Google's new iPhone rivals, Pixel 2 and Pixel XL, announced: Specifications, India price, availability and all you need to know
1. Google's new iPhone rivals, Pixel 2 and Pixel XL, announced: Specifications, India price, availability and all you need to know
The
new made-by-Google smartphones -- Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL -- are here.
With the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the company is once again asserting its
hardware ambitions. The two phones were unveiled along with a slew of
other Google-branded hardware gadgets including a new camera, laptop,
earbuds, VR headset, speakers and upgrades to its home automation range.
Google's new Pixel smartphones are largely identical, except for some differences in size and display. Here's all you need to know about Pixel 2 and Pixel XL which the Google CEO Sundar Pichai termed 'smarter phones'.
2. India pricing: Pixel 2 starts at Rs 61,000; Pixel 2 XL starts at Rs 73,000
Google's new Pixel smartphones are largely identical, except for some differences in size and display. Here's all you need to know about Pixel 2 and Pixel XL which the Google CEO Sundar Pichai termed 'smarter phones'.
2. India pricing: Pixel 2 starts at Rs 61,000; Pixel 2 XL starts at Rs 73,000
The
price of the Google Pixel 2 in India starts at Rs 61,000 (64GB), the
128GB variant is priced at Rs 70,000. As for Pixel 2 XL, its price
starts at Rs 73,000 (64GB). The 128GB variant will be available at Rs
83,000.
3. India availability: Will be up for pre-order starting October 26
3. India availability: Will be up for pre-order starting October 26
Though
Google said that India is among the list of nations where the two
phones will arrive in the first wave, the pre-orders for the devices is
starting weeks after they go on pre-order in the US. In India,
interested customers can pre-order the devices starting October 26. The
Pixel 2 will hit retail shelves on November 1, while Pixel 2 XL will go
on sale from November 15.
4. Both phones are Flipkart exclusive (online)
The new Pixel phones will be exclusive to Flipkart online.
5. Screen sizes: Pixel 2 has 5-inch screen, Pixel 2 XL sports 6-inch screen
While the smaller Pixel 2 features a 5-inch full HD screen, the larger Google Pixel 2 XL sports a 6-inch full-HD display.
6. Both phones run on Android 8.0 Oreo
Both
the phones run on Android Oreo, the freshest version of Google's
Android OS. The company has also promised latest security updates and
patches for the next three years to the devices.
7. Are powered by Snapdragon 835 processor
The
smartphones run on Qualcomm's current flagship processor Snapdragon
835. The processor also powers present flagships like OnePlus 5, Samsung
Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and HTC U11.
8. Pixel 2 XL has been built by LG
As widely-speculated, the big-screen Pixel 2 XL has been developed by Korean electronics giant LG. Pixel 2 has been developed by HTC's Pixel division, which Google acquired recently.
9. Boasts of OLED displays
Both
the phones OLED displays. And Google claims that they are generally
superior to their Apple iPhone counterparts. The Pixel 2 has a display
density of 441 PPI, while Pixel 2 XL comes with POLED display with 538
PPI; iPhone X has an OLED display with 458 PPI. The other two new
iPhones, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, come with LCD displays.
10. Come with 4GB RAM; and in two storage variants -- 64GB and 128GB
Both the phones have 4GB RAM and come in two storage variants 64GB and 128GB. There's no support for micro-SD card.
11. Have 'squeezing sides'
Google's
new phones have HTC U11's 'squeezable sides'. This means they have an
'active edge' which means that squeezing the phone’s sides will fire up
Google's virtual voice assistant.
12. No headphone jack
Google
has dropped the headphone jack in both Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
smartphones. The duo have have a single USB-C port at the bottom.
13. Front-facing speakers are back
Both
the smartphones come with dual front-facing speakers. One of the key
features of Nexus smartphone range, the speakers were missing in the
last year's Pixel devices.
14. Come in three colour options
The new Pixel smartphones come in three colors -- Just Black, Clearly White and Kinda Blue.
15. No dual-camera set up at the back
Pixel
2 and Pixel 2 XL come sans one of the often-touted features of this
year's flagship smartphones, dual-lens camera at the back. Both the
Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones use a single 12.2-megapixel lens at the
back. Pixel 2 has a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture
and optical image stabilization. Google has instead added 'dual-pixel
sensors' on both the new phones, this means that the lenses can focus
faster and achieve the background-blur effect of 'portrait mode' shots.
Buyers of the two phones will also get unlimited storage on Google
Photos.
