Google Hardware VP shares screenshot likely from unannounced Pixel 4a

The Pixel 4a is rumoured to come out on May 22nd

Rick Osterloh, Google'due south senior VP of Hardware, seems to be using the unannounced Pixel 4a mid-range smartphone.

Osterloh shared a screenshot of his Globe badge on Fitbit where it showed he has tracked seven,900 miles.

While this might exist a big accomplishment, commenters on Twitter seemed to exist more interested in the telephone he used to accept the screenshot.

Earth bluecoat on Fitbit! pic.twitter.com/TvUs4dYQF6

— Rick Osterloh (@rosterloh) May 4, 2020

Now, it'south typically difficult to tell what phone a person used for a screenshot, but there are a couple of signs.

The screenshot has the time and notifications pushed to the correct, making room for a hole dial selfie camera. It's possible, Osterloh could be using another handset with a right aligning pigsty-punch selfie photographic camera; however, that would mean the VP of Hardware at Google is not using a Pixel handset.

Alternatively, Osterloh could be using a Pixel four or four Forty with a false hole-punch cutout from the 'Display cutout' menu in Developer Options. This is unlikely, but information technology would explain the odd spacing betwixt the clock and edge of the screen.

There seems to be some space above the notifications, that could signal that the Pixel 4a features a rather large selfie shooter, similar to the hole-punch cameras on other mid-range handsets. However, co-ordinate to past leaks, the selfie shooter didn't seem all that large.

Further, the phone seems to have thirteen:6 aspect ratio, the same as the unannounced Pixel 4a. The device's resolution should be 2340 x 1080, merely the actual resolution of the screenshot is 2048 x 945, just it'south possible the paradigm was just scaled down for Twitter, according to 9to5Google.

And even though the phone isn't out yet, with Pixel 4a'southward expected May 22nd release appointment information technology makes sense that Osterloh would be getting early access to the handset.

The Pixel 4a is likewise rumoured to characteristic a five.81-inch display, a Snapdragon 730 chipset, a 3080mAh battery and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Epitome Credit: Evan Blass

Source: Rick Osterloh (@rosterloh), 9to5Google