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Upcoming 2017 Google Pixel XL May Feature 'Squeezable' Frame for Activating Google Assistant

Google's second-generation Pixel XL could feature a squeezable body, a 6-inch AMOLED display, and thinner bezels, according to information and rendered images leaked today by Android Police (http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/07/11/exclusive-this-is-the-2017-google-pixel-xl-with-low-bezel-amoled-display-and-squeezable-frame/).





LG is said to be manufacturing the Google Pixel XL 2, which features a design that's curved like the original Google Pixel. It continues to offer a rear fingerprint sensor (now located in the aluminum portion of the device) and a large single-lens camera, eschewing the dual-lens camera trend.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2017/07/googlepixeldesign.jpg)" alt="" width="668" height="631" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-575463" /><center>Rendering created by Android Police (http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/07/11/exclusive-this-is-the-2017-google-pixel-xl-with-low-bezel-amoled-display-and-squeezable-frame/)</center>


The XL version, which is the only version covered in the leak, offers a 6-inch LG-made display with a 2:1 aspect ratio, rounded corners, and a "minimal bezel." Design wise, it could look a little like Apple's rumored iPhone 8, which is also expected to have a longer design with much thinner side and top/bottom bezels. Current iPhone 8 leaks suggest Apple's device will have little to no bottom bezel and a smaller top bezel, however.





Most notably, the 2017 Pixel XL is rumored to include a "squeezable" frame like the recently launched HTC U11 (http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-u11/). The technology will let Pixel users squeeze their handsets to activate Google Assistant "in various ways."





In the HTC U11, the "Edge Sense" feature lets people use a squeeze gesture to activate pressure sensors that can turn on the flashlight, launch the camera, take a photo, or launch Google Assistant.





It's not clear when Google's second-generation Pixel XL device will be released, but the original version was unveiled in October of 2016, so a fall release date could be planned. If that's the case, the Pixel XL will launch during the same time frame as the iPhone 8 and could be one of the device's main competitors along with the already-available Samsung Galaxy S8 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/29/samsung-galaxy-s8-unveiled/) and the yet-to-be announced rumored Galaxy Note 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/20/samsung-galaxy-note-8-in-august/).

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Source: Upcoming 2017 Google Pixel XL May Feature 'Squeezable' Frame for Activating Google Assistant (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/11/google-pixel-xl-2017-squeezable-frame/)