<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
are	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
product	O
line	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
line	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
event	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	I-Device
Pixel	I-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixels	B-Device
have	O
an	O
aluminium	O
chassis	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
panel	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
,	O
a	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
,	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
12.3	O
megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
devices	O
featured	O
certain	O
exclusive	O
software	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
7.1	B-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
integration	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
,	O
live	O
technical	O
support	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
unlimited	O
full-resolution	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
backup	O
for	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixels	B-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
devices	O
 '	O
performance	O
and	O
cameras	O
,	O
but	O
several	O
critics	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
line	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
Pixels	B-Device
's	O
lack	O
of	O
waterproofing	O
and	O
high	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
previously	O
co-developed	O
flagship	B-Device
Android	I-Device
devices	O
with	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
through	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
program	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
reference	O
"	O
devices	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
devices	O
retained	O
similarities	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
made	O
by	O
their	O
respective	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Osterloh	O
,	O
former	O
president	O
of	O
Motorola	O
,	O
joined	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
its	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
hardware	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
initiated	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
in-house	O
products	O
and	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Home	O
smart	O
speaker	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Daydream	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixels	B-Device
were	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
launch	O
devices	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
program	O
had	O
"	O
fulfilled	O
its	O
mission	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
spokesperson	O
stating	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
no	O
plans	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
worked	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
on	O
a	O
contract	O
basis	O
on	O
development	O
but	O
have	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Pixels	B-Device
are	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
any	O
existing	O
HTC	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
Huawei	O
the	O
contract	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
refused	O
to	O
dual-brand	O
the	O
phone	O
with	O
credit	O
to	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
Huawei	O
declined	O
the	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Pixel	B-Device
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
Project	B-Application
Fi	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
available	O
direct-to-consumer	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
online	O
store	O
or	O
from	O
Best	O
Buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
available	O
direct-to-consumer	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
online	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
EE	O
and	O
Carphone	O
Warehouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	I-Device
Pixel	I-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
original	O
Pixel	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Store	O
and	O
discontinued	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
uses	O
an	O
aluminium	O
chassis	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
panel	O
on	O
the	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
rear	O
housing	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
"	O
Pixel	B-Device
Imprint	O
"	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
which	O
received	O
media	O
attention	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
competing	O
smartphone	B-Application
Apple	B-Application
iPhone	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
not	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
both	O
use	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
821	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
with	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
offered	O
with	O
either	O
32GB	O
or	O
128GB	O
of	O
UFS	B-Device
2.0	I-Device
non-expandable	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
Pixel	B-Device
's	O
display	O
measures	O
1080p	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
2770mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
's	O
display	O
measures	O
1440p	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
3450mAh	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
features	O
a	O
12.3-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
an	O
2.0	O
aperture	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Sony	O
Exmor	B-Device
IMX378	O
sensor	O
with	O
1.55μm	O
pixels	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
software	O
updates	O
to	O
Pixel	B-Device
introduced	O
"	O
Night	B-Application
Sight	I-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
low-light	O
photography	O
mode	O
first	O
introduced	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
 '	O
successors	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
7.0	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
some	O
existing	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
certain	O
features	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
supports	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
and	O
provides	O
live	O
technical	O
support	O
services	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
it	O
receives	O
Android	B-Application
updates	O
directly	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
also	O
supports	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Daydream	B-Application
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixels	B-Device
1	O
–	O
5	O
included	O
unlimited	O
full-resolution	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
backup	O
for	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
on	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
that	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
are	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
receive	O
new	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
updates	O
until	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
receive	O
security	O
patches	O
until	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
Oreo	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
after	O
the	O
date	O
Google	B-Application
guaranteed	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
would	O
receive	O
new	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
final	O
official	O
security	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
models	O
are	O
multi-band	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
said	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
smartphones	B-Application
are	O
"	O
easily	O
...	O
the	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
you	O
can	O
buy	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
product	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Humrick	O
of	O
AnandTech	O
praised	O
the	O
camera	O
being	O
flush	O
with	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Nexus	B-Device
fans	O
who	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
affordable	O
option	O
would	O
be	O
disappointed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
build	O
quality	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
proper	O
water-resistance	O
present	O
in	O
rivals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yes	O
,	O
that	O
’s	O
a	O
nice	O
way	O
of	O
saying	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
blatantly	O
ripped	O
off	O
the	O
iconic	O
design	O
that	O
Apple	O
has	O
used	O
on	O
its	O
iPhones	B-Device
for	O
the	O
past	O
three	O
generations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
's	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Launcher	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
all	O
Pixel	B-Device
phones	I-Device
,	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
between	O
one	O
million	O
and	O
five	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
analysis	O
by	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
(	O
IDC	O
)	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
shipped	O
a	O
combined	O
3.9million	O
Pixel/XL	O
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2/2XL	O
phones	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
shipments	O
from	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
shipped	O
nearly	O
2million	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
phones	O
in	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
XL	I-Device
have	O
exhibited	O
numerous	O
problems	O
since	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Synchronization	O
issues	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
MacBook	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
reportedly	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
outdated	O
synchronization	O
program	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
not	O
updated	O
since	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
is	O
reportedly	O
looking	O
into	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
