Update: The Pixel 2 might be the first phone to use the Snapdragon 836 chipset, making it one of the most powerful handsets around. Plus new case renders suggest both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will be dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack.

The next flagship phone(s) from Google likely won't arrive until late 2017, but we're already thinking about what the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL may have in store for us.

The search giant is done with the Nexus line and in its place the firm has created a slightly more premium, and far more mainstream range.

We’re talking, of course, about the google pixel and the larger ,Google pixel XL two high-end handsets aimed at the same market as the  iphone 7 and samsung galaxy s8

They were a strong first try too, scoring high in our reviews, but they stumbled in some areas and arguably didn’t quite stack up to their rivals. But Google is sure to learn from its mistakes and make the Pixel 2 even better.

Early rumors are promising, and you can read them all below, followed by a wish list of the things we want from the Pixel 2.

Key points:

The Google Pixel and Pixel XL were both launched in October 2016, so we’d expect to see a Google Pixel 2 release date roughly a year later, in or around October 2017.

Although the Pixel line is new, it’s building on the now defunct Nexus range, which also tended to have a new handset in around September or October of each year.

Rick Osterloh, Google's senior vice president of hardware, has confimed there will be a new Pixel this year, though he didn't get any more specific than that.