Features, price tags of tech giants' next flagship smartphone range get leaked

abiola

September 21, 2017 11:33 AM

The yet to be released smartphone was made by HTC, part of whose employees have been acquired by Google.

Pixel 2 by Google set for release on October 4, 2017 has had its features, price and more leaked.

The HTC-made phone is expected to be unveiled alongside other smart devices such as Pixel 2 XL (manufactured by LG), Google Home Mini, and Pixelbook.

A new batch of leaks have indicated the colors and design the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL would have, as well as the storage configurations and how much each device would be costing the buyer.

Meanwhile, it has been announced that Google acquired a part of HTC's smartphone mobile business team.

Here are the leaked details

Cost

Google Pixel 2

-Rumored to start at $649 for the 64GB storage and $749 for the 128GB version.

Google Pixel 2 XL

-Rumored to start at $849 for the 64GB storage and $949 for the 128GB version,

Screen

Google Pixel 2

-A curved screen

-A 5.6-inch 18:9 display

-A 2,560 x 1,312 resolution

Google Pixel 2 XL

-6-inch AMOLED screen

Design

Google Pixel 2

-Rear-facing fingerprint scanner

-Water resistance

-Tiny bezels on the Pixel 2 XL

-May lack a 3.5mm headphone jack

Google Pixel 2 XL

-Smaller bezels

-Metal and glass back cover

-Finger print scanner on metal part

Camera and battery

Google Pixel 2

-12MP rear and 7MP front-facing cameras

-Improvements over the Pixel's camera

-Battery rumored to be as big as the 2770 mAh in the original Google Pixel

Google Pixel 2 XL

-3,450mAh rumored Battery power

Internal specs and OS

Google Pixel 2

-Snapdragon 835 chipset

-4GB of RAM

-64GB or 128GB of storage

Other features

Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will have Squeezable sides like the HTC U11. These would apparently allow you to launch Google Assistant whether the screen is on or off, and could also be used for other things, such as silencing calls.

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