Google Launches Pixel Android Smartphone Starting From Rs 57,000  

Google will use this launch event to showcase a whole new range of devices.
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Google Pixel phone in its different colour avatar. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/Google)
Google Pixel phone in its different colour avatar. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/<a href="https://twitter.com/GoogleIndia/status/783356630196858880">Google</a>)
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That’s a wrap from the Google’s multi-product event. Keep tuned in with us for all the in-depth stories on the products announced today.

Google Home available in different colour options. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

The Google Home will be available in the US for now, priced at $129, bundled with 6 months of YouTube Red subscription. Can be pre-ordered starting today.

Here’s how much the Google Home will cost. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

But it gets even better, you can Google Home your way to watching the latest Stranger Things episode on Netflix from your TV.

Watch Netflix without switching on your TV with Google Home. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

For Google Home, they have partnered with host of home solution providers. You can even use Google Home to stream content from the Chromecast.

These companies will help Google Home become better, smarter. (Photo: YouTube/Google)
Rishi Chandra from Google interacting with Google Assistant via Google Home. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Next up is the Google Home.

Google Home solution for smarter home. (Photo: YouTube/Google)
Prices of the Google WiFi router. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Google WiFi router will come bundled with internet plans starting from $129. It has been enabled with smart features, provided by Google Assistant.

Google WiFi router. (Photo: YouTube/Google)
The Daydream will help Google let users experience virtual reality on affordable handsets. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

The Google Daydream VR headset has been launched for $79, bundled with the controller. This will be available in the US from early November, no launch date in India announced.

Daydream VR headset. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

This is what powers the Google Pixel phone. The major attraction is definitely the built-in support for Google Assistant.

Hardware specs of the Google Pixel phone. (Photo: YouTube/Google)
Colour variants of the Google Pixel. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

The Google Pixel phones will be available in multiple colour options, with prices starting from $649. The phone debuts in India on 13 October, prices yet to be divulged.

Here’s the price of Google Pixel. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Google promises that the Pixel will get quick software updates, 24x7 customer service support, and easy switch to Pixel feature for new users.

Google lets you easily switch to Pixel. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

You can watch the live stream of the Google Pixel event over here.

Google claims that the Pixel’s camera can capture images faster than any other phone in the market.

Video stabilisation works to great effect, as claimed by Google. (Photo: YouTube/Google)
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One of the images shot with Google Pixel. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Now, they’re talking about the camera prowess of the Pixel, and according to DXO marks, it seems to be the best in the market.

DXO mark given to the Google Pixel’s camera. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

With Google Assistant, now users can message using multiple platforms, and get a reply from either WhatsApp/Messenger or just SMS.

Messaging via Google Assistant sounds fun. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

The Google Pixel is officially out, and here’s how it looks. This, as per Rick, is the first phone to come with built-in Google Assistant support, and it is ready-made for virtual reality on mobile.

Google Pixel. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Rick Osterloh, previously with Motorola, is now part of the newly formed hardware division at Google. He’s on the stage now to talk up the influence of Google Assistant on hardware created by Google.

Rick Osterloh, part of Google’s hardware division on stage. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Speaking about the Text to speech feature, Pichai asks Google who is the Prime Minister of Canada, the answer...

Pichai shows how the assistant responds to day-to-day questions. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Google seems to have upped its game in the space of machine translation, improving from 89% to 93.9% today, as highlighted by Pichai.

Progressing every year. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

There’s a big crowd in there to attend the Google event in San Francisco today.

Sundar Pichai hosting the event for Google. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Time for Google Assistant video.

Pichai, CEO of Google is speaking on the company’s ambition to achieve success in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning with Google Assistant.

And we’re live from the event, where Sundar Pichai takes the centre stage to welcome the guests from across the world.

Sundar Pichai at the MadebyGoogle event. (Photo: YouTube/Google)

Reports have indicated that the Google Pixel is the first made-by-Google phone to rival iPhone 7, helping them move away from the partnership model that was previously seen with the Nexus series. Multiple leaks earlier this month showed us the glimpses of this upcoming phone.

Could this be the Pixel phone? (Photo Courtesy: YouTube)

Hello and welcome to our live blog for the MadebyGoogle event slated to start in the next 15 minutes.

Well, they may not be saying much, but the internet sphere has got enough leaks to suggest that a premium build Pixel phone is on the cards for tonight. That and other devices like Google Home are highly expected to get a price tag.

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Published: 04 Oct 2016,09:19 PM IST

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