What did Google show at the presentation of new devices?

Pixel phones, virtual reality and smart column

On October 4, Google showed the new Pixel phones line, which replaced the Nexus series. Simultaneously with the change of name, Google decided to abandon the previous concept - now the phone from the creator of Android is not a naked operating system without superstructures, but a seriously modified OS Android 7.1 Nougat. "Medusa" talks about the main features of the new "Googlefons" - and other new products of Google.

New phones

Two sizes. Google introduced two phones with identical filling, but in different screen size. The first is Pixel with a five -inch screen diagonal. Pixel XL has a little more diagonal - 5.5 inches. Both phones are produced by HTC, which had previously produced Nexus for Google. The telephone housing is made of aluminum with glass insert. Outwardly, they look like the last iPhone with the exception that the fingerprint scanner is located on the rear panel of the phone approximately where Apple has an apple. Phones are available in three colors - black, silver and blue.

Modern filling. Both Pixel and Pixel XL are equipped with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, four gigabytes of RAM and 12-megapixel cameras. Google claims that the Pixel camera is the most perfect of all that have ever been created for mobile phones. The Pixel display supports FullHD, Pixel XL - a higher quad HD resolution. Depending on the configuration, the phones will have 32 or 128 gigabytes of memory. The battery capacity is 2770 milliampper for Pixel and 3450 milliampper for Pixel XL; In 15 minutes, the phone is charged for seven hours of work. Unlike the iPhone 7 , there is an entrance for headphones in Pixel.

New Android OS. Google phones operate on Android 7.1 Nougat, and if earlier the company put an “naked” operating system on Nexus without additional superstructures, now it offers a modified interface with round application icons and other functions exclusive for Pixel. In particular, Pixel has a virtual assistant Google Assistant.

Google has risen in price. Google Nexus has always been inexpensive and high -quality android; The cost of the base model was about 15 thousand rubles. Google Pixel and the filling and the price competes with the flagship models Samsung - the price of a new phone starts at $ 649 (more than 40 thousand rubles).

Router, "smart column", television setup

Three other Google new items belong to the category of household electronics, not personal gadgets. The first of them is a mixture of a wireless column and the Google Home voice assistant, capable of adding an event to the calendar, changing the track or finding an answer to some question. The device is very similar to the “smart” column of Amazon Echo, presented back in 2014. Echo was criticized for sound quality, but praised for the work of the voice assistant and the possibility of managing the Smart House. The same functions will be in Google Home.

The second novelty is the Google WiFi router. The company claims that the router has a wider Wi-Fi coating area than competitors, and it is also possible to combine several devices into a single large network. A companion application is attached to the device, which allows you to configure it. The cost of the router is $ 129, and for $ 299 you can buy three at once.

In addition, Google introduced a new version of the Chromecast television setup, which allows you to transmit an image in 4K format to the TV. Chromecast has changed a bit, Ethernet support appeared and the cost rose - to $ 69 against $ 35 per old version.

Virtual reality

Google, a pioneer in the field of virtual reality promotion, showed a new Daydreaming platform. In fact, this is a new standard of virtual reality technologies, which, unlike the old Google Cardboard, can compete in capabilities with Oculus Rift and other projects. As part of the Google platform, I developed the virtual reality glasses of Daydream View, which is the screen of which is a powerful smartphone, as well as its own controller.

Daydream View looks “woolen” and will be delivered in three colors-dark gray, light gray and red. A set of glasses and controller costs $ 79.