He Pixel 4a 5G i Pixel 5 they weren’t exactly tight when it came to processing power, but now a recent software update from Google has just given these phones a big boost in performance.
While from Google April software patch for Pixel phones is technically listed as a security update, it actually contains a number of improvements, such as updated image quality when taking pictures with select third-party camera apps, better VPN support, and bug fixes to prevent some pixels freeze during startup. However, the most important changes in this patch for owners of Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are the new “performance optimizations for certain applications and games that require graphics.”
This is because, after updating the Pixel 5 with the latest software, we saw how the reference numbers in the 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme graphics test increased by 30% to 50% or more depending on the configuration. When I tried it again at launch, the Pixel 5 got 2,674 on 3DMark’s Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited test, but after the upgrade the benchmarks increased to 3,514, which equates to a improvement of just over 30%.
These figures are reflected similar results published by Andreas Proschofsky from the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, with some other reviewers who claim that graphics performance has doubled in certain circumstances.
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Ara, for some, it can be quite frustrating to know that their phones may not have access to their “full” performance at launch, although in my experience the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G never suffered from poor performance. nor a delay even as they played.
But for me, the real takeaway is the huge impact that software updates can have on modern devices, which makes it increasingly important to regularly check for updates and install them. timely manner. That doesn’t mean you have to install updates on the first day, but at the same time, there aren’t many good reasons to ignore this icon in the notifications tray for weeks or months.
Regardless of Google’s April software updates for your Pixel phones offered some notable boosts in the performance of the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, which is always nice to get.