Google Inc. today announced that it will finally reveal its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones on Oct. 4, and much like the recently revealed iPhone 8 and iPhone X, we already have some pretty good ideas of the new features coming to Google’s flagship phone.

The original Pixel, which launched in October 2016, replaced the Nexus as Google’s premium phone line. The phones feature a glossy glass and aluminum body with a rear fingerprint scanner and an AMOLED display. The Pixel was also the first phone to feature Google Assistant, Google’s artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant.

Google revealed the Pixel 2 launch date in a new video that leads to a link titled, Thinking about changing phones? The video shows a Google search for various questions about smartphones, hinting at some of the problems Google is looking to address with the Pixel 2. The questions are many:

• What’s wrong with my phone’s battery?
• Why is my phone always out of storage?
• Why does my phone take so many blurry photos?
• Why doesn’t my phone understand me?
• Why can’t my phone update itself?
• Why is my smartphone so slow?
• Why is my smartphone so hot?
• Why is my smartphone so fragile?
• Why is my smartphone so annoying?
• Why is my smartphone so broken?
• Why is my smartphone so cruel?
• Why is my smartphone so impersonal?
• Why is my smartphone so dumb?

Over the last few months, there have been a number of Pixel 2 leaks fueling speculation around what the phone will and will not have. One feature expected for both the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL is a touch-sensitive edge, much like the HTC U11. This edge will supposedly allow users to access Google Assistant by simply squeezing their phone.

The Pixel 2 is also rumored to use the Snapdragon 835 processor, which is used in other high-end Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S8, and it is expected to come with 4 gigabytes of memory. Aside from hardware improvements, Google will likely also push more AI-powered features with the Pixel 2, especially features relating to Google Assistant. Google may also have new augmented or virtual reality features to share, which would take advantage of the Google Daydream mobile VR headset.

One of the more controversial likelihoods for the Pixel 2 is that Google could ditch the 3.5-mm headphone jack, a decision that seems to be increasingly common in newer smartphones. Apple made the same choice for the iPhone 7 and  subsequent iPhone models, which angered more than a few users.

Without the headphone jack, iPhone users are forced to either use a cumbersome adapter, which prevents the phone from being charged at the same time, or they must buy new headphones that support Apple proprietary Lightning connection. Still, the decision didn’t seem to dent iPhone sales.

Other devices that may get a chance in the spotlight during Google’s event, which will be held in San Francisco, include a smaller version of the Google Home smart speaker, which is most likely intended to compete with the Amazon Echo Dot. Google is also expected to reveal a Chromebook Pixel.

Here’s the hype video for the Pixel 2 announcement:

Photo: Google