Alleged Google Pixel XL (2017) design revealed: Thin bezels are in

by Florin Troaca / Jul 11, 2017, 4:01 PM

Alleged Google Pixel XL (2017) design revealed: Thin bezels are in

While it may have been working on three different new Pixel phones for this year, Google will ultimately release only two models - at least if the latest rumors turn out to be correct. These two models should be a 5-inch Pixel to directly succeed the original Pixel of 2016, and a larger handset codenamed Taimen.

Possibly called Google Pixel XL 2017, or maybe Pixel 2 XL, the Taimen is - according to Android Police, a 6-inch smartphone that's manufactured by LG and resembles the device seen in the render below.

Android Police is "exceptionally confident" that the renders below reveal the overall design of the upcoming Pixel XL, although the final look might ultimately differ in some subtle ways.

Apparently, the new handset's 6-inch display has a 2:1 aspect ratio (à la LG G6), and thin bezels all around. While the display itself is flat, the glass covering it seems to have pretty pronounced curves on the right and left sides.

On the back of the phone, we can see a glass window at the top - relatively similar to what the 2016 Pixel and Pixel XL are employing, although, in the case of the new device, the fingerprint scanner is no longer positioned inside said glass window, but below it. Also included is a pretty normal main camera - no dual stuff here.

Interestingly, Android Police notes that this new 6-inch Pixel could feature a touch-sensitive, squeezable frame - akin to HTC's Edge Sense that debuted on the HTC U11 a few months back. Thanks to this, users should be able to squeeze the phone in order to interact with some of its functions, including Google Assistant. It remains to be seen how well this will be implemented.

All in all, the new Pixel XL appears to be a phone designed to compete with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6, and Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 (which, like the S8 and G6, is expected to sport a near-bezel-less screen).

Google will probably announce its new family of Pixel phones sometime in October. We're certainly excited to discover what novelties these handsets will bring. What about you?

source: Android Police

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60 Comments

1. nikhil23

Posts: 416; Member since: Dec 07, 2016

looks beautiful

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:03 PM 1

8. ahmuzencab

Posts: 192; Member since: May 12, 2017

SO so beautiful.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:15 PM 1

13. Bankz

Posts: 2491; Member since: Apr 08, 2016

The pixel XL 2 will have stereo speakers and no headphone jack. I can confirm. The final unit might also ship with More modifiable squeeze feature but this isnt certain for now as it might as well not ship at all with the final unit.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:33 PM 0

15. Finalflash

Posts: 4062; Member since: Jul 23, 2013

Wow, thank god you're predicting no headphone jack for the Pixel phones. Because that pretty much guarantees it to be wrong and it will most likely have a headphone jack.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:39 PM 1

19. Bankz

Wanna bet?

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:45 PM 0

24. Awalker

Posts: 1962; Member since: Aug 15, 2013

I think Android Police confirmed a post from XDA that said the smaller Pixel will ditch the headphone jack for stereo speakers. They weren't sure about the XL version.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 5:02 PM 0

43. NoToFanboys

Posts: 3231; Member since: Oct 03, 2015

Smartphone prophet Bankz is never wrong, he can predict every single thing that will happen to the smartphone market. /s Nahhh... He's just a bored not-so-normal Apple fanboy who thinks Samsung is the devil.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 9:05 PM 0

50. RebelwithoutaClue unregistered

He also confirmed the new iPhone would get FPS under the screen and when there was news they would skip the FPS entirely and go with 3d face unlocking, he was ecstatic about the new tech. He didn't have any credibility to lose but he lost some any way.

posted on Jul 12, 2017, 1:44 AM 1

36. Orion78

Posts: 166; Member since: Mar 27, 2014

Ummmm no. The XL will have a headphone jack....the smaller one, no.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 6:36 PM 0

38. sissy246

Posts: 7001; Member since: Mar 04, 2015

" I can confirm" And just how can you confirm. You here the same rumors as everyone else.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 6:41 PM 0

52. NoToFanboys

He claims to be an "Apple insider" Maybe he thinks that is what people inside Apple's arse are called.

posted on Jul 12, 2017, 2:02 AM 1

48. sgodsell

Posts: 6846; Member since: Mar 16, 2013

Your an iPhone guy Bankz. So now your predicting Googles Pixels. Please Bankz why are you here? Btw I hope the Pixel XL doesn't have stereo speakers. Especially when a big part of the Pixel's is Daydream VR. So when you have front facing speakers, then they would get blocked in the VR headset. But clearly you never used a Pixel smartphone before. Maybe they will put stereo speakers on the smaller version.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 10:55 PM 1

25. Mreveryphone

Posts: 1793; Member since: Apr 22, 2014

S8 front, and Nexus 6p back... Not bad looking at all...

32. Bankz

Nah, the pixel back with the g6 front. ;)

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 5:39 PM 1

33. Mreveryphone

I can see that too. ;)

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 5:50 PM 1

2. karan1402d

Posts: 89; Member since: May 28, 2015

If this is the real thing, then damn Google surely has winner. This thing just hit all the right spots.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:05 PM 0

4. karan1402d

Hopefully Google continues to use AMOLED Panel in XL version. I sceptical as LG is producing the XL version. Never mind I read the source article and it confirms that it uses AMOLED Display. Now this is going to be gadget of year

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:09 PM 0

10. trojan_horse

Posts: 5868; Member since: May 06, 2016

Google will definitely continue using AMOLED displays for it's flagship phone, because Google needs it to be compatible with it's very own daydream platform.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:30 PM 0

16. Bankz

This phone looks classy tbh. I love the design language of the pixel xl 2 because of its squarish angles and thank God, this phone is metal. All that remains now is that this phone has a large battery. Glass backs on phones are the worse design fads of all time tbh.

posted on Jul 11, 2017, 4:42 PM 0

34. maherk

Posts: 6704; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

But you just said that the top part of the back panel is made of glass lol And we all know how you'll change your mind once the iPhone 8 comes with a glass back