Move over Nexus – Its all about the Google Pixel.
Google has revealed two new phones that will offer an alternative to Apple’s popular iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
The search giant has been producing its own Android-based phones for the last few years under the “Nexus” brand – but no more.
Google has ditched the name Nexus in favour of the Pixel moniker. In the past, the company has used the Pixel name on its premium tablet and laptop products.
Release date
The phone will ship to customers and be available in shops on October 20.
Specs
Both the smaller Pixel and the larger Pixel XL will make the jump to the USB-C charging port and both will have 4GB of RAM and the same 12MP camera on the back (8MP on the front).
There will be a choice of either 32GB or 128GB of internal storage.
And thankfully Google has kept the 3.5mm headphone jack in place.
The Pixel XL has 5.5-inch 2,560 x 1,440 AMOLED display with a quad-core Qualcomm processor, 4GB of RAM, USB Type-C port, and rear-facing fingerprint reade.
It has a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing one.
It will also have a beefy 3,450mAh battery and standard 32GB of storage, with the option to upgrade to a 128GB if needed.
The regular Pixel has similar specs, but it’s clearly the lower-end of the two flagships.
It will sport a 5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, quad-core 2.0GHz 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, the same cameras as the XL and a smaller 2,770mAh battery.
Price
The phone will cost roughly €700
Unfortunately Google has not made this phone available to Irish customers on its Store.
Thankfully there are plenty of other websites willing to ship to Ireland.