Some Google Pixel XL smartphone models are already out of stock in the UK, despite the phone only being available for pre-order.
The Google Store is listing two of the new Google Pixel smartphones as unavailable, just three days before their actual release date. Customers can no longer buy the larger Google Pixel XL in ‘Quite Black’ with 128GB storage, or in ‘Very Silver’ with 32GB storage. All other models still appear to be available at this time, however.
The situation is a little better at Carphone Warehouse, Google’s retail partner for the UK. All of the phones are still available, but the Google Pixel XL in ‘Very Silver’ in either 32GB or 128GB are being significantly delayed, with the current shipping estimate set for November 22, over a month after the proper retail launch.
You can expect similar delays at EE, Google’s exclusive network partner in Britain. The Google Pixel XL in ‘Very Silver’ with 32GB of storage is set to ship in 21 days, while the 128GB version in the same colour won’t ship for another 28 days.
Google announced the Pixel and Pixel XL at October 4, at the company’s first ever ‘Made by Google’ event. The handsets, which are actually manufactured by Taiwanese mobile giant HTC, are designed and marketed by Google, and serve as a launchpad for Google’s new Android 7.1 Nougat mobile operating system. They’re the first smartphones ever launched under the ‘Pixel’ banner, which is the new brand replacing Google’s historic ’Nexus’ range of devices.
The new phones feature Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon 821 chip, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and a 12.3-megapixel camera. The handsets go on sale on October 20, but are already available to pre-order now.
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