Google Pixel 5 price just leaked — and it’s very bad news for the Galaxy S20

Google Pixel 5 toll but leaked — and information technology's very bad news for the Milky way S20

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Despite offering the best cameras yous can find on a smartphone, Google's Pixel lineup hasn't been able to break the stranglehold Apple and Samsung enjoy on the smartphone marketplace. But a Google survey hints that the telephone maker may be looking to compete on cost with this year'south Google Pixel 5 release.

As spotted past Android Authorization, a Reddit user posted a screenshot of a phone price survey Google's apparently been circulating around. If the survey's legitimate — and information technology does seem like the sort of affair a visitor to guess expectations and interest in upcoming releases — then the Pixel 5 might be i of the lowest-priced flagships around this fall.

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The survey mentions 2 Pixel releases — 1 that's labeled as a "Google Pixel Telephone" with a plastic torso and 3.5mm headphone jack. That phone is listed at $349, while a 2nd model described equally a "Premium Google Pixel Phone" with "best in form camera, wireless charging and h2o resistance" would toll $699.

The first phone is clearly describing a Pixel 4a. And that $349 price isn't pulled out of thin air. Final week, 9to5Google's Stephen Hall said Google'southward upcoming budget phone would cost $349 — $fifty less than Apple tree's newly released iPhone SE 2020. Selling the Pixel 4a at that kind of discount would suggest that Google wants to undercut its main competition on price.

Bold the "Premium Google Pixel Phone" mentioned in the survey is the Pixel v, Google's cost-cutting impulse would proceed with its fall flagship release. Last year's Pixel 4 debuted at $799, so Google would exist shaving $100 off the price tag of its new flagship device. More chiefly, the Pixel v would price as much every bit the iPhone 11 while also selling for $300 less than the Galaxy S20. This price will also likely make the Pixel 5 competitive with this fall's iPhone 12, which is expected to start at around $649 but could price as much as $ane,099 for the Pro Max model.

Google would need to make some sacrifices on features to bring downwards the toll of its Pixel 5 telephone. That might mean getting rid of the Soli sensor introduced in the Pixel 4 that powers gesture-based Motility Sense features. Even more than probable, it could be a sign that Google's skipping the Snapdragon 865 chipset powering this year's top Android phones for a less expensive mobile processor.

Rumors indicate to the Pixel v using either a Snapdragon 765 or the newly unveiled Snapdragon 768G. Those chipsets don't accept the power of the Snapdragon 865, merely they take plenty processing and graphics musculus for almost smartphone shoppers. Those 2 chipsets as well characteristic built-in 5G modems so Google'due south Pixel 5 could still connect to the next-generation cellular network while saving on some costs.

Nosotros're in for a niggling await before we tin can see if this Google survey on phone prices is a sign of things to come up. The Pixel 4a isn't expected to go far until June, while the Pixel 5's launch is probable to be later in the fall.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide. He has stiff opinions nigh Apple tree, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.