Google Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones now available in India: Know about price, specifications

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Google's much-awaited 5-inch Pixel, 5.5-inch Pixel XL smartphones--are available in India in black and silver colours with attractive EMI options from Tuesday (October 25).

Pixel comes with a built-in Google Assistant that will have a natural conversation with users to find answers or get things done on the go.

Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Delhi, be the first to get your #Pixel. The brand new Pixel, in stores now. #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/LzdMjxpwpg — Google India (@GoogleIndia) October 25, 2016

On Flipkart, Google Pixel 32GB is priced Rs 57,000, and Rs 66,000 for the 128GB variant.

Similarly, Google Pixel XL priced at Rs 67,000 for the 32GB version, and Rs 76,000 for the 128GB variant.

The smartphones are available in India on Reliance Digital, Croma, Bajaj Electronics, Vijay Sales, eZone, Sangeetha, Hotspot Mobiles, Poorvika Mobile World, and Flipkart.

Google has used 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on the front display and back glass.

Pixel has 12.3MP rear camera and 8MP front camera, a fingerprint sensor at the back and is powered by a battery that can charge the phone for up to seven hours in just 15 minutes. Pixel comes with the newest Android operating system, Android 7.1 Nougat.

With an aim to lead the world of smartphones with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology, Google had launched Pixel smartphones early this month.

Main features of Pixel smartphones that you need to know:

The Pixel phones will come in two sizes-Pixel in 5” and Pixel XL in 5.5" size.

Both have AMOLED screens, with 1080p resolution for the small one (441ppi) and QHD for the big one (534ppi). Battery capacity is also different, 2,770mAh and 3,450mAh. A battery that lasts all day, and charges fast. Get up to 7 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes.

The phones sport Qualcomm supplied a revamped chipset, the Snapdragon 821, Android 7.1 Nougat. Gogle boasts of highly superior camera performance on Pixel with 12MP sensor, 1.55µm pixels, f/2.0 aperture. The phone also have Electronic Image Stabilization.

Google Pixel and Pixel XL also boast of large storag- 32GB (for those that use Google Photos and Play Music) and 128GB (for those that prefer their data offline).

Both come with 4GB of RAM. The phones are loaded with Google services that cover everything from messaging, through cloud services to AI assistants. The phones will come with an in-built Google services like Google Home and Duo.

Google phone can connect to a Google router and cast to a Google media player. It has seamless glass-aluminum body, with smooth surfaces and easy-to-grip curved edges. It unlocks fast as you would swipe down on the fingerprint sensor for quick access to all your notifications.

The phones come in three colours: Quite Black, Really Blue, Very Silver.