Little greater than every week earlier than Google is set to unveil the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 at its “Made By Google” occasion, virtually every thing we might presumably need to be taught concerning the gadgets’ specs and launch promos is out properly earlier than the announcement date. This consists of an eye-popping telephone and watch combo deal, plus a promised seven full years of safety updates.
As tweeted by dependable Android leaker Kamila Wojciechowska and printed by 91Mobiles, we now have what could possibly be the total product specs and even the deliberate promotional video for the brand new telephone. Primarily based on these particulars, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional are a step up from what got here earlier than. Each the Pixel 8 and eight Professional are sporting the Tensor G3 chip, however the common Pixel 8 is getting a variable refresh fee from 60 to 120Hz. That’s in comparison with the 90Hz base refresh fee on the Pixel 7. The Professional has a variable fee from 1 to 120Hz that ought to self-adjust primarily based on person exercise.
The Pixel 8 Professional maintains the 50 MP most important sensor, but it surely additionally helps a 48 MP ultrawide sensor alongside the 48 MP telephoto lens. The common Pixel 8 is receiving Macro Focus, the function that enables the telephone to maintain an excellent focus even when zoomed in shut on an object. Each telephones will reportedly see the entrance digital camera downgraded barely from a ten.8 MP sensor to a ten.5 MP. The leaked promo video for the Pixel 8 spends a number of time speaking up digital camera options, equivalent to DSLR-like digital camera controls on Professional, Actual Tone, and the addition of night time sight and audio eraser.
There have been some rumors floating round that the Pixel 8 would shake itself freed from a bodily SIM card as Apple’s been doing because the iPhone 14. Nonetheless, the spec sheets make it clear that gained’t be the case. What’s extra, Google is promising those that improve gained’t have to fret about their gadget depreciating for years to return. The specs make point out of seven years of updates. Whereas this does point out OS and safety updates, we anticipate this can be extra about holding customers’ telephones safe than issuing new function drops.
One of many extra attention-grabbing particulars put out by all these product picture leaks is one message that reads “Pre-order Pixel 8 /Professional and get a Pixel Watch 2 on us.” There could possibly be a lot wiggle room in that supposed deal, and though screenshots of the supposed retailer pages for the Pixel 8 are actually circulating on-line, we don’t know what wonderful print caveats there shall be for getting each a $350+ watch and $899 telephone on the similar time.
Whereas there aren’t as many particular spec leaks for the Pixel Watch 2, Google’s up to date smartwatch is reportedly packing a couple of extra options as properly. It’s nonetheless received the identical bezel-less show (which because of this was recognized for being susceptible to break), however in keeping with 91Mobiles primarily based on Wojciechowska’s information, the Watch 2 ought to be getting a number of main Fitbit options like a multi-path coronary heart fee sensor and extra stress monitoring capabilities. The Watch 2 can also be going all-in on well being, with extra exercise monitoring that features operating and biking. It has the identical battery life as the primary Pixel Watch with 24+ hours with the always-on show. There are 4 colour combos to select from, together with silver/bay, black/obsidian, champagne gold/hazel, and silver/bay. In a leaked promo video, Google can also be selling a couple of totally different band colour choices as properly.
There have been some rumors the Pixel 8 Professional would see a bump in value as properly, however pictures Wojciechowska posted Sunday recommend that the Professional will preserve the $899 value level because the earlier technology. The common Pixel 8, nonetheless, could possibly be $699, $100 greater than final yr’s Pixel 7.
Google’s telephone pre-launch occasion has been an absolute sieve of knowledge, letting leaks fall in a torrent upon our quite drenched heads. By the point the Pixel 8’s precise announcement comes round, we’d already be as much as our necks in Google’s newest tech.