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Zach Epstein
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Hardcore Android fans absolutely adore Google's Pixel smartphones... but pretty much no one else buys them. They're fantastic handsets, don't get us wrong, but Google simply doesn't have the same marketing muscle as companies like Samsung and Apple. The company also lacks the same level of cooperation with wireless carriers or other distribution partners as its larger smartphone rivals. As a result, Galaxy phones and iPhones remain top sellers and Pixel phones, for the most part, fall by the wayside. In fact, Google just confirmed on its recent earnings call that its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phone sales have been slower than the Pixel 2 series phones that preceded them, and estimates suggest Pixel 2 sales were pretty disappointing to begin with.
It's great that hardcore Android fans have access to "pure Android" phones that get instant access to the latest and greatest software updates, but Google undoubtedly wants to extended the reach of its smartphone hardware. To that end, the company has long been rumored to be working on lower-cost Pixel phones. This is a great plan considering how expensive flagship phones have become in recent years, with top-of-the-line smartphones from Apple and Samsung now reaching astronomical prices of $1,500 and beyond. Google's lower-cost Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL phones were confirmed months ago, and now a new leak reveals just about everything there is to know about these upcoming new Pixels.
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Nearly everything there is to know about Google’s next Pixel phones just leaked originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 2 May 2019 at 10:12:33 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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