The moment Android fans have been waiting for all year.
As we all expected, Google's October 4 event centers around the launch of its new phones, the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. They take over from 2016's Pixel and Pixel XL, and once again are tied together as a single launch with very similar hardware but different overall sizes and price points.
The main Pixel 2 follows the closest to its predecessor in terms of dimensions and shape, with a 5-inch 16:9 display with stereo speakers. The Pixel 2 XL diverges a bit, going with a taller 6-inch 18:9 display very similar to the LG V30's. The smaller phone is flatter in the front with larger bezels, while the larger adopts the curvaceous glass and smaller overall bezels of the V30. Both screens are AMOLED and compatible with Daydream VR, but the Pixel 2 XL's is using a slightly different P-OLED technology from LG with a quoted 100% DCI-P3 color space.
More: Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL specs
Despite their size differences, the phones have near-idential spec sheets and the exact same hardware features. They run on a Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64 or 128GB of storage. Matching the different screen sizes, they have different resolutions, 1920x1080 for the smaller and 2880x1440 for the larger, and different battery sizes of 2700mAh and 3520mAh.
The Pixel 2 comes in three photos, as we originally saw leaked. "Kinda blue" is exclusive to the smaller pixel, alongside a white (with a black front) and a black option. The Pixel 2 XL comes in just black and a black/white back combo.
Note: This post is being constantly updated with new information.
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