Google Pixel 3 And Pixel 3 XL Tipped For October 9 Unveil In NYC

by Brandon Hill — Monday, August 27, 2018, 04:43 PM EDT

Considering that nearly every detail about the Google Pixel 3 smartphone family has leaked at this point, it seems rather appropriate that the actual launch date would also be revealed ahead of schedule. According to a new report, the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will be revealed at an event in New York City on October 9^th.

For reference, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were launched last year on October 4^th. This news of the early October launch comes courtesy of Bloomberg, which slipped the information off-handily in its earlier piece on the 2018 Apple iPhone lineup. If Apple’s September release schedule sticks to previous years, the Google devices will debut just a few weeks later. The Google Pixel 3 will be among the last of the big Android flagship releases for 2018, with the other high-profile release tipped for Q4 2018 being the OnePlus 6T.

On the specs front, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are expected to ship with 5.2-inch and 6.2-inch displays respectively (the latter of which will have a display notch). Powering these smartphones will be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 process with an undetermined amount of RAM onboard. Other features on tap include a single rear camera and rear fingerprint reader (as was the case with its predecessors), wireless charging, a slightly smaller battery and a thinner body.

Google Pixel 3 family will be standard bearers for the new Android 9 Pie operating system.

Tags: Google, pixel, (nasdaq:goog), pixel 3 xl, android 9 pie

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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