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Throughout Google I/O 2022, the corporate gave the world a sneak peek at its upcoming flagship handsets, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Whereas we nonetheless don’t know a lot concerning the telephones, we all know that Google’s next-gen Tensor processor will energy them and that the design will look similar to the present Pixel 6 line. Though we nonetheless have a number of extra months to attend till the complete reveal, it seems just like the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have as soon as once more leaked, this time in a full hands-on video.
The Unbox Remedy YouTube channel acquired its fingers on a set of telephones, which aren’t retail items and look to be Engineering Validation Check (EVT) gadgets. This isn’t the primary time we’re seeing Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro EVT fashions in the wild. In Could, an eBay itemizing showcased each telephones, with software program intact and in working order. The machine would once more pop up in June, this time from a Reddit consumer who bought the handset from Fb Market. Sadly, this EVT was wiped. As well as, the serial numbers discovered on the gadgets in the video don’t appear to match those beforehand reported, which suggests we’re seeing totally different fashions from a few months again.
Whereas the 2 telephones are current bodily, so far as the software program goes, they give the impression of being to be utterly wiped. Regardless, this is a wonderful likelihood to get a primary glimpse and even a comparability towards the present era of Pixel telephones. One of many first stuff you’ll discover is that the EVT fashions wouldn’t have a Google badge on the rear. The distinctive digicam visor is again for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, however there’s a slight distinction in comparison with the earlier mannequin, as the colour has now been up to date with a delicate chrome accent.
Relating to measurement, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro house owners is likely to be in for a bit deal with, as the dimensions of the new telephones could possibly be barely smaller than the earlier fashions. Relating to peak, the Pixel 7s are a tad shorter and thinner when not together with the digicam visor. As well as, the Pixel 7 Pro is a bit wider, whereas the Pixel 7 is a little more slim. For these involved concerning the weight, the new Pro mannequin weighs one gram extra, whereas the usual mannequin weighs 10 grams much less.
So far as the internals, particulars about Google’s new Tensor processor couldn’t be uncovered however what was revealed from the bootloader is that the Pixel 7 Pro that Unbox Remedy has packs 12GB RAM with 256G of storage, whereas the Pixel 7 has 8GB RAM and 128GB of inner storage. These match what now we have seen in the Pixel 6 sequence. The baseband additionally matches the Exynos modem discovered in the Exynos 2200, the g5300, which is able to hopefully provide much-needed enhancements to sign power on the Pixel 7 sequence.
One factor to notice is that the {hardware} proven in the video is shut however not closing. There may be nonetheless the likelihood that issues may change in the longer term, as these smartphones are merely for engineering testing, and are fairly early on in the testing sequence of a new smartphone. As soon as it passes this stage (and subsequent ones, like DVT and PVT), then the gadgets enter mass manufacturing and head to retail.
With that mentioned, what are your ideas on the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro?
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