Google's annual developers conference -- Google I/O 2019 - is scheduled to take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California between May 7 and May 9. Ahead of its annual event, Google has released a new teaser on its Google Store which indicates that the company, apart from announcing updates to its operating systems and its virtual digital assistant, Google Assistant, is also planning to unveil a new Pixel device.

"On May 7, something big is coming to the Pixel universe," the teaser says along with a caption stating -- Help is on the way -- in bold. This could indicate that the company is planning to launch its low-budget Pixel smartphones - possibly the Google Pixel 3a and the Google Pixel 3a XL - at its upcoming event. Notably, along with the indication of a brand new device joining the Pixel universe, there is also a promotional video collaboration with Marvel over the new Avengers Endgame playmoji.

While the Mountain View, California headquartered company hasn't exclusively stated that it would be showcasing the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL smartphones at the Google I/O 2019, however, leaks and renders in the past couple of weeks have given us ample reason to believe that the company could indeed be revealing a new hardware device - most likely its budget Pixel devices -- at the event.

Earlier this month, Google accidentally confirmed the Google Pixel 3a by listing it on its Google Store page. According to a report by The Verge, the company took down the listing from Google Store shortly after it revealed the availability of a "new" device called Pixel device - Pixel 3a - on its store. The leak came just weeks after a similar leak revealed the new Nest Max Hub smart display on its online store.

Meanwhile, if you are curious as to what features the upcoming Pixel phone is likely come with, here's a brief: Rumours suggest that Google could use Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset in the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL and pair it up with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage space and the latest version of Android 9.0 Pie.

Both the devices are expected to feature screens with an aspect ratio of 18:9, e-SIM support, Active Edge sensing technology to invoke Google Assistant, a fingerprint sensor at the back and a single camera on the front and at the back. Reports also suggest that the two phones, unlike the Google Pixel 3, could include a 3.5mm jack. The only point of difference between the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL seems to be bezels. Pixel 3a XL is likely to feature slightly slimmer bezels at the top and at the bottom. However, these details should be taken with a pinch of salt. And as I said before, Google hasn't confirmed anything yet so we will have to wait and watch till Google officially unveils its budget smartphones.