Google’s Pixel 2 Event: What to Expect

Source: heavy.com --- Sunday, October 01, 2017
Google is holding their second Google Pixel event on October 4 to announce their newest products. After Apple’s iPhone X reveal last month and Amazon’s new Echo speakers, Google will be unveiling devices to compete with both of these products. What else should we expect from this year’s event? Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Google’s newest phones are expected to be called the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL, and it’s rumored that they’re in partnership with HTC and LG. Last year’s Pixel used Google Assistant and had one of the best cameras on smartphones. It’s speculated that these phones will have no headphone jack and that they’ll be water resistant. Rumors have the Pixel 2XL as the bigger upgrade between phones. It’s rumored to be getting a new screen design close to that of the Samsung Galaxy S8. The phones will compete with the Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. According to a report from Android Authority , owners of Pixel smartphones will have access to unlimited cloud storage. Google Pixelbook Last year’s event didn’t announce a laptop or a tablet, but it looks like this year we’re going to get one product that’s a combination of the two. The Pixelbook will likely be a two-in-one laptop powered by Chrome OS. In contrast to the Google Chromebook’s cheap price point, the Google Pixelbook is rumored to cost $1,200 for 128GB . It will be a competitive alternative to ...

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