San Francisco, May 22 (IANS): Google is reportedly planning to launch Pixel 4a, the next Pixel series smartphone, on July 13.

According to Jon Prosser, a reliable Apple insider and serial leakster, said the Pixel 4a is expected to only arrive in just black and barely blue colours.

He also said that the upcoming phone will not come with 5G support.

The phone was earlier set to be unveiled during Google I/O 2020, the company's annual developers conference, but the event was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

However, it is unclear whether the search engine giant will hold an online launch event for the Pixel 4a or not.

In terms of specifications, the device is likely to pack in the Snapdragon 730 chipset, which will be backed by 6GB of RAM, and 64GB non-expandable internal storage.

The device is expected to feature a 5.81-inch display is, FHD+ with 1080 by 2,340-pixel resolution at 443 ppi. It is also worth noting that the screen appears to have a 60Hz refresh rate - not 90Hz.

The phone has been tipped to start selling at $399.