Premium is here to stay
Google is planning to release a second Pixel smartphone this year, and if you were hoping it would fall ever so slightly from its premium perch, we’ve got bad news for you.
The word from Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of hardware at the search giant, is the Google Pixel 2 will release this year. He revealed as much to Android Pit during a conversation at this week’s MWC conference.
Osterloh said we can « count on » Google following the industry’s annual release cycle when it comes to the handset, at least for the 2017 edition.
« You can count on a successor this year, » he said of Pixel, « even if you don’t hear a date from me now. »
Osterloh also said Google doesn’t plan to turn the Pixel into a lower-tier device: « Pixel stays premium, » he proclaimed.
