Aside from the camera being extremely top notch, the Google Pixel, and Pixel XL has another ace up its sleeve and it is the Google Assistant.
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Google claims to have hired cloth designers to get the soft microfiber design of this headset.
Google Assistant might be baked into the Pixel launcher, but you can still use Google Assistant in the Google Allo messenger app, which is available to nearly any smartphone, including iPhones. What we do know so far is that Google is going straight head to head with both Apple and Samsung.
“Google, while merging software and hardware towards creating a a new eco-system, poses a direct threat to the Apple ecosystem”.
Pixel smartphone will be availabile with a five-inch display or a 5.5 inch display, starting at $649 for U.S. customers, at similar prices to the latest iPhone models.
Unlike earlier Google phone efforts under the Nexus brand, the Pixel devices are designed and developed by Google from the start, although Taiwan’s HTC Corp (宏達電) will serve as the contract manufacturer.
Google doesn’t make it clear the Pixels will be sold on-site, but I don’t see why they’d have a popup store if not to sell devices.
San Francisco – Google introduced Tuesday its smartphone Pixel. They added references to how people want more than just “a 1,000 songs in your pocket” (a famous Steve Jobs line) and a product that just works for you, another nod to Jobs. A long press on home button activates the smart assistant that can perform a number of functions with the help of Google’s knowledge graph and machine learning abilities. The Pixel is the first phone to ship with Google Assistant which lets you interact with your phone and other Google services easily with simple voice and contextual commands. Before you go pre-order from Verizon or take advantage of Best Buy Pixel deals, there are a few things to consider first. It also affects, Amazon, Facebook and even Microsoft.
“Our goal for Daydream is to simplify the complexity behind virtual reality”, said Google.
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As we always say though, keeping lovely-looking smartphones looking lovely is no easy task.
