Google Lens in Assistant starts rolling out for Pixel, Pixel 2 smartphones

Google has started rolling out visual search feature Google Lens in Assistant for the first batch of Pixel and Pixel 2 smartphones.

"The first users have spotted the visual search feature up and running on their Pixel and Pixel 2 phones," 9to5Google reported late on Friday.

Built into the Photos app, Google Lens can recognise things like addresses and books, among others.

"Lens was always intended for both Pixel 1 and 2 phones," Google had earlier said in a statement.

The app was announced by the tech giant during Google I/O 2017. It has been designed to bring up relevant information using visual analysis.

SUMMARY	performance Octa core display 6.0" (15.24 cm) storage 64 GB camera 12.2 MP battery 3520 mAh ram 4 GB
SPECIAL FEATURES	fingerprint sensor position Rear other sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope fingerprint sensor Yes
GENERAL	also known as Google Pixel 2 XL quick charging Yes operating system Android v8.0 (Oreo) sim slots Single SIM, GSM model Pixel XL 2 launch date November 15, 2017 (Expected) brand Google sim size SIM1: Nano network 4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available fingerprint sensor Yes
MULTIMEDIA	loudspeaker Yes fm radio No
PERFORMANCE	chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 graphics Adreno 540 processor Octa core (2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 + 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280) architecture 64 bit ram 4 GB
DESIGN	thickness 7.9 mm width 76.7 mm weight 175 grams waterproof Yes Water resistant, IP67 ruggedness Dust proof height 157.9 mm colours Black, Black and White
DISPLAY	display type P-OLED screen to body ratio 76.71 % pixel density 537 ppi screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass v5 screen size 6.0 inches (15.24 cm) screen resolution 1440 x 2880 pixels touch screen Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
STORAGE	internal memory 64 GB expandable memory No
CAMERA	settings Exposure compensation, ISO control aperture F2.4 camera features Fixed Focus image resolution 4000 x 3000 Pixels sensor CMOS image sensor autofocus No shooting modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) resolution 8 MP Front Camera optical image stabilisation Yes flash Yes Dual LED Flash video recording 1920x1080 @ 30 fps, 1280x720 @ 30 fps
BATTERY	user replaceable No quick charging Yes Fast type Li-ion capacity 3520 mAh
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY	wifi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz, MIMO wifi features Mobile Hotspot bluetooth Yes v5.0 usb typec Yes (Doesn't support micro-USB) nfc Yes network support 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G gps Yes with A-GPS, Glonass sim 1 4G Bands:TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available sim size SIM1: Nano