Google has announced the $ 350 Pixel 4a Android smartphone that will be available on August 30.

It's an affordable phone, at least when compared to smartphones costing over $ 1,000, competes directly with the iPhone SE launched in April. The cost of the latter starts at $ 399, CNBC reported.

Google Android smartphones are not as popular as smartphones from Apple or Samsung. But last year's Pixel 3a helped it gain traction. With the launch of the Pixel 3a, total Pixel device sales in Q2 more than doubled from last year, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Alphabet.