Herein lies the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google's new flagships
The moment Google fans around the world have been waiting for is finally upon us, with the tech giants announcing the launch of its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL flagships a few minutes ago at the event in San Francisco. Keeping with the setup from the original Pixels, both devices are similar for the most part, with the largest difference being their display sizes, as the regular Pixel sports a 5-inch display—the Pixel XL going a whole inch larger with a 6-inch one.
Here's a rundown of what you'll be getting from the Pixel 2.
- 5-inch FHD OLED display
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Snapdragon 835
- 12.2 MP rear camera (f/1.8 aperture, 1.4 μm)
- 8 MP front-facing shooter
- 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM
- 64/128 GB of storage
- 2700 mAh battery
- Wi-Fi 2.4G, Bluetooth 5.0
- USB Type-C
- IP67 certification
And from the Pixel 2 XL
- 6.0-inch pOLED display (18:9, QHD+)
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Snapdragon 835
- 12.2 MP rear camera (f/1.8 aperture, 1.4 μm)
- 8 MP front-facing shooter
- 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM
- 64/128 GB of storage
- 3520 mAh battery
- Wi-Fi 2.4G, Bluetooth 5.0
- USB Type-C
- IP67 certification
Both devices run on Android 8.0.0 Oreo, and feature the same squeeze technology that was seen on the HTC U11. The Pixel 2 comes in three color options: Just Black, Clearly White, and Kinda Blue; the Pixel 2 XL comes in two: Just Black and Black & White.
As for pricing, both devices come in multiple variants with accompanying price tags.
- Pixel 2 (64 GB): US$649
- Pixel 2 (128 GB): US$749
- Pixel 2 XL (64 GB): US$849
- Pixel 2 XL (128 GB): US$949
Both devices are available in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. They also suffer from an acute lack of 3.5mm headphone jacks.
Shipping is slated for October 17, although some variants of the Pixel 2 XL may not be available for up to six weeks.
