Google Pixel 11 Series
Four new smartphones with slimmer cameras and significantly more advanced on-device AI.
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CONFIRMED79% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com[1]: "…owered by Snapdragon 836 SoC’s, will be unveiled on October 5th. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 24,…"
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- Oct 5, 201790% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
New Google flagship phones to launch 366 days after the old Google phones
New Google phones to launch 366 days after the old Google phones. The device will come with a new SoC from Qualcomm, a "Snapdragon 836." Pixel is being made by HTC, has bigger top and bottom bezels, and has a 4.97-inch 1080p OLED display. Will have squeezable frames like the HTC U11, dual front-facing speakers, an always-on display mode, no headphone jacks, and 4GB of RAM.
- Leaker Evan Blass claimed on 24 August 2017 that the Pixel 2 would launch on 5 October, with a "Snapdragon 836" SoC, a claim the report itself called unclear[1]
- Google later confirmed the launch for 4 October 2017 via a landing page and ad campaign, with a press event at the SFJazz Center in San Francisco at 9 a.m. PT, superseding the earlier 5 October report[3][4]
- TechCrunch's later rumors listed a Snapdragon 835 rather than 836, and the emphasis appeared to be on Google Assistant[3]
- Last year's Pixel event was 4 October, hence the 366-day gap[1]
Notable features
- As announced on 4 October 2017, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL keep a mostly aluminum chassis with a shorter rear glass panel that no longer covers the fingerprint sensor, and share an octa-core 2.35 GHz Snapdragon 835, 4 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of storage with no microSD slot[2]
- The leaked specs described two phones: a smaller one made by HTC with bigger top and bottom bezels and a 4.97-inch 1080p OLED, and a Pixel 2 XL made by LG with a 5.99-inch 1440p OLED[1]
- Both were said to have squeezable frames like the HTC U11, dual front speakers, an always-on display, no headphone jack and 4GB of RAM[1]
- The shipped Pixel 2 has a 5.0-inch 1,920 x 1,080 OLED (16:9) and a 2,700 mAh battery, the Pixel 2 XL a 6.0-inch 2,880 x 1,440 P-OLED (18:9) and a 3,520 mAh battery; both are IP67 water and dust resistant, squeeze to launch Google Assistant (Active Edge), and use a 12.2 MP f/1.8 rear camera that DxOMark scored 98[2]
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- [1]90%arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/report-google-pixel-2-to-launch-october-5arstechnica.com· Posted Aug 29, 2017· Starts Oct 5, 2017 ✓· 23% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…owered by Snapdragon 836 SoC’s, will be unveiled on October 5th. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 24,…"
- [2]84%Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are official: IP67 ratings and no headphone jackandroidauthority.com· Published Oct 4, 2017· 27% of score
Android Authority's launch-day report gives the shipped specs: "6.0-inch 2,880 x 1,440 P-OLED", "2,700 mAh" and "3,520 mAh" batteries, "octa-core 2.35 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835", 4 GB RAM, IP67 and the 12.2 MP f/1.8 camera.
- [3]70%Google's Pixel 2 is launching on October 4techcrunch.com· Published Sep 14, 2017· 25% of score
TechCrunch similarly reports Google confirming an October 4 launch via its own ad campaign and landing page, again one day earlier than the pin's stored 5 October date.
- [4]73%Google to Unveil Pixel 2 Phones on October 4fortune.com· Published Sep 14, 2017· 25% of score
Fortune reports Google scheduling its Pixel 2 unveiling event for 4 October, one day earlier than the pin's stored 5 October date, a discrepancy likely reflecting the difference between the announcement event and the device's actual on-sale date.
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