Google Pixel 2 Just Spotted on AOSP With Codename ‘Muskie’; Confirmed Release This Year

The Google Pixel 2 now has been rumored to be codenamed 'Walleye' and 'Muskie'. Google's head of hardware Rick Osterloh has confirmed at the MWC 2017 that Google will be launching the second generation Pixel smartphones this year. He has also mentioned that the smartphones would remain in the premium segment.

The Goggle Pixel 2 smartphones have been rumored to be codenamed 'Walleye' and 'Muskie'. Walleye was spotted running on Android OS on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) confirming the codename while Muskie has come through a leak. Muskie has also been spotted on AOSP confirming the codename and is said to be the larger variant of the device.

AndroidPolice has spotted Muskie on AOSP like it did for Walleye. In addition to these two codenamed Pixel 2 smartphones, the third rumored Pixel smartphone codenamed 'Taimen' which was also spotted in the report. However it is advisable to take this information with a grain of salt, it is in line with Google's trend over the years of choosing aquatic animals as codenames for phones.

Other than the codenames of the rumored Pixel 2 devices, there hasn't been any accurate information revealed as yet. What can be confirmed is that HTC will manufacture this year's Google Pixel 2 series.

According to BGR, Google might ditch the 3.5mm audio jack in the Google Pixel 2. With the Pixel and Pixel XL, Google's inclusion of the headphone jack was claimed as a better offering over the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

As per the Forbes, the next-generation smartphones from tech giants - the iPhone 8 and the Galaxy S8 - are expected to be priced higher that would most likely mean that the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL could also have a price hike. Stay tuned for more update.