Wired:
https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-5a/
From the article:
"The OLED screen is bright and colorful with inky blacks—many sub-$500 phones use LCD panels, so this is most definitely a visual treat. The display is slightly bigger than the one on the 4A 5G, and the resolution (2,400 by 1,080 pixels) and aspect ratio (20:9) have been bumped to match."
"Regardless, one of the biggest reasons I can recommend you buy this phone is the performance. Like previous A-series Pixels, you can comfortably run pretty much any app or game, and you'll rarely encounter any slowdowns. I was able to play one of the most graphically demanding mobile games,
Genshin Impact, and it was hardly frustratingly slow. (Granted, I had to play it with the Low graphics option, but the game still looked fantastic.) "
IGN:
https://www.ign.com/articles/google-pixel-5a-review
From the article:
"Here’s where the Google Pixel 5a is a little bit surprising. It comes built around the same Snapdragon 765G chipset that powered the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5, but it’s the cheapest of the three. It also has 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. While the Snapdragon 765G isn’t quite the Snapdragon 865 or 888 that has powered the last two generations of top-tier Android flagships, it’s just about the next best thing.
Throughout testing, I never noticed the phone running slow. Navigating the OS, launching apps, browsing Twitter, watching videos – it all stayed smooth and snappy. The camera app could stand to launch faster, and it’d be peachy if the post-capture processing on photos finished before I tried viewing the results, but those are small unfulfilled desires for a $450 phone.
The Google Pixel 5a doesn’t have any special features that make it extra well suited for gaming, like a fast refresh rate or shoulder buttons, but the Snapdragon 765G and large display certainly help it keep up with more mainstream smartphone competitors. The Pixel 5a could handle Call of Duty Mobile with smooth visuals and consistency at high settings, and it only got a little bit warm in the process. The only shortcomings I noticed were in loading, as navigating the menus to customized weapons could be a bit slow pulling up each new item."
Others seem to be saying similar things?