Google Pixel successor confirmed for later this year

The source also mentioned that Google might not actually opt for more megapixels and instead stick to improving the low-light capabilities, something they did while launching the Pixel.

While the head man of Google’s hardware division revealed that the handset is indeed under development. As it rolled out its flagship Android device, Google Pixel, a premium smartphone a year ago, the market doesn’t seem to have gotten enough and has been waiting for the launch of Google Pixel 2 ever since. He mentioned that even though he can not put the finger on the date yet, the model will release this year surely. Rick Osterloh confirmed that the second edition of the phone will also come at a premium price.

That said, would Google be capable of manufacturing devices at a large scale? This time, the tipster is claiming that Google is definitely working on a budget phone and the project itself is being handled by the Pixel team, but it won’t be having the Pixel name. So what was the rumor all about?

And it’s not as though Google isn’t trying to sell this phone.

This makes sense because Google will not just leave the cheaper markets. While that too had been a sign of there being a successor in the making, what has come as a bit of a surprise is the company’s adherence to the premium positioning. Google’s goal is for its new wizard to reach as many users as possible and that means the limit can not be on Android. However, the Pixel 2B we are talking about might not actually end up being a Pixel phone, confused? It seems like Google has paid close attention to its customer feedback and designed its latest Pixel flagship smartphone to resemble iPhone 6S.

Osterloh, who was the former president of Motorola was hired nearly a year back in April 2016 to head Google’s hardware department and unite the company’s different hardware projects. Sadly, laptops won’t be one of those products. But according to the trend that Google follows, we assume it will be in the market for sale somewhere around the fourth quarter.

As always we will keep you updated with the rumors and official news we hear prior to launch.

It began with the LG G6, but Google has now made a decision to let GA out of its cage and embrace the larger Android ecosystem of Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Android 7.0 Nougat devices.