Google Pixel, Pixel XL launched: Price, specifications, features

The rumor mills can now take a break as Google has finally taken the wraps off its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at the ongoing event in San Francisco. With today’s launch, the Nexus lineup is officially dead, and the Pixel lineup is quintessentially Google. Though manufactured by HTC, both smartphones feature the ‘G’ logo and are touted as ‘Made by Google’.

The overall design and looks are in line with what has leaked before. Unlike before, both the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones look and feel the same, and they are only differentiated on the basis of size. With the new Pixel smartphones, Google isn’t involved in the specifications race like the other Android companies. Instead, the company is following Apple’s rulebook by taking control over both the hardware and software part of the Pixel smartphones. But the question is, can it be as successful? Google is now using the new smartphones to show-off what its software and services are capable of. Unlike Nexus, the Pixel smartphones do not run on vanilla Android Nougat OS, but have the Pixel UI on top. The Pixel smartphones are the first in the world to be preloaded with Google Assistant. The Assistant not only makes it easy for users to interact with their smartphones, but it also communicates with other Google products like Home and apps like Allo. You can long press the home button and swipe up on the screen to get Google Assistant to bring additional info from contents on the screen.

Category	Google Pixel	Google Pixel XL
Operating System	Android 7.1 with Google UI	Android 7.1 with Google UI
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
RAM	4GB	4GB
Display	5-inch 1920x1080 AMOLED Gorilla Glass 4	5.5-inch 2560x1440 AMOLED Gorilla Glass 4
Rear Camera	12MP f/2.0 1.55-micron pixels PDAF, LDAF	12MP f/2.0 1.55-micron pixels PDAF, LDAF
Front camera	8MP, f/2.4	8MP, f/2.4
Battery	2770 mAh Non-removable	3450 mAh Non-removable
Charging	Rapid Charging	Rapid Charging
Connectivity	USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2	USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2
Fingerprint sensor	Yes	Yes
Storage	32/128GB	32/128GB
IP rating	IP53	IP53
Colors	Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue	Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Dimensions	143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm	154.7 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm
Weight	143 g	168 g

Google Pixel, Pixel XL price
Prices for the new Pixel smartphones start from $649 in the US. For the Indian market, prices for the Google Pixel smartphones start from Rs 57,000. Preorders for the new Pixel smartphones start from October 13, and they will be available across a wide variety of stores like Reliance Digital, Croma and Vijay sales among others. These smartphones will also be available online via Flipkart.