As promised in the earlier article here is a list of features that are exclusive to Google’s Pixel phones only.
- Quick switch adapter:To transfer messages, contacts, and photos from your present phone to a Pixel a wired setup.
- Google Assistant: This will pop up with a long-press of the home button. This feature is available with Allo if you want to try it now.
- Pixel Launcher:As the name suggests it will only be available with a Pixel phone. Swiping up from the home screen will open up the app drawer and a search box for quick search apps.
- Support:A screen share feature accessible through the support tab in the settings along with 24/7 support.
- Camera features:The list of new camera features is as follows
- Exposure Compensation
- Viewfinder grid modes
- Hardware accelerated (on Qualcomm Hexagon coprocessor) HDR+ image processing
- Electronic Image Stabilization (“video stabilization”) 2.0
- AE/AF Locking
- White Balance Presets
- Smart-burst
- Google Photos: For all photos, Pixel owners will get unlimited high-quality Google Photo Storage.
- Smart Storage: Your phone will automatically remove original version of photos and videos when it is low on memory.
- Sensor Hub processor with tightly integrated sensors (accel, gyro, mag) + connectivity (Wi-Fi, Cell, GPS)
- Aesthetic changes:A new calendar and date icon, new wallpapers and pull-out to launch a Google search. And some innovative lock screen animation as well.