Kunesikhathi esincane nesinciphile ngo-Okthoba 4 olandelayo, usuku lapho i-Google izokwethula khona ozothatha isikhundla somndeni we-Nexus, okuzobizwa kusukela manje ukubizwa ngePixel. I-Google izokwethula amamodeli amabili amasha, i-5-intshi ne-5,5-intshi, Kokubili kunokwakheka okufanayo nokucaciswangaphandle kosayizi wesikrini. Lezi zinhlobo zibonakala zikhomba ukuqala kwendlela entsha iGoogle ezolandela ocingweni lweselula, ishiya ubudlelwano bangaphambilini bokwenza amamodeli ayo. I-Google ifuna ukuqala ukuklama nokukhiqiza amadivayisi ayo ngaphandle kokuthembela kubantu besithathu.
I-Google isanda kukhipha isikhangiso esisha lapho ngaphezu kwama-thermostats we-NEST, it Singabona ngamabomu (mhlawumbe) isithombe sezinhlobo ezintsha zePixel inkampani ezokwethula ngo-Okthoba 4. Esithombeni asikwazi ukuhlukanisa uma kuyimodeli engu-5-intshi noma imodeli ye-XL engu-5,5-intshi XL. Lolu hlu olusha lwamafoni luzoba nokukhuphuka kwentengo, okubeka intengo yalawa ma-terminos kuma-euro angama-700 njengenani lentengo yemodeli engu-32 GB.
Njengoba sikwazi ukubona kulesi simemezelo, ukwakheka kwezithombe zakamuva nokunikezwa okuvezwe ngePixel entsha kuzoqinisekiswa, futhi lapho kukhombisa khona umugqa wokuqhubeka nebanga le-Nexus. Lezi zinhlobo ezintsha izokwenziwa yi-HTC, kanye namanye amamodeli wangaphambilini womndeni we-Nexus asungulwe i-Google emakethe.
Ngaphakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezintsha, namanje akucaci ukuthi siyithola yini i-Snapdragon 820 (ebisemakethe isikhathi esingangonyaka) noma i-Snapdargon 821 entsha, iprosesa yakamuva eyethulwe yinkampani iQualconn. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zizophathwa yi-4 Gb ye-RAM, zizohlanganisa ikhamera engemuva eyi-12 mpx nekhamera engaphambili eyi-8 mpx, zombili ezenziwa ngabakwaSony. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwamatheminali womabili sikuthola kusinqumo sesikrini, ukulungiswa okuhluka ngokushintsha usayizi ofanayo.