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With the Pixel line, Google finally takes control of its phones
Google's Pixel and Pixel XL aren't just a pair of handsets that Google's mobile division is producing with a third-party, like its Nexus devices. No, these two new phones are emblematic of a dramatic shift in the way that the firm is going to build products in the future. The division, led by former Motorola chief Rick Osterloh, is behaving much more like a traditional phone manufacturer, signing deals with mobile networks and managing distribution all by itself.