The first Google Pixel smartphones went on sale in London today — with enthusiasts queuing from 6am to snap one up.
Shoppers and Google staff packed into a pop-up store inside Currys PC World in Tottenham Court Road to try out the much-hyped handset.
Londoner Rabi Rafi, 19, was first in the queue after getting up at 5am to ensure his place, saying he had “not been this excited in a while”.
The Pixel and Pixel XL are the first phones to feature Google Assistant and claim day-long battery life, plus a seven-hour charge after being plugged in for just 15 minutes.
Londoners queue from 6am
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The 5-inch Pixel costs £599 and the XL an extra £120. Both are available in silver or black, with either 32GB or 128GB of internal storage.
Also today, camera giant Kodak announced plans to unveil its new smartphone — which is aimed at photography enthusiasts and which it says has two “industry-leading” cameras built in.
