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Pixel (smartphone)

Pixel
Pixel XL
Google Pixel (smartphone) logo.svg
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Codename
  • Sailfish (Pixel)
  • Marlin (Pixel XL)
Developer Google
Manufacturer HTC (contract manufacturer)
Series Pixel
First released October 20, 2016; 3 months ago (2016-10-20)
Availability by country
Predecessor Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions

Pixel:
H 143.8 mm (5.66 in)
W 69.5 mm (2.74 in)
D 8.5 mm (0.33 in)

Pixel XL:
H 154.7 mm (6.09 in)
W 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
D 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight Pixel: 143 g (5.04 oz)
Pixel XL: 168 g (5.93 oz)
Operating system Android 7.1 "Nougat"
System on chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (MSM8996 Pro)
CPU 2.15 GHz + 1.6 GHz quad core 64-bit ARMv8-A "Kryo" Cores
GPU Adreno 530
Memory 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Storage 32 GB or 128 GB, UFS 2.0
Battery
  • Pixel: 2,770 mAh
  • Pixel XL: 3,450 mAh
Display Pixel: 5 in (130 mm) FHD AMOLED, 1920 x 1080 (441ppi)
Pixel XL: 5.5 in (140 mm) QHD AMOLED, 2560 x 1440 (534ppi)
All models:
2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4
100% NTSC Color Space
100000:1 contrast ratio
24-bit depth/16.77 million colours
Rear camera 12.3 MP
Sony Exmor IMX378
1.55 µm pixel size
f/2.0 aperture
Phase-detection Autofocus + Laser Autofocus
HDR+ Processing
HD 720p (up to 240fps)
FHD 1080p video (Up to 120 FPS)
4K 2160p video (Up to 30 FPS)
Electronic Image Stabilization (Sampling gyroscope at 200 Hz)
Front camera 8 MP
Sony Exmor IMX179
1.4 µm pixel size
f/2.4 aperture
HD 720p video (Up to 30 FPS)
Connectivity North America:
GSM: Quad-band GSM
UMTS/WCDMA: B 1/2/4/5/8
CDMA2000: BC0/BC1/BC10
TDS-CDMA: N/A
FDD LTE: B 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/28/29/30
TDD LTE: B 41
Rest of the World:
GSM: Quad-band GSM
UMTS/WCDMA: B 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
CDMA2000: BC0
TDS-CDMA: B 34/39
FDD LTE: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/21/26/28/32/
TDD LTE: B 38/39/40/41
Other IP53
Proximity/ALS
Accelerometer+Gyrometer
Magnetometer
Pixel Imprint (fingerprint sensor)
Barometer
Hall effect sensor
Android Sensor Hub
Website madeby.google.com/phone/

Pixel:
H 143.8 mm (5.66 in)
W 69.5 mm (2.74 in)
D 8.5 mm (0.33 in)

Pixel and Pixel XL are Android smartphones designed and marketed by Google. They were announced during a press event on October 4, 2016, and serve as Google's launch devices for Android 7.1 Nougat. The Pixel and Pixel XL are the first smartphones as part of the Google Pixel line.

Google previously co-developed flagship Android devices through the Nexus program, which were designed to be "reference" devices for the Android platform for other OEMs to use as a guide for their own, but retained internal similarities to other devices made by their respective partners. Under new hardware head Rick Osterloh, formerly of Motorola Mobility, Google initiated development of an ecosystem of in-house products and platforms, including the Google Home ecosystem, Google Assistant, and Google Daydream. Osterloh stated that "a lot of the innovation that we want to do now ends up requiring controlling the end-to-end user experience".

As such, unlike the Nexus devices, the Pixel was designed by and is marketed as being a Google product; although the company used HTC as a contract manufacturer, Google has stated that the Pixel is not based on any existing HTC device. Google offered Huawei the contract to manufacture the Google Pixel smartphone, but after Google refused to dual-brand the phone with credit to the manufacturer, Huawei declined the offer.

Pixel uses an aluminum chassis, with a glass panel on the portion of the rear housing the camera and "imprint" fingerprint sensor. The phones have a USB Type-C connector supporting USB 3.0, for power and data exchange. The phone features a 3.5 mm headphone jack, which received media attention for being a contrast to competing smartphone Apple iPhone 7, which does not feature the port. The Pixel and Pixel XL both use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 system-on-chip, with 4 GB of RAM. They are offered with either 32 GB or 128 GB of UFS 2.0 internal storage.


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