The Pixel 5 is constructed using a “100% recycled aluminum enclosure” and Gorilla Glass 6 for the screen.The housing has a thin coating of plastic while the power button is anodized with a metallic finish. The bottom of the device has a USB-C connector which is used for charging and audio output. It has stereo speakers one of which is an under display unit with the other speaker located to the right of the USB-C port. The back houses a capacitive fingerprint reader. The Pixel 5 uses the mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G system-on-chip consisting of eight Kryo 475 cores an Adreno 620 GPU and a Hexagon 696 DSP with 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128 GB of non-expandable UFS 2.1 internal storage. Also used on the Pixel 4a 5G the Snapdragon 765G allows for standard 5G connectivity. The Pixel 5’s has a 4080 mAh battery a significant increase over its predecessor’s 2800 mAh battery. It is capable of fast-charging at up to 18 W and supports Qi wireless charging as well as reverse wireless charging. This is enabled through a cutout in the back panel for the wireless charging coil covered by bio-resin. 8 It retains the water protection rating of IP68.
- Charge your cell phone wirelessly 6 or use it to wirelessly charge other Qi-certified devices 7
- The all day battery can last up to 48 hours with Extreme Battery Saver 8
- Pixel 5 is a water resistant smart phone; the metal unibody can handle being submerged in 1.5 meters of fresh water for 30 minutes10
- With HD Google Duo screen sharing you can read articles watch live sports and video chat with friends and family 12