Google’s Latest Innovation - The Pixel’s Smartphone

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A month ago, there was a rumour circulating about google’s supposed successor to the Nexus line of smartphone, the Pixel, made by HTC. Unfortunately, Google killed the Nexus line and replaced it with the new Pixel. This pair of smartphones will be the first of its line.

Today, Google unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL. The Pixel has a screene size of 5" and the XL, 5.5”. Both come in 3 colours, the Very Silver, Quite Blue and Really Blue. The downside though is there is no microSD slot, which a lot of users were expecting before the launch. But look on the brighter side. According to a reliable source, these smartphones received a DxOMark score of 89, the highest rating ever awarded to a smartphone, above Apple iPhone 7’s 86. DxOMark has actually given the Pixel a higher camera score than the Canon EOS-1 D X Mark II, a DSLR.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PIXEL:

Body - Metal Unibody

Display - 5” 1080 AMOLED screen (441ppi); Gorilla Glass 4

OS - Android 7.1 Nougat

Chipset - Snapdragon 821

Memory - 4GB of RAM; 32GB or 128GB Storage

Camera - Primary 12MP and a secondary 8MP Selfie camera

Connectivity - LTE, Wifi calling, USB Type C

Battery - 2,770mAh fast charging

Misc - Fingerprint reader

PIXEL XL:

Body - Metal Unibody

Display - 5.5” QHD AMOLED screen (534ppi); Gorilla Glass 4

OS - Android 7.1 Nougat

Chipset - Snapdragon 821

Memory - 4GB of RAM; 32GB or 128GB Storage

Camera - Primary 12MP and a secondary 8MP Selfie camera

Connectivity - LTE, Wifi calling, USB Type C

Battery - 3,450mAh fast charging

Misc - Fingerprint reader

After unveiling both smartphones, the company clears out the previous Nexus  6P, Nexus 5x and other products from Google store. Pixel pricing in Canada starts at $899 (+ tax) for 32GB and $1,029 (+ tax) for 128GB. Pixel XL for 32GB is priced at $1,049 (+ tax) and 128GB at $1179 (+tax). (for pricing details, check out Google store. 

According to Google UK on Twitter, the Pixel and Pixel XL Really Blue are exclusive to the United States for the meantime, but will soon be coming to other regions.