Google launched two Pixel 7 phones, a watch, a pair of earbuds and a new tablet. (Image Source: Google)Google Pixel 7 series launch: Google’s new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones have officially launched at an event in New York. The new phones will be powered by the Tensor G2 chipset. Meanwhile, pre-orders for the Pixel 7 series have begun on Flipkart at 8.15 pm for those who are interested in getting their hands on the new Pixel phones. The phones will go on sale on October 13 in India. The Pixel 7 Pro costs Rs 84,999, though several bank offers and exchange offers can bring the price down to Rs 69,999. The Pixel 7 will cost Rs 59,999 in India.
The Pixel 7 series packs a new and improved Tensor chip, the G2. Google is also bringing some new privacy and security features on the Pixel 7 series, and ensuring that some data does not leave the device. The Pixel 7 series comes with changes on the camera side as well, though Google is yet to reveal the full specifications. It looks like the camera on the Pixel 7 series has better Super Res Zoom as well.
Google Pixel Watch, the company’s first smartwatch as well as a Pixel tablet have also been showcased. The Pixel Watch comes with some Fitbit features, including the heart-rate tracking and Google says this is most accurate that they have managed to put on a watch till date.
The Pixel event is over. But stay tuned we will have some more details on what has been announced today.
This looks cool. The Pixel Tablets gets a charge this with a speaker dock, to sort of use this as a smart speaker as well.
The Pixel 7 is priced at Rs 59,999 and the Pixel 7 Pro is priced at Rs 84,999. Both devices will be available for purchase starting October 13. Google has some limited-time launch offers for both phones. This includes Rs 6,000 cashback on Pixel 7 purchase and Rs 8,500 cashback on Pixel 7 Pro purchase. Flipkart has additional exchange discount bonus as well to bring the price down further.
The Pixel Watch will cost $349. No word on when and if this is coming to India.
Pixel Watch will come with features like Fall Detection, a new ECG app, and six months of fitbit premium. It will also come with the sleep tracking from Fitbit as well.
Google is showcasing the Pixel Watch now. This one also comes with improved heart-rate tracking and some Fitbit features as well.
The Pixel 7 starts at $599 while the Pixel 7 Pro at $899. The phones are open for pre-orders today. The Pixel 7 Pro costs Rs 84,999 for India. The Pixel 7's India price has not been confirmed so far.
It looks like Google is improving the Zoom features on the Pixel 7 series. The Super Res Zoom ensures 12.5 megapixel image on the 50MP camera for 2X zoom. But Google says the image has reduced noise. The 2X shot quality is maintained on both the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.
The Cinematic Blur video will ensure video in Portrait style where the background is blurred while the subject is in sharp focus. This feature is driven by software on the Pixel 7 series, just as it is on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14.
It seems that Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will fix all your old photos as well. So if you have blurry photos from a different camera, you will be able to fix those as well.
Pixel 7 will improve the Night Sight photos. It will also ensure that photos stay in focus even when the subject--aka toddlers and young children- do not stay still.
Google says the new camera is more inclusive and will ensure that people with dark skin appear more natural in their photos.
Seems the voice assistant on Pixel 7 will be smarter now. It will automatically suggest emojis when you are typing. And most importantly, Pixel 7 will be able to transcribe audio messages in real-time. The recorder app on Pixel 7 will also get speaker labels as well.
6.3-inch display, better selfie camera and battery. The battery size has not been specified. The Pixel 7 Pro gets a triple camera. The Pro has a 6.7-inch display with a variable refresh rate. The Pixel 7 Pro gets an upgraded telelphoto camera. The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro's front camera also powers the Face Unlock. Both phones have an in-display fingerprint scanner as well. The Tensor G2 has a dedicated TPU as well for dedicated AI. Google claims that machine learning runs 60 per cent faster on Pixel 7.
The Pixel 7 series will come with VPN by Google One later this year. It is not clear if these features will also be made available to users in India.
Pixel 7 can be used to detect if you're snoring at night. However, Google says the data does not leave the device.
Pixel 7 series also comes with Titan M2 chipset for security. It also gets 5 years of security updates, which sounds nice. Pixel 7 also focuses on 'protected computing' which will de-identify data, shrink data collection and restrict data access. So features like Live Translate, etc, all the computing is done on the device, and it is not done on the cloud.
Here's a quick look at the new Google products. There's the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, the new Pixel Buds, and the Pixel tablet.
