Google has had an thrilling yr in 2023. In addition to launching the flagship Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, we had been handled to a model new Pixel Pill and, after all, the book-style Pixel Fold. However what ought to we anticipate going into 2024?
Whereas Google’s plans are high secret, we are able to present an informed guess on what to anticipate based mostly on Google’s launch historical past. Meaning we’ll doubtless see the Pixel 9 and 9 Professional, a refreshed Google Pixel 8a, a brand new Pixel Fold 2 and rather more.
Google Pixel 9 & 9 Professional
One of many best merchandise to foretell from Google in 2024 is the eventual launch of the Google Pixel 9 and its extra premium sibling, the Pixel 9 Professional. It’s slightly too early to enter specifics, because the Pixel 8 and eight Professional have solely been out for a few months, however we a minimum of know when to anticipate subsequent yr’s flagship.
And that’s as a result of Google tends to favour the month of October in relation to flagship cellphone releases.
In spite of everything, the Pixel 8, Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 traces all appeared in October. In truth, aside from the Pixel 5’s September announcement, each single flagship Pixel has been introduced and launched in October of that yr, so it’s virtually a given at this level.
Google Pixel 8a
As with the flagship line, it’s nearly inevitable that we’ll see an replace to the mid-range Pixel 7a in 2024, doubtless dubbed the Pixel 8a after the flagship Pixel 8.
Once more, specifics on the finances model of the flagship Pixel are gentle on the bottom proper now, however going by earlier Pixel a releases, anticipate a type issue similar to the flagship with some matching internals.
The Pixel 7a had the identical Tensor G2 because the Pixel 7, suggesting the Pixel 8a will get this yr’s Tensor G3, and, doubtless, new photograph enhancing tech like Finest Take may even seem on the mid-ranger. As for what else to anticipate, that’s unknown for now.
What we do know, nevertheless, is that Google tends to favour a mid-year launch for its ‘a’ collection telephones, with the Pixel 7a showing in Might 2023, whereas the Pixel 6a had a July 2022 debut. That mentioned, we’re anticipating the Pixel 8a to look someday round Might-July in 2024.
Google Pixel Fold 2
Google lastly entered the foldable market in 2023 with its Pixel Fold debut. It was a stable first try at a foldable that tries to do one thing completely different from the competitors, with a shorter, squatter design than the comparably tall and skinny Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5.
It was removed from good nevertheless; battery life was hit-and-miss, the crease on the interior show was extraordinarily distinguished and Google, moderately mockingly, had points loading Android apps on the interior show resulting from its use of a special side ratio to different foldables.
That mentioned, we’re anticipating Google to take one other stab on the foldable type issue with the Pixel Fold 2 someday in 2024 – doubtless round June if we’re going by the discharge of this yr’s Pixel Fold.
Whereas particulars are exceedingly gentle on the bottom, show analyst Ross Younger claims that the Pixel Fold 2’s show might be bigger than the first-gen foldable. Nonetheless, he didn’t specify whether or not he was referring to the 5.8-inch cowl display screen, 7.6-inch interior show or each.
Android 15
Stepping away from the {hardware} for a second, it’s nearly sure that Google, the creators of the Android working system, will reveal Android 15.
The Android OS, like iOS, has a yearly replace schedule, with Google revealing the replace in all its glory at Google I/O, often in Might, earlier than hitting smartphones later within the yr. Pixels are often the primary to get the improve, however third-party producers are getting sooner about rolling out the updates too.
Google Pixel Watch 3
After considerably faltering with the unique Pixel Watch, Google launched the brand new Pixel Watch 2 earlier this yr, suggesting that Google is settling right into a yearly launch schedule for its wearable.
If that’s certainly true, it’d point out that Google is planning on launching the Pixel Watch 3 in 2024, doubtless alongside the flagship Pixel 9 and 9 Professional in late 2024 – the Watch 2 launched alongside the Pixel 8 and eight Professional, in any case.
Not so much is understood concerning the wearable at this stage, however contemplating Google and Qualcomm just lately introduced a partnership through which the businesses would develop a “customized Put on OS platform utilizing the RISC-V ISA”, it’s protected to imagine that it’ll run a Snapdragon chipset.
Google Pixel Pill 2
The Google Pixel Pill launched in 2023, however does that imply we are going to see a Pixel Pill 2 in 2024? Not like different merchandise we’ve talked about right here, we are able to’t say for certain.
And that’s all the way down to the truth that not each producer updates their pill providing yearly. Pill behemoth Apple has a barely longer lifecycle for its iPad assortment, with some fashions going for 18 months and even two years earlier than getting an improve.
It’s not set in stone nevertheless; Android rivals like Samsung go for a yearly improve for its Galaxy Tab S vary, so it’s doable that Google may observe swimsuit.
So, it’s totally doable that we may see the Pixel Pill 2 seem someday in 2024, however a launch in 2025 may very well be simply as doubtless.