Is the Google Pixel 4a a 4G or 5G phone? Evidence points to both

Is Google’s next device a Snapdragon 730 or a Snapdragon 765 phone? Evidence suggests the Pixel 4a could have either of the two Qualcomm chipsets, or both.

We’ve been hearing about potential Pixel 4a code names for a while now. Three of them — Sunfish, Bramble, and Redfin — were recently discovered by the folks over at XDA Developers. Now, 9to5Google has managed to dig up some more evidence about the three aquatic monikers (Google’s go-to for secret phone names).

According to code discovered by the publication, Redfin and Bramble are associated with the SM7250 chipset, which is Qualcomm’s 5G Snapdragon 765 silicon. Sunfish, on the other hand, is a code name associated with the SM7150 SoC which is the non-5G Snapdragon 730.

It’s unclear if the Pixel 4a will have a 5G variant with Snapdragon 765 on-board. However, XDA Developers claim to have discovered a direct link between the Pixel 4a and the Sunfish code name. XDA does not really disclose how it came by this discovery, but seems pretty sure that the next mid-range Pixel will indeed sport the Snapdragon 730.