Google says the Pixel’s Soli radar and Motion Sense will return
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/9/30/21496318/google-soli-radar-motion-sense-rick-osterloh-pixel-5

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Andrew Goodman and Joseph Cherukara: Say goodbye to hold music
https://blog.google/products/pixel/hold-for-me/

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Google Pay 2.118 confirms the old app will be replaced by the Flutter one
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pay-deprecate-new-flutter/

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Here’s how Google put wireless charging in the aluminum Pixel 5
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-5-wireless-charging-1163554/

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Sony Xperia 5 II review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTCNzUF82cY

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Google Pixel phone 'designed for economic downturn'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54337766

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Google reveals Pixel 4a launch date in India on twitter
https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1311384993629982725

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What should I buy Thursday (Oct 01 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Google Announces Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5: Focusing on the Mid-Range?
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16124/google-announces-pixel-4a-5g-and-pixel-5-focusing-on-the-midrange

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The real question: Is the Pixel 5 an upgrade from the Pixel 3XL?

The Pixel 5 is not an upgrade to the Pixel 4. Cool. Is it an upgrade to the Pixel 3XL? It's not as clear.

**Objective Gains:**

* Double the RAM
* Double the storage (if you have the base model)
* 90hz
* 5G
* Reverse wireless charging
* Battery life
* Wide angle back camera
* Holepunch instead of biggest notch of all time
* "New" assistant (the faster one that debuted in the Pixel 4)

**Objective Losses:**

* \~90 PPI of display density (\~523 down to \~432)
* Wide angle selfie camera
* GPU per...

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Can the Pixel 5 camera still compete using the same old aging sensor?
https://www.theverge.com/21496686/pixel-5-camera-comparison-sensor-specs-features

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Google keeps adding Pixel features it claims it didn’t need: 2020 edition
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/1/21496779/google-pixel-5-ultrawide-telephoto-camera-headphone-jack-direction-change

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Galaxy Note 20: Snapdragon vs. Exynos Speed Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsQrBVYhpLM

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More controls and transparency for your selfies
https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/digital-wellbeing/more-controls-selfie-filters/

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Expanded extension support in Firefox for Android Nightly
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/

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Xperia 5 II pre-orders with freebies open at Sony eStore Europe; shipping from 19 October
http://www.xperiablog.net/2020/10/01/xperia-5-ii-pre-order-freebie-sony-estore/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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A new sense of direction with Live View
https://blog.google/products/maps/new-sense-direction-live-view/

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The Pixel 5 has almost the exact same "small" dimensions as the Galaxy S10e (Pic in post)

Case in point: [https://i.imgur.com/h4AD11v.png](https://i.imgur.com/h4AD11v.png)

Pixel 5: 144.7 x 70.4 x 8.0 mm

S10e: 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm

I thought this was interesting to point out, as "small" Android phones are rare these days.

There are no reviews out yet for the Pixel 5, and it may not exactly be an upgrade. The Snapdragon 765G is 21% slower than the 855 that comes with the S10e. The design doesn't look quite as nice from the back in the Pixel.

What may make the Pixel 5 interestin...

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Gboard's spelling suggestions now include double the emoji goodness
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/01/gboards-spelling-suggestions-now-include-double-the-emoji-goodness/

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First Pixel 5 hands-on review/first impressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VBiRaK3XB5Y

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Google, You Knocked It Outta the Park
https://www.droid-life.com/2020/10/01/pixel-5-is-the-return-to-form-google-needed/

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