If you haven’t already, we suggest you set a calendar appointment for 9AM Pacific on if you want to catch the unveiling of the new Pixel phones. We’ll be sharing the official details as soon as they are available, but we imagine there will be a live stream of the event on YouTube as well.
AMOLED screens - this is a requirement for Daydream VR, they can change pixels faster with minimal ghosting. The screen has to have at least 1080p resolution, further the phone needs 4GB (or more) of RAM and run Android Nougat. This is essentially the 5" Google Pixel.
NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
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2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
CDMA 800 / 1900 | ||
3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA | |
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global | ||
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | ||
4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global | |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) - USA | ||
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE Cat11 600/75 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | |
EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | Announced | 2016, October |
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Status | Available. Released 2016, October |
BODY | Dimensions | 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 in) |
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Weight | 143 g (5.04 oz) | |
SIM | Nano-SIM | |
- Splash and dust resistant |
DISPLAY | Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Size | 5.0 inches (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
PLATFORM | OS | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
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Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 | |
CPU | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | |
GPU | Adreno 530 |
MEMORY | Card slot | No |
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Internal | 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
CAMERA | Primary | 12.3 MP, f/2.0, EIS (gyro), phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
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Features | 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps | |
Secondary | 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p |
SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
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Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | No | |
USB | v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
Java | No | |
- Fast battery charging - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor |
BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 2770 mAh battery | |
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Stand-by | Up to 456 h (3G) | |
Talk time | Up to 26 h (3G) | |
Music play | Up to 110 h |
MISC | Colors | Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue |
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