Google’s second-generation Pixel phones – the flagship Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are now available for pre-orders in India starting Thursday 26th October 2017, just a day before Apple opens pre-orders for its 10th anniversary iPhone X. While the Pixel 2 phones are exclusively available online to Flipkart, the devices will also be available at popular retail chains like Croma, Reliance Digital and others.
For those who wish to get the flagship Pixel 2 phones via Flipkart, the e-commerce site is enticing customers with some really interesting and exclusive pre-order offers.
Part of the pre-order offers includes a free Sennheiser headset worth Rs 11,990, a cashback of Rs 8,000 on purchase made by HDFC credit card, 50 percent buyback guaranteed by Flipkart, and no-cost EMI at Rs 3,389 per month. Flipkart is also having a social media contest where five participating winners are tipped to win the Google’s Daydream View 2 headset for free.
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The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL according to Flipkart will be released on November 1 and November 15th respectively. Pricing starts at INR 61,000/$940 and goes up to INR 82,000/$1,265 depending on the variant and model you chose.
Just to refresh your memory, both Pixel 2 and Pixel2 XL are the successors to Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones which were released back in 2016. They both feature always-on displays and are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and a 64GB or 128GB of storage options. Both devices come with a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with a f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization as well as an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.