Google Pixel and Pixel XL were presented just a few minutes ago by the Google company in an event that is still ongoing. We are talking about two new smartphones that have screens of 5 inches and 5.5 inches, respectively, they are manufactured by HTC, so Google only made the design and some internal specifications.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL replace the Nexus series of smartphones created by Google, but they will not be available at the same prices as those devices. Those from Google believe that the Google Pixel and Pixel XL deserve to compete with the iPhone, so they have the same selling prices as the new Apple products.
Google Pixel
The Google Pixel is the model with a 5-inch screen of the new smartphone, the Google company thinking of it as a perfect competitor for the iPhone 7 at the moment. The technical specifications of Google Pixel are as follows:
- AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5 inches and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels;
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip with quad-core processor clocked at 2.15 GHz;
- 4 GB RAM;
- 2770 mAh battery;
- 12.3 megapixel main camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1.55µm pixel size;
- 7 megapixel front camera;
- minimum 32 GB storage space;
- fingerprint reader;
- Android 7.1.
The new Google Pixel has a case partially made of glass, its upper part being covered with this material, the rest being covered with aluminum. Google did not miss the opportunity to mock Apple for the lack of a camera protruding from the outside of the case, this difference matters a lot for a variety of users who buy smartphones.
Google Pixel is the first smartphone that has integrated the new Google Assistant, the platform being announced by Google in the spring of this year. Google Assistant is Google's Siri, which is capable of having conversations with users, performing a variety of commands in terminals, or remembering many details about users.
The Google Pixel camera is the best camera ever implemented in a smartphone, obtaining 89 points in the DxOMark tests. Google Pixel has HDR+ and SmartBurst, these two functions benefit from special algorithms that record several pictures and combine them to record excellent pictures.
The Google Pixel camera has the lowest speed of recording a picture, and for optical stabilization, the new smartphone takes information from the gyroscope 200 times per second to record video clips as clear as possible. Google Pixel users get Google Photos for free to store an unlimited number of photos at maximum resolution.
Google Pixel XL
The Google Pixel is the 5.5-inch screen version of the new smartphone series, the Google company thinking that the world wants phablets, so it offers them exactly what they want. The Google Pixel XL specifications are as follows:
- AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5 inches and a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels;
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip with quad-core processor clocked at 2.15 GHz;
- 4 GB RAM;
- 3490 mAh battery;
- 12.3 megapixel main camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1.55µm pixel size;
- 7 megapixel front camera;
- minimum 32 GB storage space;
- fingerprint reader;
- Android 7.1.
Google Pixel XL has exactly the same functions and the same design as Google Pixel.
Price and release
Google Pixel will be sold at prices starting from 650 dollars in the US, or euros in Europe. Google Pixel XL will be sold at prices starting from 770 dollars in the US and 770 euros in Europe. Sales will start in the next period, but pre-orders will be available starting today.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL are also available in versions with 128 GB of storage space, which are respectively 100 dollars and 100 euros more expensive than the basic versions. The official launch in stores will take place on October 20 in the USA, so it could be a little harder to reach Romania than in the past.
