The Pixel 5a 5G has been “coming soon” for some time now, but it looks like we can finally see it officially launched later this month. Google’s budget phone plans for this year have been somewhat confusing, but we’re talking about a follow-up to the Pixel 4a 5G rather than the smaller 4a. As such, the recently disclosed specs and price would make sense – it will apparently have a 6.4in screen and cost $ 450.

According to Jon Prosser, whose previously fuzzy reputation was recently enhanced by specific leaks from Apple and Pixel 6, the Pixel 5a 5G will be unveiled later this month by Google, Thursday, August 26 to be more precise. The phone will have a very similar design to the 4a 5G, except with a slightly larger 6.4 inches. Prosser lists the refresh rate as “60Hz – forced 90Hz” but we don’t know what he means by that – it might be possible to force 90Hz in developer’s settings, but otherwise it’s variable? Your guess is as good as ours.

We’re looking at the same Snapdragon 765G as the Pixel 5, with a 4,650mAh battery and 6GB of RAM. The supposed 4,650mAh battery would be considerably larger than the 3,800mAh cell in the Pixel 4a 5G, and this phone already had exceptional battery life. An IP67 dust and water resistance rating is also touted, which would be welcome, and the headphone jack would be kept.

An apparent sample of a Pixel 5a 5G camera.

While this may only be a slightly improved version of the Pixel 4a 5G, the 5a 5G will start at $ 50 less, so we can’t really complain if all of this turns out to be true. It’s only expected to launch in the US and Japan, at least to begin with, and will only be available in a predominantly black color option directly from Google online or in its physical retail store.

Google’s small Pixel a-series phones have been nothing short of revolutionary in camera quality in the budget price range, so it’s sad to see that we won’t be getting a smaller 5a this year. Even so, the Pixel 5a 5G looks like an exciting mid-range, so we’re eagerly awaiting its full release. We should know more later this month.