Google Pixel phones seen coming in October

It is being rumored that Google will be saying goodbye to the Nexus brand and replace it with “Pixel.” Image INQUIRER.net

It seems that Project Ara is not the only thing that Google is dropping this quarter. The company appears to also be planning to drop the Nexus moniker in favor of a new brand name for its Android smartphones.

Google is preparing to announce on Oct. 4 its first two smartphones dubbed Pixel and Pixel XL. The latter will be a 4K-capable Chromcast dongle and Daydream VR viewer, reports The Next Web.

It is highly likely that these two devices are the ones that HTC built for Google which were codenamed Sailfish and Marlin.

Apart from new smartphones, Google is also expected to disclose more information about its Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by Google Assistant that supports Cast for audio streaming.

Google has yet to confirm anything regarding the new Pixel phones, but hopefully more information will be made available in the coming days. Alfred Bayle