New Leak Shows Off Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

Google is anticipated to unveil the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL on October 4 at an event it has started out advertising quite closely on billboards and even at the Chrome begin page. but, there’s no doubt now what these phones will appear like — every other leak has dropped reliable renders and pricing for both devices. The Pixel 2 XL (left) looks to be getting a charge bump this yr, however the everyday Pixel 2 (right) will stay the identical.

the brand new leak comes with the aid of way of Android blog DroidLife, which seems to are becoming get entry to to an incomplete Google save web page for each devices (they encompass URLs for the Pixel 2 and a couple of XL that currently 404). moreover, the renders posted via DL best display the devices from the again, and that they seem like scaled up from smaller pics. still, this is the first leak of legitimate renders, so as to most probable be a suit for the very last product.

The smaller Pixel is the less interesting of the two, as it's far predicted to hold maximum of the design elements from the 2016 telephone. it will start at $649 like the first-gen tool, however the base storage is expected to be 64GB in place of 32GB. An improve to 128GB will add $a hundred to the price. most of the smartphone is aluminum, with a strip of glass at the pinnacle fairly smaller than the glass panel on the primary Pixel. The fingerprint sensor is in the metallic portion, rather than surrounded via glass. Google is once more using quirky names for the colors; the Pixel 2 will be to be had in Kinda Blue, just Black, and truly White. It’s worth noting, the white smartphone (if it absolutely is white) might be painted, as you can't anodize aluminum white.

The Pixel 2 XL has a comparable look from the returned, however we trust it will have a bigger side-to-part display on the the front. nonetheless, it’s were given the equal aluminum body with the band of glass at the pinnacle. according to DroidLife, this cellphone will handiest come in Black & White and simply Black. again, that white smartphone might be painted white, which won't be extremely good for sturdiness. The Pixel 2 XL also appears to have an ordinary orange-accented strength button on the side. There’s no telling what Google has deliberate there.

The Pixel 2 XL will even start with 64GB of storage, but the fee may be $849 in step with the leak. That’s $80 extra than final 12 months’s Pixel XL, despite the fact that you do get twice the garage inside the base model. A 128GB upgrade provides $100 to the charge. Apple’s iPhone eight Plus is most effective $799, but it’s no longer too late for Google to adjust the charge before launch.