The upcoming Google Pixel 2 as well as Pixel 2 XL will be apparently powered by the Snapdragon 835. That is because both these phones are to be released on October 5, whereas Snapdragon 836, according to latest report, is set to release by the first quarter of 2018.

The reason from Qualcomm to release the updated Snapdragon 836 by the early part of next year has still not been provided and it is still just the reported rumors that it might come by early next year.

If we notice the differences between Snapdragon 820 and 821, then by that standards, we must not expect any revolutionary changes featured in Snapdragon 836, as it is feared to have been similar to Snapdragon 835. So, the Pixel duo by Google should just be fine with the current Snapdragon 835.