https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-developers-phone/google-launches-399-pixel-phone-more-u-s-carriers-will-sell-it-idUSKCN1SD29F

Alphabet Inc's Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday at about half the price of its current models, and dropped an exclusive U.S. distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc, signaling a major shift in the tech giant's hardware strategy.