We've seen plenty of other leaks over the last few months, and most are pointing to
squeezable sides as an alternative input option (just like the HTC U11), an upgraded camera, and some special photo effects for good measure, like that bokeh effect or blurred background that seems to be everywhere at the moment.
Another interesting feature of Pixel 2 is that it could come with
squeezable sides as seen on HTC U11.
Not exact matches
I'm going to open this review by first talking about the U11's
squeezable sides, which HTC has branded
as «Edge Sense».
Google's newest smartphones, with
squeezable sides, a faster Qualcomm processor, IP67, no headphone jack, supposed e-SIM and plenty more
as specs have leaked, so let's hope there are still surprises.
The HTC U11 is the new flagship from the company with the
squeezable edges on the
side, and
as the tweet makes it clear this will be the first to get the Android 8.0 update.
There's also Edge Sense, HTC's name for its
squeezable sides that actually arrived to the market before Google copied and released the technology
as Active Edge for its own smartphones.
Rumors about that follow - up model suggest that the Pixel successor will look a lot like the current version, only with a much - improved processor; the larger phone could feature an extended display
as well
as squeezable sides for activating the built - in Google Assistant.