Google isn’t getting any better at stymieing the leaks from its Pixel smartphone department. With the Pixel 4, so many details about the handset appeared online that Google decided to share its own official render of the unannounced flagship some six months before its launch event. While we’re not quite at that stage with the Pixel 4a yet, there has been a steady stream of information about the new affordable smartphone online over the last few days.
A number of leaked photographs have already confirmed the handset’s rear-camera set-up, which will have the same square design as the Pixel 4 – albeit with a single lens. A rear-mounted fingerprint sensor looks set to re-appear on the Pixel 4a after being dropped in favour of facial recognition on the pricier Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL.
And now the most important leak of all has appeared – the price.
Serial tipster Evan Blass, who has an almost-infallible track record when it comes to unannounced smartphones, has posted a number of advertising or website assets – which he has photoshopped onto billboards. These reiterate the design of the Pixel 4a, which follows in the footsteps of the more affordable Pixel 3a series which single-handedly doubled all Pixel smartphones sales overnight, and seemingly confirm a $399 price tag – just like its predecessor.
In the UK, the Pixel 3a launched with a £399 price tag. Google is likely to follow the same pattern with its successor.
It’s worth noting the advertisements state that Pixel 4a “starts” from $399, which suggests there will be more expensive models available. These could have more internal storage, or could have a larger display. Until now, most rumours suggested there would not be a successor to the Pixel 3a XL in the latest round of hardware.
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Finally, it looks as if there will be at least two colour options for Pixel 4a customers – with a white and a black version spotted in the latest leaked materials.
Google was widely-tipped to unveil the new handsets during its annual developer conference, Google IO. However, the Mountain View-based company was forced to cancel the event due to public health concerns around the ongoing coronavirus outbreak worldwide which has left more than 4,000 dead and 110,000 infected with the virus.
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