Google has officially unveiled the Pixel made by HTC and has tried to shake up the industry with a new device running pure Android without any extra frills. Does the spec list put the Pixel in the conversation for best smartphone of 2016? Check out the specs below and decide for yourself.
Google Pixel Specs
Operating System:
- Android 7.1 Nougat
Display:
- 5-inches
- Full HD (1920 x 1080) AMOLED
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Processor:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Quad Core 2x 2.15GHz / 2x 1.6GHz Processor
Memory & Storage:
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Internal Storage: 32GB or 128GB
Front Camera:
- 8MP, 1.4μm and f/2.4 aperture
Rear Camera:
- 12.3MP with large 1.55 um pixels and f/2.0 aperture
Battery:
- 2,770mAh
Dimensions:
- 143.8 x 69.5 x 7.3 ~ 8.5 mm
Sensors:
- Pixel Imprint Fingerprint Sensor
- Accelerometer/Gyrometer
- Magnetometer
- Barometer
- Hall sensor
- Advanced x-axis haptics for sharper / defined response
Ports:
- USB Type-C
- 3.5mm headphone jack
Connectivity:
- 2 RF SKUs – NA and RoW
- 3x carrier aggregation support
- Supports up to CAT 11 (600Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL) depending upon carrier coverage and carrier rollouts
- Telstra – CAT11 (600Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL)
- All others – CAT 9 (450Mbps DL / 50 Mbps)
- GPS
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO
- BT 4.2
- NFC
Color:
- Really Blue
- Very Silver
- Quite Black
A Better Value?
Since the Pixel and Pixel XL are almost identical, save for the display and battery, are you more interested in snagging the Pixel due to its pricing? Sound off and let us know in the comments below.
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