When will this model be 5G capable? null

It won't. The 4G LTE on the Pixel 3a goes up to UE CAT (user equipment category) 11 on download (600 megabit download) and CAT 5 on uplink (75 megabit). According to AT&T's Internet of Things website, the highest it's rated for on downloads for AT&T currently is CAT 9 (450 megabits). There are some LTE categories that are much faster but I don't think the Pixel is upgradable to those. It certainly won't be upgradable to 5G which operates on much higher frequencies than anything supported by the Pixel's radio. A number of the LTE categories (the very fast but non-smartphone categories 8 and 14, and categories 16 through 20) are gigabit or higher speeds though, and there are already 4G phones that support those (e.g. the Samsung S10 models on the two gigabit CAT 20, the fastest that I know of regularly used on a smartphone, and the iPhone XS and Google Pixel 3 on the one gigabit CAT 16).

You'll have to wait for the next generation. Both the Pixel 5 and 4a will be 5G ready.

It's not 5G capable. However, it is going to take a long time for 5G to be as ubiquitous as 4G is now. I look forward to 5G but won't consider buying a phone for it until 2020 or 2021. Why waste your money over a capability that is only currently available in a few cities and within those cities only in a tiny area

The Google - Pixel 3a XL with 64GB Memory Cell Phone does support Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) network (5Ghz).

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It won't. The 4G LTE on the Pixel 3a goes up to UE CAT (user equipment category) 11 on download (600 megabit download) and CAT 5 on uplink (75 megabit). According to AT&T's Internet of Things website, the highest it's rated for on downloads for AT&T currently is CAT 9 (450 megabits). There are some LTE categories that are much faster but I don't think the Pixel is upgradable to those. It certainly won't be upgradable to 5G which operates on much higher frequencies than anything supported by the Pixel's radio. A number of the LTE categories (the very fast but non-smartphone categories 8 and 14, and categories 16 through 20) are gigabit or higher speeds though, and there are already 4G phones that support those (e.g. the Samsung S10 models on the two gigabit CAT 20, the fastest that I know of regularly used on a smartphone, and the iPhone XS and Google Pixel 3 on the one gigabit CAT 16).
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You'll have to wait for the next generation. Both the Pixel 5 and 4a will be 5G ready.
Answered by Mike1818 5 years ago
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No.
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It's not 5G capable. However, it is going to take a long time for 5G to be as ubiquitous as 4G is now. I look forward to 5G but won't consider buying a phone for it until 2020 or 2021. Why waste your money over a capability that is only currently available in a few cities and within those cities only in a tiny area
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The Google - Pixel 3a XL with 64GB Memory Cell Phone does support Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) network (5Ghz).
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