The Google Pixel was the first in the Pixel series of flagship phones, and it was released on October 20, 2016. The production of this phone has since been discontinued. The phone comes in glass front (Gorilla Glass 4) and aluminium back and frame and is covered with a water repellent coating. The Pixel phone does not support dual SIM setup. The display panel installed on the device is AMOLED technology, having a screen size of 5 inches and 1080 x 1920 (FHD) resolution.
The phone runs Android 7.1 as its OS, which is upgradeable to Android 10. Running under the hood is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 chipset that comes with a quad-core processor, having a max clock frequency of 2.15GHz, and is paired with Adreno 530 GPU. Two RAM and storage combos are available: 4GB, 32GB and 4GB, 128GB, respectively.
The Pixel phone features a single camera at the back, which is a 12.3MP PDAF and Laser AF enabled lens. Complementing this camera are dual-LED flash and HDR capabilities. Additionally, videos can be shot at 4K, 30fps, 1080p, 60/120fps, 1080p, 30fps with gyro-EIS enabled, and 720p, 240fps. The front camera also has a single 8MP lens that can record 1080p, 30fps videos.
The device draws power from a Li-Ion 2770mAh battery, which supports 18W rapid charging via USB Type-C cable. Additional features include: fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and barometer.
The phone comes in Quite Black, Very Silver, and Really Blue colours.
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
TDD LTE: B 41 |
| 5G bands |
-- |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps |
| Announced |
Released October 04. 2016 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
| Dimensions |
143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight |
143 g (5.04 oz) |
| Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum/glass back, aluminum frame |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM |
| Other Features |
Water-repellent coating |
| Type |
AMOLED |
| Size |
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution |
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Other Features |
-- |
| OS |
Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10 |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) |
| Processor Speed |
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) |
| Number of Processor Cores (CPU) |
Quad |
| RAM |
4 GB |
| Internal Storage |
32 GB, 128 GB |
| External Storage |
no |
| Type |
Li-Ion |
| Capacity |
Li-Ion 2770 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging |
18W wired, PD |
| Primary Camera |
12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF |
| Secondary Camera |
-- |
| No of cameras |
Single |
| Features |
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video |
4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps |
| Primary Camera |
8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm |
| Features |
-- |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Release Date
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10
32 GB, 128 GB
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
Launched
4 GB
Li-Ion 2770 mAh, non-removable
12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF
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