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Google’s back with more exciting products

After the many leaks and rumours, Google rolls out its much-anticipated Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. It wasn’t just about the smartphones as Google also spoke about other new products.

Google’s main focus this year is all about machine learning and artificial intelligence. Most notably, all this come with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, in terms of its camera and its UI.

One of the greatest features of the Pixel and Pixel XL was its camera, and Google outdoes itself yet again. Leaning away from the dual-camera setup, both smartphones come with a 12-megapixel f/1.8 shooter at the rear with both OIS and EIS, the first of any smartphone. The front shooter features an 8-megapixel f/2.4 camera with fixed focus.

Both smartphone cameras can shoot in 4K and comes with a host of features as well. One of those is an all-new Portrait mode, that gives you stunning imagery on both the front and back camera. Its new motion photo capture will record a few seconds of video of the shot, allowing you to relive the moment before and after the shot. All this is thanks through Dual-Pixel technology. With the aid of photography algorithms, the Pixel 2 smartphones can perform just as well compared to a smartphone with two camera sensors.

Interestingly, DxOMark has given the Pixel 2 an overall rating of 98, which is a giant leap forward from last year’s 89. Much like last year, Google will be offering unlimited storage on Google Photos with every shot captured through the Pixel 2 smartphones.

The rear camera will also come with a new feature: Google Lens. Similar to what Samsung has with its Bixby Vision, Google Lens can locate and find anything on the internet as long as the camera is pointed at it. Want to know more about a famous painting or landmark? Simply face the camera against the object and Google will bring up everything you need to know.