Google Pixel and Pixel XL
Heavy price
Anyone who has followed today's Google Keynote certainly had to swallow a lot at the price of $ 650 (excluding taxes). This is actually the case only the basic version of the Pixel Phone with 32GB. Anyone who is currently taking a look at the Google Store throws, finds the pixel with 32GB for a whopping 759 €. The price of the Pixel XL is even outrageously expensive € 869 and with the XL 128GB variant it reaches an impressive € 1.009. Funnily enough, the Apple iPhone 7 Plus with 128GB is being sold for the same price of € 1.009. With the Mi5S, Xiaomi shows that it can also be cheaper with the same equipment. With almost identical equipment and 2GB more RAM, the Xiaomi Mi5S Plus should cost just 2.599 yuan (~ 350 €).
| Pixel 32GB | 759,00€ |
| Pixel 128GB | 869,00€ |
| Pixel XL 32GB | 899,00€ |
| Pixel XL 128GB | 1.009,00€ |
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- Google Pixel 5 Inch Silver © Google
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- Google Pixel 5 inch anthracite © Google
Features: Pixel VS Pixel XL
Display, size and battery
Both versions of the Google Pixel smartphone are equipped with the latest hardware and differ mainly in size, the display used and the battery. The Google Pixel has a screen diagonal of 5 inches and has a resolution of FHD (1920 x 1080). The case size is 14,37 x 6,96 x ~ 0,86 cm. The capacity of the battery is 2.770 mAh and is sufficient for a stand-by time of 19 days.
The Pixel XL, on the other hand, has a screen diagonal of 5.5 inches and uses a QHD display, which has a resolution of 2.560 x 1.440 pixels. The case size of this smartphone is 15,47 x 7,57 x ~ 0,86 cm. The battery also has a higher capacity of at least 3.450 mAh, which is enough for a standby time of 23 days.
Both smartphones use an economical AMOLED display and are protected by 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4. The NTSC color space coverage is 100%. The “super contrast ratio” is given by Google as 100.000:1.
Meet #Pixel - the first phone designed inside and out by Google. #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/xGAWjAbFXK
- Google Google) October 4, 2016
Processor and memory
As a processor, Google's new smartphone uses a Snapdragon 821 processor, which has a total of 4 Kyro cores that clock at around 2.15GHz. According to Qualcomm, the Snaprdragon 821 should offer around 820% more performance than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 10. 4 GB LPDDR4-RAM are used as main memory. The internal memory ranges from 32GB in the basic version to 128GB, depending on the model.
#Pixel is the first phone in the world with the Google Assistant built in. #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/Smj1xQBUC0
- Google Google) October 4, 2016
Cameras
The main camera of the Google Pixel smartphone uses a Sony IMX378 image sensor with a resolution of 12.3 megapixels (1,55 µm per pixel). This image sensor comes with an f / 2.0 aperture and a PDAF + LDAF (autofocus). Videos can be recorded with a 4K resolution at 30 frames per second. With a resolution of 1080p, even a whopping 120 frames per second are possible! The front camera uses a Sony IMX179 image sensor (aperture f / 2.4, fixed focus) and has a resolution of 8 megapixels (1,4 µm per pixel).
The camera on Pixel is the best smartphone camera... EVER, according to DxOMark. #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/J8Xf2ciaUo
- Google Google) October 4, 2016
Sensors
Google hasn't left anything behind when it comes to sensors either and has integrated all of the sensors that are necessary today. The so-called “CHRE V2” sensor is responsible for WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. The Pixel smartphone also has a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a barometer and a Hall sensor. “Pixel Imprint” is also new. This is a fingerprint sensor located on the back of the smartphone that unlocks the device even faster.
Nets and miscellaneous
All common 2G, 3G and 4G standards are supported. There is no dual SIM function, which is why you have to rely on a single SIM slot. There is also no memory expansion option. To improve voice quality, the smartphone has a total of 3 microphones that suppress background noise. The Google Pixel is charged via a USB Type-C socket. A 3.5mm headphone jack is available.
Let's get to the good stuff. Here's #Pixel by the numbers. #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/eetVpX0eSu
- Google Google) October 4, 2016
The smartphone can currently be pre-ordered in the colors “silver” and “anthracite”. Shipping is stated in the Google Store as 2-3 weeks.
Google product page: madeby.google.com
