With Android 11 public beta available now and a final version potentially launching on Sept. 8, Google is ramping up its mobile updates. This means we’ll …
With Android 11 public beta available now and a final version potentially launching on Sept.8, Google is ramping up its mobile updates. This means we’ll likely see followups to its midrange Pixel line, which is expected to be called the Pixel 4A and 4A XL, very soon. Indeed, Google recently posted an image of the Pixel 4A on its Google Store before taking it down, according to 9to5Google. More than ever, phone-makers are targeting people on tighter budgets, who might otherwise have just held onto their old phone for another year. In May of last year, Google launched the Pixel 3A and 3A XL. It was the Pixel phones’ first foray into a more affordable price bracket — and perhaps Google’s return to the cheaper Nexus days of yore. The strategic move worked and the Pixel 3A doubled Google’s Pixel sales by that summer. Since then, Google’s rivals released a number of its own midtier handsets, including Apple’s iPhone SE, the Samsung Galaxy A51 and the sub-$300 Moto G Power and G Stylus. Google’s Pixel « A » line offers a viable alternative for Android users looking for a Pixel phone experience at a lower cost, but still needs to remain competitive. In anticipation of Google’s expected announcement of the Pixel 4A and 4A XL, which Google has teased for August 3rd, we gathered the most compelling and interesting rumors about the devices. And until the launch happens, check back often as we update the roundup.Last year’s Pixel 3A cost $399, £399 and AU$649; the 3A XL cost $479, £469 and AU$799. It wouldn’t be surprising if Google kept the same pricing model this year for its Pixel 4A phones.
