Google Pixel 5a details revealed in new FCC filing

Three Pixel 5a model numbers, but two phones?

More Google Pixel 5a details have been revealed via purported FCC filings, which mention three models and a few features we weren’t sure would make it to Google’s affordable phone.

The Pixel 5a features? Sub-6GHz 5G, NFC, Bluetooth LE, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, according to Droid Life. Sadly, there’s nothing too exciting to glean from the filings, but some of these features (notably 5G) weren’t available in the standard Pixel 4a – so perhaps

Google is committing to only releasing one model of its lauded mid-range phone, instead of both a 5G and a cheaper LTE-only version.

The supposed FCC filings cover a trio of model numbers, two of which (G4S1M and GR0M2) have been seen before in a May report by Droid Life – but this is the first we’re seeing them mentioned by the FCC. The other one, G1F8F, is new.

G1F8F may be nearly identical, hardware-wise, to the others, according to a screenshot of the flings tweeted by @Cstark_27. The phone models seem to be identical aside from some networking differences, like disabled CDMA and some enabled LTE bands.

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