It has long been known that Google is working on a mid-range version of its Pixel smartphones. And while for the longest time, the phones were rumoured to be called the Google Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite, a new report now suggests that Google's upcoming mid-budget phones will be called the Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL instead.

Sources familiar with the matter told 9To5 Google that the Mountain View, California based company was indeed planning to use the monikers Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL for its upcoming bid-budget smartphones. Besides the names of the phones, the publication also revealed details about the hardware and software specs of two phones.

For starters, the Google Pixel 3a, as per a reliable source, will feature a 5.6-inch OLED display and it will have a screen resolution of 2220 × 1080 pixels. In terms of hardware, it would run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor and sport 4GB RAM. The phone is expected to come with an 8MP wide-angle camera in the front and a 12MP camera at the back. It is likely to pack a 3,000mAh battery with support for fast charging technology via USB-C port.

The Google Pixel 3a XL, on the other hand, is expected to come with a bigger 6-inch display. While the report didn't mention anything about its screen, but given that Pixel 3a is expected to get an OLED screen, instead of an LCD screen, it wouldn't be far fetched to say that the same can be expected from its bigger variant.

Notably, while not much is known about the two phones at this point, the report did say that both the phones -- the Google Pixel 3a and the Google Pixel 3a XL - will come with a storage space of 64GB. Additionally, the two upcoming phones are likely to be available in the market in three colour variants. Besides the Clearly White and Just Black colour variants, Google is expected to introduce the Google Pixel 3a and the Google Pixel 3a XL in a third colour variant as well, details of which remain scarce at the moment.

While the phones will be a whole lot cheaper than the Pixel 3 smartphones, they are expected to borrow a couple of features like the Titan M security chip, eSIM, and Active Edge squeezable sides from their parent devices.

So far, there is no word on the pricing of the two phoes or when the company plans to launch them. However, the reports suggests that there is a strong possibility of the two phones launching soon.