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Google Pixel is a brand of portable consumer electronic devices developed by Google that run either ChromeOS or the Pixel version of the Android operating system.The main line of Pixel products consists of Android-powered smartphones, which have been produced since October 2016 as the replacement of the older Nexus, and of which the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL are the current models.
Google also extended device warranty to two years for both devices worldwide. [69] There was an issue where Google Assistant does not work with some Bluetooth headphones. [70] This was an issue with the Google app and was patched in version 7.17. [71] The Pixel 2 XL had an issue where heavy noise reduction filters distorted audio recordings.
The Pixel 5 is an Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Google as part of the Google Pixel product line. It serves as the successor to the Pixel 4 . It was officially announced on September 30, 2020 at the " Launch Night In " event alongside the Pixel 4a (5G) and released in the United States on October 29, 2020. [ 6 ]
The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were previewed by Google on May 11, 2022, during the 2022 Google I/O keynote. [4] During the keynote, the company confirmed that the phones would feature the second-generation Google Tensor system-on-chip (SoC), [5] which had been in development by October 2021. [6]
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were previewed by Google on August 2, 2021, confirming the phones' new designs and the introduction of its custom Tensor system-on-chip (SoC). [7] [8] Previous Pixel devices had used Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, [9] with Google having begun developing its own chips codenamed Whitechapel as early as April 2016.
The Pixel 5a shipped with Android 11 and Google Camera 8.2 at launch, with features such as Call Screen and a Personal Safety app. It is expected to receive 3 years of major OS upgrades with support extending until August 2024. [7] It is the first Pixel phone not to ship with unlimited storage in high definition on Google Photos. [8]
The Google Developers site has flashable factory and OTA (over-the-air) update images up to Android 12. [29] The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL has been updated bringing several features from the Pixel 4 including: Live captions, Google Recorder, New Google Assistant, Astrophotography mode and Top Shot for short videos. [22]
[49] [50] In February 2018, an analysis by International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that Google shipped a combined 3.9 million Pixel/XL and Pixel 2/2XL phones in 2017, almost double the number of shipments from 2016, [51] when Google shipped nearly 2 million Pixel and Pixel XL phones in three months.