Google's pixel and and pixel XL have everything that you want in a flagship phone. This phone is meant to take on the rivals Samsung and Apple by launching this premium sized device. According to Gartner, the selling figure of this pixel phones would reach around 6-7 millions in the following year 2017. The company would be generating a revenue of almost $4 billion alone through its pixel phone series. This phone showcases the best of its android operating system wrapped in a well-designed package.
It now appears that this handsets, are meeting analyst sales expectations since its launch. Now the question is, what makes google’s pixel phone different from its nexus counterpart. In an android developer's, perspective there is a wide gap between the pixel and nexus phone from google. Here we represent some of the facts of google pixel that are absolutely distinguishing from the others.
The look and feel experience
Under the new hardware division set up last year, google itself has taken care of the phone’s look, feel and specifications. This phone looks like a solid bricks of aluminium. It is very hard to feel the antenna bands. The glass window at the rear part transits smoothly into the metal frame. Screen specifications of 5 inch phone is 1920 x 1080, 441 ppi display. Google pixel XL comes with 5.5 inch 2560X1440, 534 ppi display with full HD resolution. The pixel weighs 143 gms and Pixel XL weighs 168gms.
Google centric experience
All the services offered by google is integrated in the form of applications in both the devices. The google assistant comes loaded in pixel phones, which is a far better option than Siri as claimed by many users. You just need to touch and hold the home button or say OK Google to activate it.
High resolution camera
The VR functionality is imbibed in pixel phones. It dispenses immersible experience with google daydream view without killing your battery quickly with the help of Snapdragon 821. Pixel’s camera lets you take stunning photos in low light, bright light or any light. And catch action shots as they happen with Smart burst, which takes a rapid-fire sequence of shots. Use Lens Blur to achieve shallow depth of field and bokeh effects, making your subject pop. And capture dramatic landscapes or make faces glow with new exposure control.
Strong data security
The pixel phones operates on Android Nougat, which is deeply focused on data security with file based encryption system using ext4 technology. Both this devices are encrypted by default for strong data protection. Pixel phone comes up with trustzone which is one of the feature of the processor architecture, which allows us to “hardware separate” a rich operating system, for a much smaller, tiny, secure operating system.
Talking about the battery
Google pixel comes loaded with non removable 2770 mAh battery while the google pixel XL has non removable 3450 mAh battery. The battery quickly gets charged within 15 minutes, you get 7 hours of usage. And when the phone is not in usage, doze automatically puts it into a sleep state to extend your battery life, so that you can always move at your speed.
Rahim Makhani is the award winner CEO and founder of Auxano Global Services - a web and mobile application development company. He is keenly interested in writing technical blogs pertaining to android application development and iPhone application development. During his spare time, he loves to dive in the pool and enjoy playing golf with his friends.