After a flood of leaks and rumors, Google finally unveiled the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4a 5G at its hardware event a couple days ago. Now, unlike the Pixel 4a’s polycarbonate chassis, the Pixel 5 comes with an aluminum chassis, just as the leaks suggested. The Pixel 5, however, even with its aluminum back panel, surprisingly, supports wireless charging. Mindblown? Curious about how it works?

The Google Pixel 5 has an unusual yet productive design. Although the chassis of the device is made up of aluminum, the company cut out a physical hole in the middle. It enables Google to bake an ‘ultra-thin skin’ in place of that missing aluminum chassis which, according to Google, if made of a “bio-resin” material.

This is a pretty innovative design choice to enable wireless charging (as well as reverse wireless charging) for aluminum-made devices. However, as there is a layer of plastic on top of the aluminum chassis, users won’t be able to feel the cold aluminum on their skin. Instead, they will feel the polycarbonate layer when they hold the device, which is kind of disappointing.