Summary
The long rumored Google Pixel phone is going to be announced soon on 4th of October 2016. It is going to be replacing the Nexus line up. Google Pixel phone will comes in 2 different sizes which is Google Pixel (5.2 inch) and Google Pixel XL (5.5 inch). Plenty of rumors are speculating the specs to be pretty high end and primary material for the built will be aluminium.
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Long story short. The manufacturer for the upcoming Google Pixel phone might be HTC according to the speculating rumors and the recent images leaked. Early rumors also suggested that the Pixel would be made from metal/glass body. If the rumors are correct, the Pixel phones might turns out to look very premium. Rumors also speculating that the starting price for the Google Pixel phones will be from $649 (S$880+). The Pixel XL which is thought to be higher - spec'd will likely cost even more.
Announcement date will be on 4th October 2016 @ 9.00AM, San Francisco. (5th October 2016 @ 12.00AM, Singapore)
Rumored specs:
- Display size : 5.2 inch Full HD ; 5.5 inch Quad HD (XL)
- AMOLED screen
- Powered by : Snapdragon 820 or Snapdragon 821
- Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- Onboard 32GB internal storage as base model
- Camera : 12MP rear camera; 8MP front camera
- IP53 (Not water proof)
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 3,450mAh Non-removable battery
- Rear-facing fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C
Launch site #madebygoogle page : https://madeby.google.com/
