Google needs to re-think its confusing Pixel release strategy
(Android Central)

Google has the right idea with the wrong execution. 2020 marks the fourth year that Google`s Pixel phones have been out on the market, and since the original Pixel`s launch in late 2016, the release pattern has been mostly consistent. Every year in October, Google takes the stage to unveil its latest flagship Pixel. This happened for the Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, and the Pixel 4. We get a regular and an XL model for those launches, giving people the choice to decide what size of a phone they want. This isn`t unlike what we see Samsung and Apple do with the Galaxy S10 / S10+ and iPhone 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max. Last year, however, Google threw a wrench in this well-oiled machine with the release of the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. These were announced in May 2019 as budget models of the Pixel 3 and 3 XL that came out a few months before them, along with the Pixel 4 series looming its head right around the corner. Google`s desire to have a budget/mid-range phone in its lineup makes sens...