There will be two models with different screen sizes.
Codenames emerged suggesting there will be two new Google smartphones this year.
One of the codenames, T50, suggests one of the models will have a 5-inch screen. The other model's codename, T55, suggests a larger model will have a 5.5-inch display.
Google will ditch the 'Nexus' name and go with something different.
According to Android Police, Google will ditch the "Nexus" moniker and will use the Pixel name the company has used for its home-built tablet and Chromebooks.
Apparently, the smaller model will simply be called "Pixel," and the larger model will be called "Pixel XL."
HTC and Huawei might be making them.
Google commissioned LG and Huawei to make the Nexus 5X and 6P, and it seems like it might keep Huawei for a second inning on the Pixel smartphones.
HTC is also said to manufacture one of the smartphones, but it's still unclear which of the two differently-sized models either company will make.
At least one of the new "Pixel" phones will be made of metal and glass.
Android Authority believes the smaller Pixel model will be made of aluminum and glass.
They will be powerful.
Most rumors claim the new Pixel smartphones will run on the Snapdragon 820 processor, which is no slouch.
However, others are saying they'll run on Qualcomm's recently-announced the Snapdragon 821 processors, which are upgraded versions of the 820.
Expect 12 megapixels in the rear camera, and 8 megapixels on the front.
According to LlabTooFeR, the new Pixel smartphones will have a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing cameras.
The larger model could have a super-sharp screen.
Benchmark results obtained by gadget leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer suggest the larger Pixel XL will have a super-shark 2K screen.
Google's smaller Pixel smartphone will supposedly have a regular 1080p screen.
They'll have headphone jacks.
While Apple ditched the headphone jack in the name of "courage," Google is apparently sticking with the good ol' headphone jack for its upcoming Pixel smartphones.
They'll use USB-C.
Google is reportedly continuing to phase out microUSB and keeping USB-C for its upcoming Pixel smartphones.
They'll run the latest version of Android.
You don't need a rumor to believe that Google will include the latest version of its own operating system, called Android 7.0 Nougat, in its own smartphones.
It'll be announced on October 4 and released October 20.
Rumors suggest Google would announce the new Pixel smartphones on October 4 and release them on October 20.