Well, color us surprised: Google Pixel 7 is official. Something like. At Google IO 2022, the company gave us a long look at the upcoming Android phone and now we know a lot about it.
We didn’t expect this at all, because the expected window for launching Google’s next major phone series is around October 2022. We also saw the Google Pixel 6a, which we actually expected.
Although the launch of the Pixel 7 is still months away, we now know a lot about the phone – so here are some of the biggest facts we’ve just learned.
There are still two family members
Like the Google Pixel 6 range, there will be Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.
Apparently, last year’s dual-phone approach worked – and it also suggests that the XL name, which Google has used for several years for its “professional” phones, has disappeared.
The photo you see at the top of this article is the Pixel 7 Pro.
We know what they look like
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We know there are two Pixel 7 phones because Google showed us both.
The phones don’t look too different from their Pixel 6 predecessors, and the camera’s large bar remains an attractive design feature.
According to Google, the change now is that the impact of the camera is now the same continuous part as the frame – they are made of recycled aluminum.
We also know about the colors: both phones are available in white and black, while there are yellow Pixel 7 and green Pixel 7 Pro.
We know how many cameras they will have
There are no changes in the number of cameras in the Pixel 6 series: expect two in the Pixel 7 and three in the Pixel 7 Pro.
The layout of those on the back is a bit rearranged and we can see newer sensors in play, but the numbers themselves are the same. We can also say that the Pixel 7 Pro will use a telephoto lens, not a periscope, a zoom.
They will use a new Google chipset
While the Pixel 6 series uses Google’s Tensor chipset, future phones will receive a second-generation version of this home chipset.
We don’t know what changes the new version will bring, but we hope it will be a bit faster than the original Pixel 7. It can also support some great new AI camera modes.
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They will work with Android 13
Something we could really guess, the Google Pixel 7 phones will come with Android 13.
In fact, these will probably be the first phones to come with built-in software, based on precedent. Google hasn’t said that much, but it has happened most of the years so far.
They get a whole cycle of teasing
Something that Google has made new for the Pixel 6 series is that it started annoying phones very early, so we knew a lot about them until they launched properly.
Apparently, this is happening this year as well, as it undoubtedly became clear from the announcement of Google IO. But more: Google is opening a new hardware store in New York in mid-2022, and apparently upcoming phones will be available for viewing there.
So Google seems to be planning a whole cycle of teasing for these next devices.
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They will come with the Pixel Watch
The Google Pixel Watch was also shown on the Google IO and we got a little more information about it than about the Pixel 7. It will have some Fitbit modes as well as an NFC chip.
Obviously, this smartwatch will have a good start when the Pixel 7 does, and we’ll probably see some great pre-order packages that combine both the new phone and the watch.
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