Google Pixel 2 XL which was launched recently is now available in India from today. It is available online exclusively on Flipkart, and at Reliance Digital, Croma, Poorvika, Sangeetha Mobiles, Vijay Sales and numerous offline retail stores across India. Pixel 2 XL 64GB (Rs 73,000), and Pixel 2 XL 128GB (Rs 82,000) will be available in two color options: Just Black, and Black & White. Also on offer are attractive financing options from HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance and other leading institutions.
On the specifications front, Pixel 2 XL sports a 6 inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ pOLED display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and protected with 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor mated with 4GB RAM and internal storage of 64GB and 128GB. It gets its juice from 3250mAh battery. It has an aluminium unibody with a hybrid coating, and is IP67 water and dust resistant.
It runs Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box and will be the first devices to get monthly security updates. It sport dual speakers at the front, fingerprint sensors at the back and has an Active Edge for quick squeeze to perform various tasks and also launch Google Assistant. It has always on display support for viewing notifications and time.
For photography, it is mounted with 12.2MP rear camera with LED flash, OIS, EIS, f/1.8 aperture, Laser and Dual pixel phase detection, 4K video recording capability. For selfies, it is equipped with an 8MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture. Both the front and rear cameras incorporate features of portrait shots with background blurs. The cameras of this phone also support Augmented Reality Feature including AR Stickers. You can add 3D characters and Emojis in photos and videos and when capturing a scene, you can see these characters moving.
Google is also providing free unlimited storage for photos and videos taken on this phone, in the highest resolution.
This phone is backed by a full 2-year warranty and offers connectivity options of 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, USB Type-C and NFC.