A new Pixel 5 leak has revealed further evidence that Google’s next flagship smartphone will come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G chipset.
On the AI Benchmark website, a mention appeared for a device named “Google Pixel 5” – here no subtle code names or model numbers – and was revealed from a handset running the said Snapdragon chip, in addition to 8GB RAM and Android 11. As such, this mention adds further belief to the rumors so far that the Pixel 5 will use a mid-tier chip instead of a flagship, as the Snapdragon 865 Plus found in the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
AI Benchmark is a tool that is used to measure how well a mobile chip will handle machine learning-based tasks such as image classification and image enhancement. As such, the benchmarks in this ad do not really compare to our benchmarks from other phones. But the Pixel 5 appears somewhere in the middle of the benchmark list, suggesting that it has mid-range performance that matches its mid-range chip.
The Snapdragon 765G can be found in the OnePlus Nord, a very impressive budget to mid-range phone. And in our benchmarks of that handset, it scored 602 on the Geekbench 5 single-core test and 1,948 on the multi-core one, which is solid, albeit healthy, thanks to the budget iPhone SE 2020 and its A13 Bionic chip .
With this in mind, the Pixel 5 should deliver performance that is roughly similar to that of the Nord. But Google has many optimizations it can do for the Pixel 5, given that it will be a pure Android phone, meaning that real-world performance can be more impressive than benchmark results.
Furthermore, the impulse of 6GB of RAM in the Pixel 4 to 8GB in the Pixel 5 should promise better performance when users switch between apps or using software such as video editors or gaming. The Snapdragon 765G also provides 5G connectivity, so the Pixel 5 needs to be somewhat futureproof when it comes to cellular broadband.
Set to cost a paltry $ 699, the Pixel 5 would have to be cheaper than many flagship Android phones, which is likely to mark a return by Google for making more affordable handsets beyond the Pixel 4a.
We expect the Pixel 5 to come with a 6.67-inch display with a 120Hz and 90Hz refresh rate, and a dual or triple rear camera array, boosted by improvements in Google’s computer photography capabilities. Given that Google is likely to use a mid-range chip, we’m not sure the Pixel 5 will come with special features, such as the Soli radar chip that sports the Pixel 4. But with the phone set to arrive in October, we will surely know before too long.
