During the I / O 2022 keynote speech in the early morning of Thursday, Beijing time, Google first introduced the latest progress in enterprise philosophy and algorithm model in the first half, and then a series of hardware product line updates that more delighted ordinary consumers As one of the official configurations of Android 13 mobile operating system, the arrival of pixel 6A / 6A Pro mid-range new machine is expected. But what we didn't expect is that Google also synchronously previewed the information of the new generation of pixel 7 / 7 Pro.
(pixel 7 / 7 Pro rendering)
Affected by the supply chain, the new pixel 6A mid-range 5g machine will not be scheduled until July 21 two months later, while the new generation pixel 7 series machine will be officially released this autumn. Although there is some conflict in the release time, it does not prevent interested friends from seeing it first.
In terms of appearance, pixel 7 continues the design style of the previous generation. It can be seen that Google provides a variety of color matching options for the pixel 7 / 7 Pro model, supplemented by perforated front camera + strange but somewhat familiar horizontal bar rear camera layout (officially known as pixel "camera bar").
The difference is that the company is replacing the plastic back cover and enlarging the robot style metal frame. As a reference, the back shot shown earlier shows a more elliptical shape.
As for the reason for the change of pixel 7, it is speculated that it is to reduce the internal reflection of the rear cover glass and reduce the lens halo problem of pixel 6 series that many people roast about.
Although we haven't heard many reports about the fragility of pixel 6 gear bar, metal is at least more impact resistant than glass, and its long-term durability is also more impressive.
In addition, based on the oval rear Dual Camera + LED flash + microphone opening, the pixel 7 Pro model has a separate circular lens (it seems to be a periscope telephoto camera) than the pixel 7 standard model.
It is reported that the new pixel 7 may use the same main camera / ultra wide angle sensor as the previous generation. Given that Google is not in the habit of changing camera specifications frequently, the credibility of the disclosure is relatively high.
In terms of fuselage size, we can't give an accurate estimate only through the material map. However, the size of the pixel 7 standard model does not seem to be much smaller than that of the pixel 7 Pro.
Android Police It is speculated that the height difference between the two devices is about 3-4%, which is similar to the previous generation of pixel 6 / 6 Pro models - although there are rumors that the screen of pixel 7 will be slightly smaller than that of pixel 6.
Interestingly, in addition to the classic black / white appearance, pixel 7 Pro seems to have a wonderful copper + green, and pixel 7 has a color combination of gold + light yellow.
As for the material of the rear cover, the pixel 7 Pro seems to adopt a polished metal finish, while the pixel 7 has a matte effect (but all based on metal aluminum).
Finally, Google has confirmed that the new pixel 7 series will adhere to the development route of tensor customized SOC, but has not disclosed what changes will be made to the key specifications of the next generation chipset.
In addition, it was revealed earlier that the company may introduce gs102 chip code named "cloudripper" and g5300b modem from Samsung for the new machine.
For more details, please wait patiently for the official arrival of pixel 7 and Android 13 this autumn. In terms of price, the pixel 6a, which uses the cash tensor chip, has not increased compared with the pixel 5A last year (still $449 / about 3018 RMB).
In view of this, the pixel 7 / 7 Pro is also likely to maintain the pricing of the pixel 6 / 6 Pro model last year ($599 / $899, equivalent to 4026 / 6043 RMB).