Google Pixel and Pixel XL
Google is expected to officially unveil the Pixel
and Pixel XL smartphones on Tuesday and ahead of that, smartphone retailers are
already positioning themselves for the big sales by listing the device on their
webiste. UK retailer Carphone Warehouse recently listed the Pixel and Pixel XL
on its website with detailed specs and live images of the device.
The Pixel XL which is actually like an extra-large
(XL) version of the Pixel phone, is featured as sporting a 5.5-inch AMOLED
display with Gorilla Glass 4 and a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. A bigger
3,450 mAh battery is also on the Pixel XL. On the other hand, Google Pixel is
listed as coming with a 5-inch AMOLED display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
resolution and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Both the Pixel and Pixel XL
flagships feature a 12 MP rear camera with 1.55-micron pixels and an f/2.0
aperture, an 8 MP front-facing camera.
Other specs common to both smartphones include a
one-touch fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 821 chipset, 4 GB of
RAM and a choice of 32 or 128 GB of storage said to be expandable
via microSD. Google Assistant is also highlighted as a main feature of the
phones.
