X-raided: Google will jump new-phone line
The iPhone X is going to get some competition from Google this fall.
The search giant on Thursday announced it will host a hardware event on Oct. 4, where it’s expected to reveal its next-generation smartphone, the Pixel 2.
The tech titan posted a cryptic video on its YouTube site that featured a Google search box with multiple queries being typed in.
“What’s wrong with my phone’s battery?” one asked. Another wanted to know “Why doesn’t my phone understand me?”
The video suggests, among other things, that the Mountain View, Calif., company’s new smartphone may be equipped with an improved version of its voice-activated Google Assistant.
The Oct. 4 date falls on the one-year anniversary of the launch of Google’s first Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which were tagged by reviewers as among the best smartphones on the market that use Google’s Android mobile operating system.
According to reports, the new Pixel will come in a standard and XL model.
The former will be manufactured by HTC, like the original, while the XL will be built by LG and feature an edge-to-edge screen to compete with the iPhone X, according to tech blog Android Police.
With its October shindig, Google is looking to steal some thunder from Apple, which disappointed fanatics this week when it revealed the iPhone X, with an opening price tag of $999, won’t be available until November.