Google Pixel 2
The Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL appeared in Oct 19, 2017. A later version is the Google Pixel 3 family.
[edit] Overview
Pixel has replaced the name NEXUS. This product has squeeze technology that is used to trigger Google assistant (voice assistance). It is built by HTC and easily fits in one hand.
The Pixel 3 has a 5.5-inch 2160×1080 443ppi OLED display, with sizable straight bezels on the top and bottom of the phone. The Pixel 3 XL has a 6.3-inch 2880×1440 523ppi OLED display with an extremely tall display notch and a large bottom bezel. The front camera is now two lenses for selfies. They both use the 845 CPU. Otherwise this are the same specs as the Pixel 2. They ship with Android 9.0 PIE and the Pixel 2 can be upgraded to Android 9.0.
[edit] Specifications
- Display - Always-on display
- Pixel 2
- Cinematic 5.0" (127 mm) display
- FHD (1920 x 1080) AMOLED at 441ppi 16:9
- 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
- 95% DCI-P3 coverage
- 100000:1, super contrast ratio
- True black level
- Full 24-bits depth or 16.77 million colors
- Pixel 2 XL
- Fullscreen 6.0" (152 mm) display
- QHD+ (2880 x 1440) pOLED at 538ppi 18:9
- 3D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
- 100% DCI-P3 coverage
- 100000:1, super contrast ratio
- True black level
- Full 24-bits depth or 16.77 million colors
- Pixel 2
- Cameras
- Rear Camera
- 12.2MP 1.4μm
- Autofocus with laser + dual pixel phase detection
- Optical + electronic image stabilization
- f/1.8 aperture
- Rear Camera Video
- 1080p @ 30fps, 60fps, 120fps
- 720p @ 30fps, 60fps, 240fps
- 4K @ 30fps
- Front Camera
- 8MP 1.4μm
- f/2.4 aperture Fixed focus
- Front Camera Video 1080p @ 30fps, 720p @ 30fps, 480p @ 30fps
- Rear Camera
- Processors: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835
- 2.35Ghz + 1.9Ghz, 64Bit Octa-Core
- Adreno 540 Security module
- OS: Android Orea 8.0.0
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 64GB & 128GB
- Dimensions & Weight:
- Pixel 2: 5.7 x 2.7 in, Weight: 5.01 oz (143 g)
- Pixel 2 XL: 6.2 x 3.0 in, Weight: 6.2 oz (175 g)
- Color:
- Pixel 2: Just Black, Clearly White, Kinda Blue
- Pixel 2 XL: Just Black, Black and White
- Media and Audio
- Stereo front-firing speakers
- Bluetooth 5.0 + LE
- Wireless HD audio with LDAC, Qualcomm® AptX™ and AptX HD™ audio codecs supported
- USB-C™ port to use with your own USB-C digital headphones (see compatible headphones here)
- Headphone Adapter to connect a 3.5mm jack to your Pixel
- 3 mics with Noise suppression
- Battery:
- Pixel 2: 2700 mAh battery Up to 7 hours of go with 15 minutes of charge
- Pixel 2 XL: 3520 mAh battery Up to 7 hours of go with 15 minutes of charge
- Wireless
- Location: GPS, GLONASS
- World-wide network/carrier compatibility with:1
- GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8
- CDMA EVDO Rev A: BC0/BC1/BC10
- FDD-LTE : Bands 1*/2*/3*/4*/5/7*/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/66*2
- TD-LTE: Bands 38*/40/412
- Supports up to CAT 15 (800Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL), 3x DL CA, 4x4 MIMO, 256-QAM DL and 64-QAM UL depending on carrier support
- Pixel is an unlocked phone and works on major carrier networks. In the US, Pixel is compatible with all GSM-based networks and two CDMA-based networks: Verizon and Sprint.
The * Indicates the bands that support 4x4 MIMO
- Sensors
- Active Edge™
- Proximity / Ambient light sensor
- Accelerometer / Gyrometer
- Magnetometer
- Pixel Imprint: Back-mounted fingerprint sensor for fast unlocking
- Barometer
- Hall effect sensor
- Android Sensor Hub
- Advanced x-axis haptics for sharper/defined response
- Ports:
- USB-C™ 3.1 Gen 1
- Single Nano SIM
- Materials
- Other:
- Daydream ready
- Hearing aid compatibility rating: M4/T3 HAC Google’s devices meet the hearing aid compatibility (HAC) requirements set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
