It's no secret anymore that Google will announce some new gadgets next week at its hardware event on October 4th.
VentureBeat today confirmed with an image the upcoming Google Pixel and a Google Pixel XL.
Rumors have been circulating for months that Google is preparing two new phones, codenamed Sailfish and Marlin. With the new smartphones, the company is changing the Nexus brand to the Pixel brand and is being manufactured by HTC.![]()
The Google Pixel, the smaller of the two devices, or Sailfish according to the codename published by Android Police in June, will have a 5-inch 1080p display, a quad-core 2.0GHz 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 2770 mAh battery, a 12MP rear camera, and an 8MP front-facing camera. ![]()
It will feature a top-mounted headphone jack, a fingerprint scanner on the back (à la the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P), and a USB-C port on the bottom.
The Google Pixel XL will feature similar specs, except it will have a 5.5-inch QHD display and a 3450mAh battery, according to Android Police.
The price of the smaller Google Pixel will start at $649.
