Google Pixel 4 – what’s the release date and will it have 5G?
GOOGLE has officially unveiled its new Pixel smartphone, the Pixel 4, which promises to respond to AI queries even faster than before.
But when is the gadget available for purchase, and will it offer 5G to buyers?
What is the Google Pixel 4 release date?
Google unveiled its new Pixel smartphones offering higher quality cameras, a radar sensor to track hand gestures and a faster virtual assistant at an event today in New York City.
Pre-orders for the fourth-generation Pixel opened from October 15.
Tech Radar reports that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is available via every major US carrier.
The website, which has reviewed the new gadget, says Google’s smartphone will be available in the US, UK and Australia – and elsewhere – on October 24.
Will the Pixel 4 have 5G?
Sherry Lin, a Pixel product manager, said Google tested adding 5G network technology but found that it “just didn’t work very well if trees and buildings got in the way.
“We are working with carriers and need them to put in the infrastructure before we pass on the cost (of the new technology) to everyone else.”
A new feature based on radar technology enables users to skip songs or issue other commands by waving their hands above the screen.
The phones include a telephoto lens and improved software to take photos of the night sky. Google Assistant has been deeply integrated into the device to reduce response times.
Google said on Twitter that Pixel 4 is “our most helpful phone yet. The HDR+ technology within the Pixel 4 camera captures and combines multiple pictures to create a single, better picture.
“That means fewer tries getting the perfect snap.”