Google’s answer to OnePlus phones, Pixel 3a could launch on May 7; Avengers Endgame Playmoji launched

Google may be planning to launch the awaited Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL on May 7. The Google Store website in the US has been updated with a new page that says “something big is coming to the Pixel universe”, which strongly hints at the first-time summer announcement dedicated for hardware. The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will be Google’s take on iPhone XR and Galaxy S10e. Google is also releasing new Playmoji stickers in the build-up to the Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame that’s releasing on April 26 in India.

The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, which were earlier dubbed Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 Lite XL, have been anticipated to launch before the annual Pixel event held in October. The timeline for their launch was not clear but speculations were rife that Google may introduce its answer to Apple’s iPhone XR and Samsung’s Galaxy 10e sometime in the summer. Apple and Samsung have already devised a strategy to attract buyers with a constrained budget to go for flagship devices albeit losing out on some features.