The competition continues and from Google side The Giant Company Google is said to
have killed the Nexus brand and preparing to introduce two new
smartphones, called Pixel and Pixel XL. Previous rumors said the two new
phones would be called Nexus Sailfish and Marlin, but it seems that
Google has changed its mind.
There is some information available on the upcoming Pixel phones, but as the release date approaches, new details emerge. Android Police reveals that Google Pixel smartphones will come with IP53 certification.
This is different from the IP68 certification that
we've seen on recent flagship smartphones, especially from Samsung. IP68
certification doesn't allow any ingress of dust and protects phones
from continuous immersion in water under certain conditions.
IP53 certification, on the other hand, means the
phones will be protected from water and dust, but only to some degree.
It doesn't actually mean that users would be able to dunk their phones
in water and that the devices would survive to tell the tale.
Pixel and Pixel XL phones will essentially be splash-proof
The first digit 5 indicates that Pixel phones
will have some protection against dust, but ultimately only an IP6X
rating would mean that the phone is completely sealed off from any dust
intrusions. The second digit 3 means that the phone wouldn't get damaged
from water splashes falling at a vertical angle of up to 60-degrees.
The phones would be splash-proof, but won't survive
water submersions. Typically, Google phones don't really come with
protection against dust and water, with the exception of Nexus 6, which
was manufactured together with Motorola and released back in October
2014.
Considering that the new Pixel phones are made
together with HTC and that the company already has an IP53-rated
smartphone in the form of HTC 10, such certification on the upcoming
devices shouldn't come as a big surprise. Obviously, IP68 certification
would have been ideal, but any protection against water and dust on a
smartphone is welcomed nonetheless.
Google is expected to unveil its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones during an event to be hosted on October 4.
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