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Google releases a much improved TV ad for the Pixel 5a 5G

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By Alan Friedman

Published: Aug 21, 2021, 11:26 AM

Google releases a much improved TV ad for the Pixel 5a 5G

When Google introduced the Pixel 5a 5G, the very first television commercial for the phone was a mess. With music playing in the background, Google showed us a collection of out-of-focus pastel colors interspersed with images of the phone's newly textured power button and other parts of the handset. Not a word was spoken so the phone's features were not mentioned.

Today, Google released a new commercial for the Pixel 5a 5G that is everything the first one wasn't. Titled "All You Want in a Phone," it is 15 seconds in length. An off-screen announcer describes some of the features on the phone such as Portrait Light that allows users to add a bokeh effect or adjust the lighting on portraits after they are snapped. The Titan M security chip is next to get a quick shout-out (remember, this ad is only 15 seconds long), followed by a mention of the handset's 5G connectivity.

Perhaps the most important piece of information is disseminated at the end of the video when the "from $449" price is both spoken by the announcer and displayed on the screen. That works out to 24 monthly payments of $18.71.

The Pixel 5a 5G is equipped with a 6.34-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a 20:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, you'll find the Snapdragon 765G chipset along with 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage. A 12.2MP dual-pixel camera with an aperture of f/1.7 is on the back of the device along with a 16MP ultra-wide camera. The hole-punch front-facing selfie snapper weighs in at 8MP.

This phone, perhaps until the Pixel 6 Pro and its rumored 5000mAh battery show up, carries the largest battery ever to grace a Pixel at 4680mAh. And yes, the new model does offer an IP67 rating meaning that it can be submerged in up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) of water for as long as 30-minutes and exit unscathed. The one color option available is Almost Black.

Pre-orders are being taken now and the phone will be released this Thursday, August 26th.

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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