Having talked a lot in the market of elite smartphones, Google changed the vector and began to produce such subflagmans, which will stand out against the background of the iPhone and Galaxy S price. Pixel 5 is equipped with a 6-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. The case is made of recycled aluminium with IP68 moisture resistance. The device has 8 GB of RAM installed, and the internal storage is limited to 128 GB of internal memory.

The Pixel 5 is Google's first smartphone without the "a" prefix that uses a non—flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. On the one hand, this is an unusual desire for flagship smartphones to reduce the cost. On the other hand, when did the top processor become holy scripture and how often do you need all the power of the conditional Snapdragon 865+? This solution allowed us to rely on the power of the built-in Snapdragon chips for photo processing. Previously, Google used the Neural Core engine in Pixel smartphones, but in 2020 this was no longer necessary.

For the first time in the history of the Pixel 5 series, an additional 16 MP ultra-wide-angle rear camera was equipped, which became an excellent addition to the main module. Three stabilization modes (Locked, Active, Cinematic Pan) appeared in the shooting menu, and the camera itself learned a focus called Super Res Zoom for digital zoom without losing details. In general, the camera of the "five" makes beautiful night portraits and shoots at a high level, but it does not cause the former feeling of greatness.

For the first time, the fifth Pixel got reverse wireless charging. Moreover, for the sake of it, they did not have to give up the branded metal case, they just made a small, barely noticeable hole in it, which was filled with biosmol. Interestingly, in the top five, Google returned to its roots, abandoning biometric authentication by face in favor of a classic fingerprint scanner. Pixel 4 didn't have it.