Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are official: IP67 ratings and no headphone jack
Last year marked an important shift for Google’s mobile efforts — gone are the days of developer-focused Nexus hardware. We’re now living in a time where Google makes its own smartphones (with some help from other manufacturers) to compete head-to-head with the other devices dominating the Android space. With a bigger focus on appealing to all users (not just developers and the most die-hard Android purists), the Google Pixel and Pixel XL offered a fantastic camera, stellar performance, a refined software experience, and, at least at the time, the Pixel-exclusive Google Assistant. As great as the Pixels may have been last year, though, there was some obvious room for improvement. Now Google is back with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, perhaps two of the most-anticipated phones of the year. Here’s what you need to know about the company’s new flagship smartphones. Pixel design, refined. You’ve probably noticed by now that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL don’t look too far of