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Google has just officially presented its two new smartphones during its #madebygoogle conference, the Pixel.Between the two models, only the screen diagonal and the size of the battery vary.

Update of Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 2 p.m.: We added the complete characteristics of pixel and pixel XL.

We expected it, the web giant took advantage of its Madebygoogle event to formalize its new range of Pixel smartphones.New range, new target, with these Google terminals aims at the high -end market.

Characteristics

iPhone 7 at the front, original at the back?

The Californian company breaks with the Nexus design by offering a smartphone that approaches the iPhone, at least when talking about the front side.Indeed, the glass part of its back is very original and breaks with its more classic aluminum design.Pixel Phone are available in Black Quite Black, Silver Silver Silver and finally in Really Blue blue-this last color being exclusive to the United States for the moment.

We regret the absence of a double front speaker on the pixel while the manufacturer had the place to put it, like 6p.The web giant still made the effort not to exceed the camera on the back, at a time when even Apple's iPhone 7 has failed to do it.Pixel has dimensions of 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs 143 grams, while the XL is 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm with a weight of 168 grams.

It is IP53 certified, which corresponds to a simple protection against dust and rain drops.Finally, no snapdragon sense id in sight for both models, but only a classic fingerprint sensor on their back.

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Large screen definitions

The pixel has a 5 -inch Full HD Amoled Full HD slab giving it a pixel density of 441 ppi, while the XL has one of 534 ppi thanks to its 5.5 -inch AMOLED QHD screen.The latter is also a little more borderless than his little brother, with a screen that occupies 71.2 % of the front side against 69 % for the first.The screens cover 100% of the 100% NTSC spectrum according to Google.

The latest version of Android

These two smartphones are the first to go out with Android 7.1 nougat, the new version of Google's OS bringing, among other things, the Pixel Launcher, the application launcher integrating Google Assistant that we know solely only through Allo.These two phones will also be the first to integrate Google Assistant on their screen screen, for a long time since Google Pixel Launcher is a pixel exclusivity.Also, pixel owners will be entitled to unlimited storage in high quality in Google Photos.

We also find Google Assistant, when you press and hold the main button, you can launch commands by voice.This is concretely an evolution of Google Now, which goes from a simple vocal assistant to a real "conversational agent".

The latest Qualcomm processor

Telephones have nothing to envy to current premium devices.They are equipped with the latest Soc of Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 821 four cores, clocked at 2.15 GHz for the two high performance and 1.6 GHz for the low -consumption couple, supported by 4 GB of RAM..This power makes it possible to propose a daydream certification for the VR.

Google phones both use a USB type-C 3 port.0, where most phones are still USB 2.0.In addition, they are equipped with a flash UFS 2 memory.0, the equivalent of the SSD for mobiles.

Photo sensors by Sony

In addition, the Californian firm did not bet only on performance, but also on photography.The G Pixel Phone actually have a 12 -megapixel Sony IMX78 photo sensor at the rear, which can be found on the freshly announced Xiaomi Mi 5s of which you can see examples of photos on the Miui site if those of our article do notyou are not enough.

This sensor has a hybrid focus -laser and phase detection car -three stabilization axes, not optical but apparently electronic, a double LED flash, an opening of f/2.0, a pixel size of 1.55 µm and it can film in 1080p at 30 and 60 fps, has slow-motion modes at 120 fps in 1080p or 240 fps in 720p.Finally, it can also film in 4K at 30 frames per second but it will then be necessary to say goodbye to the stabilization of the image for this quality of video.Besides, still no optical stabilization for photos.

At the front, we find the Sony IMX179, the 8 megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 opening which was on the back of the Google Nexus 5.For those who wish to see what he was capable of or nostalgic, shots taken with this sensor are available on our test.

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Two models, two batteries

No compatibility Quick Charge 3.0 on the program, but the pixel supports a higher voltage - up to 9 volts - and are sold with an 18 Watts charger - against only 15 watts for the NEXUS 6P charger.They are therefore still compatible with the fast charge, which gives them a range of 7 hours in just 15 minutes thanks to the USB Power Delivery.The XL model has the place of hiding a battery of 3450 mAh while that of the smallest model is only 2770 mAh, knowing that none of the two is removable.

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French 4G compatibility

Pixels are compatible with 800 MHz and 700 MHz French frequency bands, which allows you to benefit from all network coverage in France.In download, phones have a category 11 4G (600 Mbps), while in upload it will be a category 9.For the moment, no operator has announced the aircraft in France.

The differences between the two models

The two models come in version 32 or 128 GB of internal storage, the only differences are ultimately in terms of dimensions, their weights, the size of the screens and especially their prices.

Release date and price

The two Google Phone will be available on October 20 in the United States, from $ 649 for the Pixel and 769 dollars for the Pixel XL.In Europe, it will take 759 euros for the 32 GB version of the Pixel, 869 euros for its 128 GB version, and for the 32 and 128 GB versions of the Pixel XL it will be 899 and 1009 euros.The Mountain View firm also took advantage of this evening to present its new Chromecast, Daydream, Google Home.

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