We’d hazard a guess that the Google
Pixel 2 is coming this year, but the leaks
haven’t started flowing yet. Here’s what
we want to see in Google’s flagship,
including specs, features, camera,
Android 8 and more.


Latest Google Pixel 2 news and leaks
(Update: 6 March 2017): Google has
admitted that the Google Pixel 2 will be
arriving later this year, although there’s no
specific release date just yet. Read on to
find out more.


The Google Pixel hit the shelves late last
year, so it’s still too early for serious leaks
about a sequel to one of our favourite
phones of 2016.
The biggest rumour so far revolves around
one of our most requested Pixel 2 features,
and it seems the upcoming flagship will
survive a dunk in the bath.


There’s also some predictable bits that have
come out regarding the phone. 9to5Google
claims it’ll have a better camera, a price
bump and possibly a lower-priced version
too.
In any case, Google has at least confirmed
that the phone will be coming later this
year. Speaking to Android Pit, Rick Osterloh,
who heads up Google’s hardware division,
admitted that the Pixel series wasn’t just an
experiment, saying: “There is an annual
rhythm in the industry. So, you can count
on us to follow it. You can count on a
successor this year, even if you don’t hear a
date from me now.”


Google Pixel 2: What we (think) we know
Google Pixel 2 – predicted specs
1.Snapdragon 835 CPU, 4GB RAM
2.5 and 5.7-inch screens, both 2560 x
1440
3.Quick Charge 4.0
4.Android 8
5.Water-resistant body


The Google Pixel 2 will be flagship device,
and as such it’ll have pretty much all the
top end specs available. We’d wager that
there’ll be a Snapdragon 835 CPU – the
same processor that’ll likely power the
Samsung Galaxy S8 , but not the LG G6 –
and either 4GB or 6GB RAM . HTC has stuck
with 4GB RAM for its U Ultra, so it’ll be
interesting to see whether or not Samsung
and LG jump to 6GB.


If Google does go with the 835, that means
the Pixel 2 will be capable of Quick Charge
4.0 . This is possibly the coolest feature of
the new chip, as Qualcomm claims you’ll get
five hours of juice from a five minute
charge. Now that’s something we can get
onboard with.

What’s new in the Snapdragon
835?

We might see a 4K display on the Pixel 2,
especially if Google wants to push its
Daydream VR platform forward, but no one
has successfully managed to do this yet. The
Note 7 was rumoured to pack this high-res
panel and it didn’t, and it doesn’t look like
the Galaxy S8 will either. Battery life,
overheating and poor performance are all
negatives of having even more pixels in a
display, so we’d guess it’ll stay at quad-HD
for the larger model and probably 1080p
for the smaller. We’d like to see both gun
for Quad HD , though.

Google Pixel review

Finally, you can bet that fiver in your pocket
that the next Google phone will be the first
to ship with Android 8.0 . We’ve heard
nothing about what that might include yet,
but Android ‘O’ (Oreo? Orbit Gum? Oatmeal
cookie? Opal Fruit?) will surely revolve
heavily around the Google Assistant – and
making it even smarter. We might see some
AI elements too – as that’s all the rage – and
hopefully an end to the increasingly defunct
homescreen.


When does the Google Pixel 2 come out?
Google tends to release its flagship phone in
the Autumn, shortly after Apple unveils the
iPhone. We’d peg the Google Pixel 2 with an
October/November launch, with pre-
orders going live immediately following the
announcement.


How much will the Google Pixel 2 cost?

Google Pixel : £599 (32GB) | £699 (128GB)
Google Pixel XL: £719 (32GB) | £819
(128GB)
We would expect the Google Pixel 2 to hit
the price-points as above – we hope lower –
though possibly with higher storage at lower
prices.

2. Improved base storage, or a microSD
slot
Both Pixels currently offer either 32GB or
128GB of internal storage, but we’d like to
see that base jump to 64GB.
Like 16GB before it, 32GB is fast becoming
redundant as 4K video files get bigger and
mobile games become more ambitious.
32GB can easily be filled up with a few
Spotify playlists and a holiday’s worth of
snaps.

Things aren’t helped by the lack of
expandable storage, which is pretty much
the norm on every other Android phone.
64GB seems a much fairer starting point,
and Google could always offer up an iPhone
7 matching 256GB model for the media
hoarders out there.


4. Water resistance is a must
The Google Pixel matches, and in most cases
supersedes, flagships from Sony, Apple and
Samsung in many areas but it’s still lacking
something.


A high IP rating (either IP67 or IP68) means
you can dunk your phone in about a metre
of water without any actual damage, and it’s
a feature the Google Pixel 2 simply must
have to compete with the Samsung Galaxy
S8 and iPhone 7 (or iPhone 7S/iPhone .

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