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- Oct 4, 201791% CONFIDENCEfrom techradar.com · possible Oct 4 – 31, 2017
Upcoming 2017 Google Pixel XL May Feature 'Squeezable' Frame for Activating Google Assistant
- On 11 July 2017 MacRumors relayed an Android Police leak that Google's second-generation Pixel XL could have a "squeezable" frame, a 6-inch LG-made AMOLED display at 2:1 aspect ratio, and thinner bezels[1]
- Google confirmed a 4 October 2017 launch event in San Francisco in mid-September via a landing page, billboard and teaser video ("Ask more from your phone")[3][4]
- Pricing started at $649 (Pixel 2) and $849 (Pixel 2 XL), with pre-orders on 4 October and shipping on 19 October[2]
Notable features
- The design was curved like the original Pixel, with the rear fingerprint sensor in the aluminum portion and a single large rear camera rather than dual lenses[1]
- The squeeze feature, like the HTC U11's Edge Sense, was said to activate Google Assistant in various ways[1]
- Announced on 4 October as the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL: the XL has a 6.0-inch 2,880 x 1,440 P-OLED display (18:9) and 3,520 mAh battery; the Pixel 2 has a 5.0-inch 1080p OLED and was made by HTC[2]
- Both use a 2.35 GHz Snapdragon 835 with 4 GB RAM, have IP67 resistance and no headphone jack, and squeezing the sides (Active Edge) launches Assistant[2]
- Both have a 12.2 MP f/1.8 rear camera that DxOMark scored 98, ahead of the iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8, and come with 64 or 128 GB of storage and no microSD slot[2]
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- [1]90%macrumors.com/2017/07/11/google-pixel-xl-2017-squeezable-framemacrumors.com· Posted Jul 23, 2017· Starts Oct 31, 2017· 21% of score
Happened as dated, per macrumors.com: "…a "squeezable" frame like the recently launched HTC U11. The technology will let Pixel users s…"
- [2]85%Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are official: IP67 ratings and no headphone jackandroidauthority.com· Published Oct 4, 2017· Starts Oct 4, 2017· 28% of score
Android Authority's hands-on coverage of the 4 October 2017 announcement confirms both Pixel 2 phones shipped with the squeeze-activated Active Edge feature the pin describes as a rumor.
- [3]88%Google's Pixel 2 is launching on October 4techcrunch.com· Published Sep 14, 2017· Starts Oct 4, 2017· 26% of score
TechCrunch reports Google's own invitation confirming the Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL announcement event on 4 October 2017, where the phones' squeezable 'Active Edge' frame (the feature the pin speculates about) was officially unveiled - well before the pin's stored 31 October 2017.
- [4]91%Google Pixel 2 will launch October 4 with promise of long battery lifetechradar.com· Published Sep 14, 2017· Starts Oct 4, 2017 ✓· 26% of score
TechRadar independently confirms Google's Made by Google event unveiling the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL (with the squeezable Active Edge frame) took place 4 October 2017, a firmly established, uncontested historical date well ahead of the pin's stored 31 October 2017.
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