ce magazine january 2020 issue

Google Pixel 4a (Summer 2020)
(Image credit: 91Mobiles/OnLeaks)
The Pixel 3a was a massive success for Google's mobile division, doubling the
number of smartphones the company shipped last year (even though it only spent
half of 2019 on the market). Therefore, it should come as little surprise that
Mountain View is reportedly planning a successor.
Rather, the bigger surprise is the way the Pixel 4a might look. The render you see
above, provided by 91Mobiles and based on information attained by Steve
Hemmerstoffer (better known as @OnLeaks) paints a Pixel 4a with a decidedly
more cutting-edge look than Google's current flagships. There's a consistently slim
bezel encircling the display, as well as a Samsung-esque hole-punch cutout for the
front-facing lens.
Wired headphone stalwarts will be pleased to find a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
in this mockup, and eagle-eyed readers will note the capacative, rear-facing Pixel
Imprint sensor around back. (The Pixel 4a assuredly won't be capable of
sophisticated — and expensive — facial identification.) Interestingly, the Pixel 4a's
rear camera stack has retained its square housing from the Pixel 4 line, even though
it carries only one lens.
While this render by no means represents the definitive Pixel 4a design,
Hemmerstoffer and 91Mobiles do have a solid track record with these kinds of
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