The Pixel tablet has a nano-ceramic coating. It has an aluminium body with Google promising a soft-matte textured feel.
Google Pixel 7 series has a zirconica-blasted aluminium to make it feel smooth. And yes, it continues with the 'Material You' design on the software side of things. The Pixel Watch is also being showcased at the event. Yes, the Pixel Watch has a bezel, but it can disappear it seems. Pixel Watch comes in black, silver and gold. The bands attach internally, you just twist and click and the band gets attached.
Tensor G2 has a next-gen TPU for machine-learning. Let's hope Google will give some more details on this soon.
Google talking about the Tensor chipset. Says it is a long term investment in the Pixel portfolio. The Pixel 7 series will be powered by the G2 Tensor. The Tensor chipset has a lot of the machine learning capabilities and is capable of carrying out many of the software-related tasks on the phones in real-time.
Google's Rick Osterloh is on stage. He's SVP of devices and services. We expect the launch to focus more on software, instead of just specifications.
The livestream has begun for Google's Pixel 7 launch with an interesting video. Let's hope the presentation begins soon.
The Pixel 7 launch is interesting because this is yet the phones are finally coming to India. Are you excited about the launch? Granted, the Pixel phones have not achieved the same sales volumes as the iPhones or Samsung S series, but these are 'Made by Google' and come with some serious software-driven features, which one doesn't see on other Android devices. But can the Pixel 7 series regain supremacy in the camera department? We will have to wait and see, but in the past few years, we've seen devices from Samsung, vivo, OnePlus and Apple move much ahead when it comes to camera prowess.
The Pixel 7 series will be revealed in another half an hour. The event starts at 7.30 pm IST. Google is also expected to launch a new Pixel watch and Pixel tablet at the event.
The Pixel Watch is expected to come with a 1.4-inch screen, a round screen with thick bezels. The watch is also set to be available in Obsidian, Snow, and Hazel finishes. Leaks also suggest the Pixel Watch will run on the Exynos 9110, come with 1.5GB RAM and 32GB storage. We should know more details in a few hours when Google launches the watch.
The new Pixel phone will be up for pre-order on Flipkart today itself. The pre-orders will open at 8.15pm later tonight, which is soon after the official launch.
The exciting bit about this year's Pixel 7 launch is that Google is bringing its flagship phones back to the Indian market after a long gap. The last high-end Pixel that launched in India was the Pixel 3. The Pixel 4, Pixel 5 and Pixel 6 never made it to the Indian market. Only the Pixel 4a was launched in 2020, and this year the Pixel 6a was also introduced. So yes, it is interesting to see Google bring these phones back to India. But given these are premium devices, we expect Google will price them on the higher side, which could leave some Android fans disappointed.
The Google Pixel 7 pro is expected to launch with a 6.7-inch display with a QHD resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The Pixel 7 Pro is also expected to feature the new Tensor G2 chip with 12GB RAM, and it isn't clear if there will be a variant with lower RAM or if 12GB will be standard. Regardless, we may likely see a 128GB and a 256GB storage variant.
The Pixel 7 Pro will also come with iP68 water resistance and support for both wired and wireless charging, as per leaks. Other additions here include triple rear cameras including a 50MP main camera, 12MP ultrawide and 48MP telephoto camera. There is also a 10.8MP front camera expected. While the resolution of the telephoto camera remains the same, leaks suggest it will offer 5X zoom instead of the 4X zoom we saw on the Pixel 6 Pro.
The Google Pixel 7 is set to come with a 6.3-inch display and a 90Hz FHD panel, as per leaks. The phone is also expected to come with 8GB RAM and and two storage variants with 128GB and 256GB storage respectively. A new Tensor G2 chipset is et to power the phone and it is also expected to come with support for both wired and wireless charging, IP68 water resistance, and an under-display fingerprint scanner.
The camera setup on the Pixel 7 is expected to be the same as the Pixel 6, with a 50MP main camera, 12MP ultrawide camera and no telephoto lens. On the front, we may see a single 10.8MP camera.
The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will come with a design language quite similar to that of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 pro from last year. This includes light, pastel colours as well as a horizontal camera bar that runs from left to right on the top of the smartphone.
While the Pixel 7 is expected to feature two cameras, the Pro model comes with three. The camera bar however, has light colours this time around, making the cameras visible compared to the black camera bars on The Pixel 6 series, which gave the whole bar a unified, sleeker look.