The Google Pixel 5 remains a mystery, with no major leaks. These new images are theoretically what we're looking for, but we're not sure they're legit.

The images were originally posted on Slashleaks by user Udagawa Ako (via PhoneArena) and appear on the page of online B-to-B retailer AliBaba, which purports to be selling cases for the Pixel 5, We should be skeptical. This bears no resemblance to what we've come to expect from the Pixel 5.

One design of the Pixel 5 has a U-shaped camera bump in the center of the back and no scanner for Google's Pixel Imprint fingerprint unlock technology. Also missing is a headphone jack, which no longer tends to be included on flagships. The last flagship Pixels with a headphone jack were the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL in 2016, and the only Pixels with it since then have been the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, which are very low-cost devices.

The case does not cover much of the front of the phone, but it does have a notch, and the placeholder design looks off as well; the Pixel 3 XL had a notch similar to this, while the Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL all used bezels. In the case of the Pixel 4 series, this was to accommodate Google's Motion Sense radar sensor.

It would be very surprising if this is what Google had planned for the Pixel 5, as Motion Sense has proven to be underwhelming and flagship smartphone designs are moving from notches to punch-hole cameras.

But let's think a little beyond the Pixel 5. There is a phone that could be released by Google that could have a square camera patch, a fingerprint sensor on the back, and possibly even a headphone jack: the Pixel 4a. there was reportedly a Pixel 4a XL, but it has been cancelled so that Google could focus on one standard-sized model It has now been canceled so that Google can focus on a single standard-size model. Therefore, it is possible that Laudtec received the schematics and created this design for this now-obsolete phone.

Even though the Pixel 3a was released last May, we have repeatedly waited for the Pixel 4a, only to have its release date postponed; it may even share a release date with the Pixel 5, which is expected to arrive in October.

Because of this confusion, it is possible that case makers wanted to get the Pixel 5 case design to market as quickly as possible and settled on the wrong specifications. Otherwise, if this case does indeed fit the Pixel 5, many smartphone leakers and rumor mongers will be red-faced.

Meanwhile, we are still waiting for more definitive information about the Pixel 5. However, we can expect a few things about the hardware. It seems likely that the Snapdragon 765 chipset will be used to keep the phone's price down. It will also likely have a 90+ Hz refresh rate display and Android 11 will be pre-installed.