Google announces Pixel smartphone, pre-order for India starts on Oct 13
The Pixel will be priced starting Rs 57,000 and will be available at over 1000 plus organized and multi-brand retail stores with leading retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and Vijay sales among others.
- Oct 4, 2016,
- Updated Oct 4, 2016 11:23 PM IST
Bidding goodbye to the Nexus hardware, Google has finally announced Pixel, a smartphone made by Google inside out.
Focusing on both - the hardware along with the software - the Pixel will be up for preorders in India starting October 13.
The Pixel will be priced starting Rs 57,000 and will be available at over 1000 plus organized and multi-brand retail stores with leading retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and Vijay sales among others.
India is among the first six countries where Pixel is being launched and the device will be shipped by the end of October. Although the device is launched in three colours including Blue - only Quiet Black and Very Silver will be available in India. Interest free EMI programs and attractive upgrade offers will be available. Pixel users will have access to a toll free phone support number along with 54 walk in service centres across 30+ cities in India.
The Pixel features a 5inch QHD AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 64-bit chipset clocked at 2.15Ghz with 4GB RAM.
Google claims to have added the best camera optics featuring a 12.3 MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture with features such as HDR+, smartbust. It can capture 4K videos and comes with video stabilization.
There is an 8MP front facing camera. The biggest highlight of the Pixel is the inbuilt Google Assistant and the Google Duo app will be pre-installed on this device. Google is also offering unlimited storage cloud for high resolution images and even 4K videos captured by the Pixel. With the 2770 mAh battery onboard, it also supports quick charge too.
While the hardware specifications on the Pixel smartphones remain the same, there is also a Pixel XL featuring a 5.5 inch display along with a 3450 mAh battery. Both the devices will have aluminum unibody and polished glass combination. The devices will be available in 32GB or 128GB storage capacities.
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Bidding goodbye to the Nexus hardware, Google has finally announced Pixel, a smartphone made by Google inside out.
Focusing on both - the hardware along with the software - the Pixel will be up for preorders in India starting October 13.
The Pixel will be priced starting Rs 57,000 and will be available at over 1000 plus organized and multi-brand retail stores with leading retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and Vijay sales among others.
India is among the first six countries where Pixel is being launched and the device will be shipped by the end of October. Although the device is launched in three colours including Blue - only Quiet Black and Very Silver will be available in India. Interest free EMI programs and attractive upgrade offers will be available. Pixel users will have access to a toll free phone support number along with 54 walk in service centres across 30+ cities in India.
The Pixel features a 5inch QHD AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 64-bit chipset clocked at 2.15Ghz with 4GB RAM.
Google claims to have added the best camera optics featuring a 12.3 MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture with features such as HDR+, smartbust. It can capture 4K videos and comes with video stabilization.
There is an 8MP front facing camera. The biggest highlight of the Pixel is the inbuilt Google Assistant and the Google Duo app will be pre-installed on this device. Google is also offering unlimited storage cloud for high resolution images and even 4K videos captured by the Pixel. With the 2770 mAh battery onboard, it also supports quick charge too.
While the hardware specifications on the Pixel smartphones remain the same, there is also a Pixel XL featuring a 5.5 inch display along with a 3450 mAh battery. Both the devices will have aluminum unibody and polished glass combination. The devices will be available in 32GB or 128GB storage capacities.
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