Pixel 2 and its bigger sibling Pixel 2 XL were unveiled[1] at an event in San Francisco this week, with the two new Google phones set to compete against the likes of iPhone X[2] and Samsung Galaxy Note 8[3]. The new Pixel 2[4] and Pixel 2 XL[5] run the Android 8.0.0 Oreo software and sport IP67-ceritifed water- and dust-resistant bodies, but do not feature the 3.5mm jack. While the former has a 5-inch AMOLED screen with full-HD resolution (1080x1920px) and 2700mAh battery, the latter sports a larger 6-inch P-OLED display with QHD+ resolution (2880x1440px) with 18:9 aspect ratio, and comes with a 3520mAh battery.
The rest of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL specs are the same, such as the octa-core Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 12.2-megapixel camera with PDAF, laser autofocus, OIS, and dual-LED flash on the back, and a 9-megapixel camera in front. There’s a USB Type-C connector at the bottom for both charging and music, and the fingerprint sensor on the back does duty for biometrics. You also get stereo speakers with the phone and a squeezable frame (à la HTC U11[6]) that calls up Google Assistant.
Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL: 5 Things You May Have Missed[7]
Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have a lot of software focus. Google Assistant integration was a given before the launch too, but there’s also Lens – the company’s AI-based visual search tool. Using Lens on Google Pixel 2 phones[8], the phone will be able to make sense of useful information mentioned in posters, books, etc. The feature will be exclusive to Pixel phones for now and...