has committed to updating the Pixel 5’s software within 3 years.

Pixel 5 will be available on October 15 in 9 countries (excluding Vietnam) with a starting price of 699 USD, equivalent to about 16 million VND, 200 USD more expensive than Pixel 4a 5G and cheap. $ 100 more than the Pixel 4 price at launch. Users who purchase Pixel 5 will get 3 months of free Google Stadia Pro service, YouTube Premium and 100GB of Google One storage.