How to Root Google Pixel and Pixel XL via KingoRoot

Both Pixel and Pixel XL are TWRP not available. So there is no available way to root them.

Let us build a picture of these devices.

The Pixel and Pixel XL maintain the 0.5" difference in screen size, but drop to 5" and 5.5" respectively.Apart from the size of screen and the battery, the two phones are merely the same hardware.The 5" Pixel weighs 143g  2,770mAh and the 5.5" Pixel XL is 168g  3,450mAh. Both are 8.6mm thick.

On the Pixel is a 5" AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution. On the Pixel XL, it's a 5.5" AMOLED with QHD resolution.

The AMOLED screens is a requirement for Daydream VR, they can change pixels faster than other kind of screen with minimal ghosting. Later some days maybe the phone needs 4GB (or more) of RAM and run Android Nougat.

Google Pixel specification:

• Body: Metal unibody
• Screen: 5" 1080p AMOLED screen (441ppi); Gorilla Glass 4
• OS: Android 7.1 Nougat; Android Assistant
• Chipset: Snapdragon 821
• Memory: 4GB of RAM; 32GB or 128GB storage
• Camera: 12MP (f/2.0, 1.55µm); EIS, 8MP selfie camera
• Video: 2160p
• Connectivity: LTE (Cat. 9-12); Wi-Fi calling; USB Type-C
• Battery: 2,770mAh (32h talk time, 552h standby); Fast charging (7h talk time in 15min)
• Misc: Fingerprint reader

The larger Pixel XL QHD resolution. It has the same amount of RAM and storage options, though - 32GB or 128GB. Well , on the other hand  there's no microSD slot, but Google Photos can free up storage by moving photos and videos to the cloud.

The Pixels come with 7.1 Nougat. Google Assistant is Google Now's more talkative, more pro-active sibling. It can be self-learning, the more you use it and more helpful in time.

Google Pixel  XL specification:

• Body: Metal unibody
• Screen: 5.5" QHD AMOLED screen (534ppi); Gorilla Glass 4
• OS: Android 7.1 Nougat; Android Assistant
• Chipset: Snapdragon 821
• Memory: 4GB of RAM; 32GB / 128GB storage
• Camera: 12MP (f/2.0, 1.55µm); EIS, 8MP selfie camera
• Video: 2160p
• Connectivity: LTE (Cat. 9-12); Wi-Fi calling; USB Type-C
• Battery: 3,450mAh (26h talk time, 456h standby); Fast charging (7h talk time in 15min)
• Misc: Fingerprint reader

We have great expectations of that on the outgoing Nexus phones was an amazing low-light performance. The camera carry 12MP sensors with 1.55µm pixels behind an f/2.0 aperture, it may sounds just like the Nexus 5X/6P camera. This one adds new generation of DIS, which will further help to get the better picture.

HTC is the company manufacturing the Pixel and Pixel XL - a 5" and a 5.5" version of mostly the same hardware. The Taiwanese company is going back to its roots of an ODM - a Pixel is a "Phone by Google", there's no endorsement of HTC's involvement. Google is about hardware now and it's only branding we'll see from now on on these devices.

The search engine company is no longer a software company - it's now in the consumer electronics business as well.The Pixel and Pixel XL are the children of Google's new hardware division and this is a key selling point.And they can also connect to other G-branded devices.

Happy Androiding!