It featured a 6-inch 90Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 765G processor, and a dual-camera system.

To complement its more cost-conscious offerings, the Pixel 5 focused on providing a great user experience at a competitive price. Google Pixel 5 (2020): Pixel brilliance with flagship features at a mid-range price. A few months later, the tech giant unveiled the Pixel 4a 5G (alongside the Pixel 5 in October 2020), providing a larger display and 5G support. It also featured a 5.81-inch OLED display. It offered a more affordable single-camera setup while maintaining the impressive camera performance that made the Google Pixel phone famous. In August 2020, the company released the Pixel 4a. Once again, Google chose to help even more people get in on the fun. Google Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a 5G (2020): Affordable Pixels without compromise. The cameras received further enhancements, and the devices featured the latest Android 10 with improved Google Assistant integration. The phones introduced Motion Sense technology, which allowed for gesture control, and Face Unlock as a secure biometric authentication method (so users could unlock their phones with their faces). The Pixel 4 series brought a renewed design with a square camera module and a 90Hz smooth display on the XL.

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL (2019): Unlocking the future with face recognition. These phones featured mid-range hardware but retained the same excellent camera capabilities as their flagship counterparts. In May 2019, to help even more people enjoy the Pixel phone, Google introduced the more budget-friendly Pixel 3a series, including the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL (2019): Pixel photo perfection on a budget. Wireless charging was also introduced in these models. Beyond that, Top Shot utilized AI to recommend the best shot from a burst of images. Night Sight allowed users to capture remarkable photos in extremely low-light settings. Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL (2018): Night Sight redefines low-light photography.Īs if the photos weren’t already amazing enough, Google decided it was time to change how we take pictures in the dark. The devices also introduced an Active Edge feature, allowing users to trigger certain actions by squeezing the phone's frame. Both devices showcased an improved camera algorithm, achieving stunning photography results, even in low-light. The Pixel 2 XL featured a larger 6-inch OLED display with minimal bezels, while the Pixel 2 had a 5-inch OLED display. The Pixel 2 series continued to focus on camera excellence and timely software updates. Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL (2017): A picture-perfect Pixel phone evolution. It was praised for its exceptional camera performance, its direct from Google software updates and the introduction of the Google Assistant. This device had a 5-inch display, a powerful Snapdragon 821 processor, and the latest version of Android (Android 7.1 Nougat). It marked Google's departure from the Nexus line and represented the company's full control over both hardware and software. The first-ever Google Pixel phone was introduced in October 2016. Google Pixel (2016): Unmatched Camera and Pure Android Experience. Read up on some of the key moments in the Google Pixel story to date. Eventually Google decided to make its smartphone more accessible, adding a premium phone to the Android experience and, in 2016, the Google Pixel phone was born. They were initially designed for developers. All of this, plus some other major advances, has produced what many consider to be one of the best Android phones on the market today.īefore Google called its smartphone line the Pixel, Google smartphones were actually called the Nexus series. Since then, a series of other developments have come to define the Google Pixel, including Active Edge, allowing users to squeeze the phone’s sides to trigger actions and the introduction of the Google Assistant, allowing for seamless voice commands through Google. Soon, the brand introduced other advances like Night Sight mode, Super Res Zoom and Portrait mode, forever changing how we capture photos on our phones, especially in the dark. And while that’s not the entire Google Pixel phone story, its early camera was a huge part of what made this device such a sensation. All of a sudden, phone photos were clearer than ever. Or rather a new phone with a camera system that took the world by storm. Reimagining an Android phone that’s still stronger than ever.

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