Google Announces Pixel 2 Pre-orders; You Can Avail These Offers On Pre-booking
Ahead of the Pixel 2 sales starting from November, Google has announced offers for pre-orders on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Buyers can pre-order the Pixel 2 devices from Thursday (26 October); the offers are applicable across Flipkart and our participating offline retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and many more across India.
Pixel smartphones will be exclusively available on Flipkart, offline retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and many more across in India. Pixel 2 comes in three colours- just black, clearly white, and kinda blue; Pixel 2 XL is available in two colours- black & white and just black.
Available for Pre-orders from- 26 October
Sale Begins from- 1 November (Pixel 2) and 15 November (Pixel 2 XL)
Price (Pixel 2) - Rs 61,000 (64GB) and Rs 70,000 (128GB)
Price (Pixel 2 XL) - Rs 73,000 (64GB) and Rs 83,000 (128GB) variant
Buyers will get a free pair of Sennheiser Bluetooth earphones worth Rs 11,990 on Pre-orders done before or on 31st October.
No-cost EMI starting at Rs 3,389 per month is also available on all pre-orders; Rs 8,000 cashback on HDFC bank credit cards (on EMI transactions only). Airtel subscribers will get 120GB of additional data for 6 months.
Reliance Jio subscribers will get overall benefits worth Rs 14,999. This includes 1 year of unlimited voice, data (750GB), SMS and Jio applications worth Rs 9,999 at no cost; and Rs 5,000 additional exchange bonus, over and above the value of your old phone when exchanged for a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL at Reliance Digital stores.
Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2XL Specs and Features
Both Pixel smartphones run on Android 8.0 Oreo and will be getting OS, security updates from Google for next three years. The second-gen Pixel smartphones are powered by 2.35GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-core processor coupled with 4GB RAM.
Both Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL smartphones are available in two storage variants of 64GB/128GB; there is no microSD card slot so the storage is not expandable.
Talking about the display, the regular Pixel 2 features a 5-inch FHD (1920x1080) AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. On the other hand, the larger Pixel 2 XL features a 6-inch QHD+ (2880x1440) pOLED display with 3D curved glass and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The Pixel 2 XL’s display is nearly bezel-less with 18:9 aspect ratio.
The main highlight of Pixel 2 is its camera, DxOMark Mobile has given the highest rating to second-gen Pixel smartphone. According to DxO, Pixel 2’s camera is better than iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
Both handsets sport a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with laser autofocus + dual pixel phase detection, OIS, EIS, and f/1.8 aperture. It records 4K videos @ 30fps, 1080p @ 30fps, 60fps, and 120fps. On the front of both devices is an 8-megapixel selfie shooter with fixed focus and f/2.4 aperture, it is capable of shooting 1080p videos @ 30fps.
Pixel 2 is backed by a 2700mAh battery which delivers up to 7 hours of power after 15 minutes of charge and Pixel 2 XL by a 3520mAh which also up to 7 hours of power after 15 minutes of charge. Following the trend, Google has also ditched the 3.5mm audio-jack and the audio is routed through a headphone adaptor.
The new Pixel smartphones come with Active Edge feature which allows users to launch Google Assistant by squeezing the device which is a pretty similar feature to the HTC’s Edge Sense.
Connectivity options are- dual-band WI-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 + LE, GPS, USB Type-C, GLONASS, and NFC. Both devices are IP67 water and dust resistance. The aluminum unibody smartphones have a fingerprint sensor at their rear panels which unlocks them.
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are launched with e-SIM feature but Indian variants will be supporting single nano-SIM.
