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Google Pixel 4 Leaks Suggest Punch-Hole Selfie Camera and Total Lack of Physical Buttons

Google may have only just announced its Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones, but rumors about this year's forthcoming Pixel 4 are already appearing, and the latest alleged leak suggests the search giant's redesigned handset will lack physical buttons.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/05/google-pixel-4-angerdanger-render-1.jpg)" alt="" width="720" height="521" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-693287" /><center>MacRumors render of Pixel 4 based on leaks</center>


This information has been shared by Jon Prosser's Front Page Tech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq7UJtbdLEA&feature=youtu.be) YouTube channel, which last year was the source of several accurate details about the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL over a month before they launched, and also confirmed the Pixel 3a devices' existence before they were formally announced.





According to Prosser's source, the Pixel 4 will use capacitive touch areas on the sides of the aluminum handset in lieu of clickable physical power and volume buttons. Prosser suggests these touch-sensitive areas may use an extended version of Google's existing Active Edge technology currently found in the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 that lets users squeeze their phone to launch Google Assistant or silence incoming calls and notifications.





In addition, Prosser's source corroborates other recent rumors, including the presence of punch-hole front cameras embedded in the display – akin to those seen in Samsung's Galaxy 10 Plus and other smartphones this year – and either an optical or ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor.





The rear of the device is expected to feature a new dual-lens camera setup including either a telephoto zoom or super-wide-angle sensor, and they may be aligned horizontally in the upper left corner of the handset rather than the more typical vertical orientation seen on other dual-lens smartphones.





The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are expected to be 4G LTE devices and will likely be announced during the second week of October – or just a few weeks after Apple is expected to launch its flagship successors to the iPhone XS (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xs/), <!---->iPhone XS<!----> Max, and iPhone XR (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xr/).





(Via PhoneArena.com (https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Pixel-4-no-physical-buttons-features-leak_id116059))

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