All about Google Pixel 2: facts, rumors, price and release date (+ readers poll)
Devices / / December 19, 2019
All that is known about the upcoming smartphones from Google, and more survey Pixel owners of the degree of satisfaction with the devices, funerals magnificent Nexus.
What is known about Google Pixel 2
Google Pixel 2 will be available in autumn
While Google does not make any parallels between Pixel and pushed into oblivion the Nexus, the company's production schedule, according to observations, remained the same. Guglofonov releases and the first generation of "pixel" comes closer to the middle of autumn, which means that the new device should be available around October.
This assumption proves statement senior vice president of Google Rick Osterloh (Rick Osterloh) that in 2017 the company will introduce new smartphones Pixel.
Google Pixel 2 will come in three sizes
The first generation of "pixels" was presented Pixel models with a diagonal of 5 inches and Pixel XL with a 5.5-inch screen, and this year we are likely to see three new google phone.
In addition to the Walleye and Muskie, suspected of being the technical name of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, online presence
information the device codenamed Taimen. It is expected that this guglofon receive about 6 inches screen size. Given the current popularity of "shovels", the emergence of Google Pixel 2 XXL is not surprising.Google Pixel 2 are waterproof
Editor in chief of 9to5Mac, citing its own sources, reported that future Google Pixel will be protected against moisture and water. Given that the latest iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S has no consequences can be immersed in water, the release device without these features can be regarded as a frank failure.
Google Pixel 2 will receive a curved AMOLED-display
By data (Careful, the characters!) One of the South Korean technical publications, Google and LG signed a contract for the supply of curved AMOLED-display. It is likely that these screens are designed specifically for Google Pixel 2.
Google Pixel 2 does not receive a 3.5-mm jack
Google has deliberately focuses on the presence of the headphone jack in the first generation Pixel. Obviously, only the laziest manufacturers do not beat the then controversial Apple solution for your PR products, but the time comes, trends change, so the rejection of "obsolete» mini-jack in the new Google Phone gets More and more likely.
This is the price paid for the desire of consumers to receive the most thin, lightweight, but the long-playing device. However, we believe there exists a considerable number of people who disagree with the justification of such a trend.
Google Pixel 2 will be powerful
Judging by benchmark the very Taimen, suspected of being the biggest representative of the future line guglofonov, Google Pixel 2 receive eight-Qualcomm Snapdragon with a frequency of 1.9 GHz (probably, Snapdragon 835) and 4 GB memory.
Given the universal popularity of VR, and the active promotion of the company's own VR-platform Daydream, new Google Pixel certainly get screens with high resolution and a higher density of pixels that affect the well as images using the virtual accessories reality.
Google Pixel 2 will be expensive
In addition to statements about new guglofonov this year, Rick Osterloh told on the company's pricing policy. He said the following: «Pixel remain a premium."
This information completely contradicts earlier rumors, 9to5Mac received from its own sources, according to which Google plans to release a budget device. However, the representative of the top management of Google spoke exclusively about Pixel ruler, and therefore hope for more affordable guglofon remains. Perhaps the company will release it under a different brand.
Poll Google Pixel users like you smart?
Since the release of 'pixels' took 8 months. Then on Layfhakere I published an article titled "6 reasons not to buy guglofony Google Pixel"Met with strong stream of criticism. In particular, a large number of readers disagreed with the following objective disadvantages of new guglofonov:
- Outdated, vague design.
- Inability to compete with the iPhone and the flagship of Samsung.
- Transition to a premium niche exclusively without providing an alternative to dedicated users Nexus.
- The absence of significant improvements in the new version of Android.
- Participation in the senseless race performance, which has long been higher than the actual needs of users.
- Controversial quality camera.
Apart from the obvious disadvantages at the start of sales at Google Pixel were seen serious hardware and software problems encountered by certain part of users.