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These are exciting times for any smartphone lover anywhere in the world. For no sooner had Samsung officially revealed the Galaxy Note 8 here comes report of Google launching the second generation Pixel and Pixel XL handsets on October 5. That the report comes from the usually reliable Evan Blass is the further reason this is not to be taken lightly.
As for the device, we already know quite a bit about the two phones thanks to the almost incessant stream of leaks and speculation that we have had so far. The Blass tweet though revealed the new Pixels will be powered by the Snapdragon 836 chipset.
The latter bit will no doubt allow the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 stand apart from the rest of the 2017 Android flagships, though only by a small margin. Most of the current crop of high-end Android devices has the Snapdragon 835 at their core. The new Snapdragon 836 chip will surely be better though only marginally at best.
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- Fullscreen 6.0 in (152 mm) display QHD+ (2880 x 1440) pOLED at 538ppi
- 12.2MP 1.4μm Autofocus with laser + dual pixel phase detection Optical + electronic image stabilization
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 2.35Ghz + 1.9Ghz, 64Bit Octa-Core
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB Internal Storage
- Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating IP67 water and dust resistant1 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Another interesting aspect with the new Pixel phones is that they are being made by two manufacturers – HTC and LG even though both will have the exact same specifications on-board. That likely will be a 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of storage along with 5-inch and 6-inch OLED panels for the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 respectively. Running the entire show will be of course the latest Android Oreo.
Google Pixel 2 XL leaked, reveal single rear cam and ‘Full Vision’ front display
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Google Pixel 2 XL 64GB Android 8.0 (Black&White), GA00136-EU (Android 8.0 (Black&White))
- 12.2 megapixel camera
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835; 64-bit eight-core processor with 2.35 GHz and 1.9 GHz
- Fingerprint sensor on the back for quick access
- 64 GB memory
- 3,520 mAh battery
Also, with HTC being in the fray, it is hardly surprising the new Pixel will also benefit from the ‘squeezable sides’ technology that first debuted with the HTC U11. Google is also tipped to launch a new Google Assistant powered headphones, perhaps the sort of which we have already seen with the Apple AirPods. The exact working of such is still a topic of speculation though.
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Quick Recap
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- Fullscreen 6.0-inch (152.4mm) displayFHD+ (2160 x 1080) OLED at 402 ppi18:9 aspect ratio
- Camera 12.2 MP Front Camera 8 MP
- Battery 3700mAh
- Experience HD Voice, Video Calling and Simultaneous Voice & Data. Enable Wi-Fi Calling and make calls anywhere you have a Wi-Fi connection.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 2.0GHz + 1.7GHz, 64-bit Octa-Core
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