Osterloh also revealed that the Google Pixel 2 will be a high-end smartphone, saying, “Pixel stays premium”. This new capability, spotted by 9to5 Google, finally allows Google Assistant to read and interact with good old text messages. It is known that the U.S. market is flooded with budget Android phones.
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Still if Google can produce such impressive premium smartphones at its first attempt, then the hopes for the newly confirmed next generation should be sky high. Plus, at this stage in the proceedings, plans have a tendency to change – Google is reportedly only at the hardware testing of prototypes stage after all. As we mentioned, this new security update for March 2017 should be rolling out to Pixel and Nexus devices right now. In addition to the standard slew of security improvements, Pixel units on Verizon will also receive “increased reliability of sending and receiving calls with the Honda Bluetooth Carkit”. It can be recalled that there are only two versions Pixel laptops until now with the recent one made available in 2015. Besides, the Pixel devices will continue to be marketed as premium flagship devices, unlike the budget variants of Nexus Android smartphones.
“The first-generation Google Pixel (5″ display) and Pixel XL (5.5” display).
This again will no doubt be a dampener for those who have come to identify themselves with Google’s erstwhile Nexus range of smartphones that offered flagship-like feel but at a much cheaper price point. The “Read messages” feature is similar to what you have been experiencing on Google Now for long. The phone’s camera might not pack a lot of pixels but that will be compensated by special features.
Google hasn’t backed away from laptops. According to 9to5 Google, the company is now developing a camera lens, which could have an improved low-light condition performance. Of course Samsung will struggle to make Bixby as compelling as Google’s Assistant given the relative dearth of information it will have to learn from, but it also means that Samsung won’t be feeding any information directly to Google’s assistant.
The video shown at the top of this page is the latest creation from Concept Creators.
It is expected that Google Pixel 2 will also be released during October this year keeping in line with its predecessor. Unfortunately we won’t know until more leaks and rumours appear online.
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Google embarked on an ideology a year ago after it chose to ditch the Nexus lineup and instead let Pixel become the torchbearer.
