Google’s affordable Pixel 4a launched to compete with Apple iphone SE

San Ramon, California: Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same high-quality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.

The Pixel 4a unveiled Monday will be available August 20 in the United States after months of delay caused by supply problems triggered by the pandemic.

It will cost $349 (Rs 26,200 approx), a $50 discount from a cheap Pixel released last year. It’s also a major markdown from other higher-end models in the existing product line-up that start at $799. The next versions of Google’s top-of-the-line Pixel phones will be released sometime this fall, Google said, without revealing their their price.