The official line from
Google is that “not all Pixel 4a (5G) and later phones work on all 5G networks.” Google maintains a list of countries where 5G is available on the Pixel and it was recently updated. As of December 2023, the map had 31 countries. Google’s “5G on your Pixel” list is currently up to 38 countries with these seven new European additions: The full list is as follows, with big availability gaps remaining. It comes as the Pixel 8 series is only available in 20 (Google Store) countries: Austria, Australia,
Belgium,
Canada, Denmark,
Ireland,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Singapore,
Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
United Kingdom, and
United States. This allows traveling Pixel owners to hopefully get a similar connectivity experience. Since 2020, people have complained that Pixel 5G availability is not universal, and that remains the case today. Certification and testing is presumably the reason. More on Pixel: Thanks, Tony