Google finally, officially announced the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones during its Made by Google event in New York. It even joked about the number of leaks there have been in the build up.

The phones were shown and three rumoured colour schemes were confirmed. Both handsets will be available in "clearly white", "just black" and "not pink".

The wacky names are typical of Google, which used "very silver", "quite black" and "really blue" for the Pixel 2.

The smaller Google Pixel 3 has a 5.5-inch 18:9 display, while the Pixel 3 XL has a 6.3-inch 18.5:9 screen. That's one of two big differences between them.

The front-facing camera is made up of an 8-megapixel wide-angle snapper and an additional telephoto unit. When run in parallel they are capable of capturing a wider image in what Google calls a "group selfie shot".

The battery found inside both phones is 2,915mAh, which is somewhat a surprise as the larger phone will likely need more juice during the day. Both phones have the same Active Edge system as the Pixel 2, whereby you can squeeze the handset to perform different actions. And there is a fingerprint sensor on the rear for security.

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will be available in the UK from 1 November, US from 18 October. Pricing starts at £739 in the UK, $799 in the US.

You can pre-order the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones now from Google.com. Alternatively, there are some great deals on both handsets from UK networks here.