Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL could be discontinued soon

By Prakhar Khanna | Updated on 14-Oct-2019

Prakhar Khanna

14-Oct-2019

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Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are said to be discontinued soon.

Google may continue selling Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, and discontinue last year's flagships.

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will be launching on October 15 at the 'Made by Google' event.

Google is all set to launch the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL tomorrow, October 15. Ahead of the announcement, tipster Ishan Agarwal has tweeted that the predecessors, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL could be discontinued after the launch of Pixel 4 lineup. If that happens, Google would be adopting this strategy for the first time since after the launch of Pixel 3, Google continued selling its predecessor.

This is the Google Pixel line-up for this year and a comparison image for the same: Pixel 4, 4XL, 3a and 3a XL. Found the same marketing image as well. Looks like Pixel 3 will be discontinued after all. #Pixel4 #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/XJDDCbkCFa

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) October 12, 2019

Google launched two affordable, toned-down versions of the Pixel 3 lineup, named Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Google may want to continue selling the two affordable Pixels alongside the Pixel 4 lineup. This leaves no space for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. Hence, Google may well discontinue the two phones.

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will be launching on October 15 at Made by Google event. However, the two phones were completely detailed in a product page leaked by Best Buy Canada.

Google Pixel 4 is expected to come equipped with a 5.7” Full HD+ OLED display. On the other hand, Pixel 4 XL is touted to feature a 6.3” Quad HD+ OLED display. Both the smartphones are expected to come with a 90Hz refresh rate, which Google is planning to call Smooth Display.

In the optics department, Google Pixel 4 lineup may sport a dual 12MP + 16MP rear camera setup. On the front, it is likely to come with an 8MP selfie shooter.

Both the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. The smartphones are said to come with 6GB RAM with 64GB/128GB storage options. While Pixel 4 is said to pack a 2800mAh battery, Google Pixel 4 XL may come equipped with a 3700mAh battery.

Recently, the Canadian pricing of Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL were leaked as well.

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