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By Chris Smith, BGR
It’s finally Pixel 4 day, which means Google can share with the world
all of the Pixel 4’s secrets — secrets which leaked well ahead of the
press event, of course. The Pixel 4’s price, however, was one thing that
didn’t get as much coverage in leaks. So far, three separate leaks
suggested the Pixel 4 phones will be more expensive than their
predecessors, but also more expensive than some of their direct
competitors, including the iPhone 11 and OnePlus 7T, to name just a few.
A last-minute Pixel 4 price leak, however, indicates the phone will
cost just as much as the Pixel 3.
Quoting an unnamed carrier source, Droid-Life says
the 64GB Pixel 4 will start at $799. The bigger model, meanwhile, will
cost $100 extra, or $899. That puts the Pixel 4 on par with the Pixel 3
series from last year, even though the new models come with a few new
signature features that require specialized components.
We’re looking at a dual camera on the back, 3D face recognition on
the front, and radar-based gesture recognition also on the front. All
these components will add up to Google’s bill of materials for the Pixel
4. But if this newest leak is accurate, then Google won’t pass the cost
to consumers, which is always good news.
If these are the final prices for the Pixel 4, then the phones will
still be more expensive than the iPhone 11 ($699) and OnePlus 7T ($599),
but cheaper than the iPhone 11 Pro series, Galaxy Note 10, and other
high-end Android handsets.
While we don’t have a launch date for
the new Google phones, the Pixel 4 devices should be available for
preorder soon after the press conference is over.
Google will reveal pricing and the actual release date later on Tuesday, as its 2019 annual hardware event gets underway.
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