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Pixel 4 is not in India but Google could launch Pixel 4a
After launching budget Pixel 3a earlier this year, Google is expected to launch its next-generation budget smartphone in May next year.
Google launched its next-generation Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones amid a lot of fanfare last month. The phone came with several major upgrades over its predecessor, that is the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. These updates include a brand new design, a dual rear camera setup and a tiny radar that fuels the phone's Motion Sense technology. The phone got raving reviews internationally but sadly it wasn't launched in India owing to issues with the frequency at which the Soli radar chip operates in India.
Now that Pixel 4 is out of the picture, all our hopes reside on the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a XL smartphones, which in case you aren't sure are the next generation budget smartphones that Google is likely to launch next year.
To give you some reference, Google launched Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones earlier this year at its annual developer's conference -- the Google I/O 2019. The phone was a trickled down version of last year's Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. Although it came with slightly slower Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset, the phone with its camera features and bright OLED screen was virtually the same.
Google is likely to continue with this trend of launching budget smartphones year-over-year and targeting people who are unable or unwilling to splurge over 60 grand. And what makes us believe that Google will launch a Pixel 3a successor? Well, it's the increase in hardware sales. "With the launch of Pixel 3a in May, overall Pixel unit sales in Q2 grew more than 2x year over year," Google CEO Sundar Pichai had told the investors in an earnings call after announcing the revenue for the second quarter of 2019. This makes us believe that Pixel 3a successor - Google Pixel 4a - is coming.
Talking about the features, unlike Pixel 4, Pixel 4a is likely to be available in India and other countries where Pixel 4 wasn't launched owing to the Soli radar chip. What makes us believe that Google will ditch one of the most prominent features of Pixel 4 smartphones in the Pixel 4a smartphones is a simple fact: affordability. Pixel 3a series was all about giving users a 'Pixel experience' at a significantly reduced price compared with the premium budget Pixel 3 smartphone. And so it is possible that Pixel 4a will not come with Pixel 4's Motion Sense technology and by extension not allow users to wave their hands to perform various tasks.
After launching budget Pixel 3a earlier this year, Google is expected to launch its next-generation budget smartphone in May next year.
Google launched its next-generation Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones amid a lot of fanfare last month. The phone came with several major upgrades over its predecessor, that is the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. These updates include a brand new design, a dual rear camera setup and a tiny radar that fuels the phone's Motion Sense technology. The phone got raving reviews internationally but sadly it wasn't launched in India owing to issues with the frequency at which the Soli radar chip operates in India.
Now that Pixel 4 is out of the picture, all our hopes reside on the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a XL smartphones, which in case you aren't sure are the next generation budget smartphones that Google is likely to launch next year.
To give you some reference, Google launched Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones earlier this year at its annual developer's conference -- the Google I/O 2019. The phone was a trickled down version of last year's Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. Although it came with slightly slower Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset, the phone with its camera features and bright OLED screen was virtually the same.
Google is likely to continue with this trend of launching budget smartphones year-over-year and targeting people who are unable or unwilling to splurge over 60 grand. And what makes us believe that Google will launch a Pixel 3a successor? Well, it's the increase in hardware sales. "With the launch of Pixel 3a in May, overall Pixel unit sales in Q2 grew more than 2x year over year," Google CEO Sundar Pichai had told the investors in an earnings call after announcing the revenue for the second quarter of 2019. This makes us believe that Pixel 3a successor - Google Pixel 4a - is coming.
Talking about the features, unlike Pixel 4, Pixel 4a is likely to be available in India and other countries where Pixel 4 wasn't launched owing to the Soli radar chip. What makes us believe that Google will ditch one of the most prominent features of Pixel 4 smartphones in the Pixel 4a smartphones is a simple fact: affordability. Pixel 3a series was all about giving users a 'Pixel experience' at a significantly reduced price compared with the premium budget Pixel 3 smartphone. And so it is possible that Pixel 4a will not come with Pixel 4's Motion Sense technology and by extension not allow users to wave their hands to perform various tasks.
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