For a phone with a plastic exterior, there's a surprising amount of metal in the Pixel 5a. One of the first things you'll see after prying off the screen is a metal cover over the motherboard.

Google's Pixel 5a famously has a headphone jack, but you'd better hope that the USB-C port never breaks. The fact that it's soldered directly to the motherboard rather than being a separate ...

The Pixel 5a doesn't use as many screws ... lose and seem to do nothing more than act as "fillers." Aside from the motherboard, most of the components are screwed down on the backplate rather ...

Those similarities unsurprisingly extend to the build, according to a Pixel 5a teardown today. T4 screws (of different lengths) hold down the metal covers over the motherboard and soldered USB-C port.

and even now that you can find a used or refurbished Pixel 5 for a similar price, there’s a good chance you’ll want to go for the 5a instead. Here are the most notable features and specs ...