Two of the most anticipated smartphones this year is here and will be soon available to the public. The Google Pixel 2 is the successor to the company’s Pixel smartphone. It has a Snapdragon 835 chipset equipped with an Adreno 540 GPU, an IP67 dust and water resistance rating, active edge sides, and Android 8.1 Oreo. Its bigger brother, the Pixel 2 XL has almost the same specs except that it has a 6-inch screen with a 2880 x 1440 screen resolution.
During the presentation, a Google executive showed how she could, in real time, add digital characters from the Netflix show Stranger Things to the scene she was standing in. It’s unclear how many of these ARCore-powered stickers will be available at launch, but it’s safe to say Google will be aggressively rolling more out.
Google Pixel 2 specs:
5-inch full HD AMOLED display @ 1920 x 1080, ~441ppi Gorilla Glass 5, Always on
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor
Adreno 540 GPU
64GB / 128GB internal storage, Free unlimited Google cloud storage for photos and videos
4GB RAM
12.2MP rear camera with OIS, EIS, PDAF, LDAF
8MP front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS
GLONASS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
IP67 dust water resistance
Active Edge sides
Android 8.0 Oreo
2,700mAh battery with rapid charging
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
143 g
Black, White, and Blue
Google Pixel 2 XL specs:
6-inch full HD 18:9 pOLED display @ 2880 x 1440, ~538ppi, Gorilla Glass 5, Always on
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset
64GB / 128GB internal storage, Free unlimited Google cloud storage for photos and videos
Adreno 540 GPU
4GB RAM
12.2MP rear camera with OIS, EIS, PDAF, LDAF
8MP front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS
GLONASS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
IP67 dust water resistance
Active Edge sides
Android 8.0 Oreo
3,520mAh battery with rapid charging
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
175 g
Black, White
The Pixel 2 is priced at $649 (~Php 33,111.98) while the Pixel 2 XL is priced at $849 (Php43,315.98). Both phones are now available for pre-order in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, and U.K, and the US. It will be available in Italy, Singapore, and Spain later this year. Local availability is yet to be announced.
Watch some of the event highlights here:
