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Rick Osterloh, SVP Hardware at Google, introduces the Pixel Phone by Google during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 4, 2016. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach

A Telstra customer received his pre-ordered Google Pixel smartphone ahead of the Oct. 20 launch date and shared snaps and review of the latest Android phone on social media.

Unveiled Oct. 4 in San Francisco, California, Google Pixel costs $1,079 for the 32GB model or $1,229 for the 128GB model in Australia. Meanwhile, the Google Pixel XL sets back customers $1,269 for the 32GB model or $1,419 for the 128GB handset.

Google Pixel review

According to the unnamed customer’s experience, the Google Pixel can last for a day’s use without charging.

“It's not a 100 percent to 5 percent as I can't really risk running out of battery when I'm travelling around another state, but the stats below are a days use - 0900 to 2230 without charging.

“Battery - a days use is easily feasible. I haven't had any concerns.”

A previous Google Nexus 5 user, the customer is not completely impressed with the features of his new smartphone.

“I guess the ultimate question is, if I could go round again, knowing what the phone is like, would I buy it again? I can only speak from a user coming from the N5 which ran out of update life with Nougat 7.0 and so I'd say, yes I would buy it again. However, if I had a newer Nexus or had to pay the outright cost ($1000+ in Australia for the 32gb) I honestly would not be happy in the phone.”

“It's a nice phone, well built with some design issues. (It has) a solid sunny day camera but a lack of features for the price makes it difficult to recommend to anyone with a phone newer than 2014.”

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Both Google Pixel and Pixel XL run on 4GB RAM, Android 7.1 Nougat interface and Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. Both handsets feature 12 megapixel rear camera and 8 megapixel front camera. However, the Google Pixel model has a smaller 5-inch screen and 2770mAh battery, unlike Google Pixel XL’s 5.5-inch screen size and 3450mAh battery. (Read: Google's Pixel and Pixel XL price in Australia announced, release date Oct. 20)

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