The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional are Google’s present top-tier handsets. The joy for upcoming smartphones means we’ve seen the hearsay mill laborious at work on these new gadgets. However now we lastly know when Google will unveil its newest smartphones – and it’s sooner than ever in a shock Made by Google occasion.
Google will maintain a Made by Google occasion on August 13, the place it’ll reveal “the perfect of Google AI, Android software program and the Pixel portfolio of gadgets.” That was shared alongside a teaser video for the Pixel 9, so we all know precisely what to anticipate. The occasion will kick off at 6pm BST/1pm EST/10am PST, and can be live-streamed to observe at residence.
Hearsay has it, Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 line-up contains three fashions: a 6.17-inch Pixel 9, and 6.3-inch and 6.7-inch Pixel 9 Execs. Nevertheless, show analyst Ross Younger suggests the screens can be bigger, a declare backed by Rozetked’s photos exhibiting a 6.24-inch Pixel 9, a 6.34-inch Professional, and a 6.73-inch Professional XL. The brand new gadgets are anticipated to function Google’s Actua and Tremendous Actua branding for adaptive refresh charges and excessive brightness. There’ll even be an “Adaptive Contact” mode that works even with moist fingers.
Leaked designs from Mysmartprice and OnLeaks counsel a refined look with flat sides and a minimalist digital camera cut-out. The rumoured Tensor G4 chip, constructed on Samsung’s 4nm course of, guarantees higher energy effectivity. However it won’t surpass Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon chips. The Pixel 9 will doubtless assist Qi2 wi-fi charging and carry over acquainted digital camera {hardware} from the Pixel 8 sequence, alongside new AI-assisted modifying instruments.
As for when you may get your arms on the brand new gadgets, issues are slightly unsure. One would assume they are going to be out there to pre-order on August 13 after they launch, and arriving on August 23 – per the standard timeline. However this early occasion would possibly see a change of tempo. Maybe Google desires to unveil the gadgets early to get forward of leaks, however solely launch them in October. We’ll let you recognize as quickly as we all know extra.