Provided that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional launched as just lately as October 2022, we’re not anticipating to see Google’s subsequent entries within the Pixel vary – prone to be the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional – arrive till late 2023 on the earliest.
That mentioned, we’re already starting to listen to rumors in regards to the two upcoming units, and under, we have detailed all the most recent rumblings, alongside our knowledgeable predictions as to their respective launch dates, specs, and costs.
Additional down, you may additionally discover a checklist of options we wish to see from the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, as a result of whereas the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional are the 2 of the very best telephones Google has ever made, they’re removed from good.
Lower to the chase
- What’s it? The subsequent flagship telephone from Google
- When is it out? Most likely October 2023
- How a lot will it value? Probably no less than $599 / £599 / AU$999
Google Pixel 8: launch date and value
There’s no information but on when the Google Pixel 8 may launch, however that’s straightforward to guess, with Google’s predominant numbered telephones nearly at all times touchdown in October of their launch yr.
Actually, each Pixel mannequin exterior of the A-line has been introduced in October, besides the Pixel 5, which was unveiled on September 30, 2020 (so, nearly October) and didn’t ship till October.
Getting extra particular than that’s trickier, because the dates of earlier October reveal occasions have diversified, however it’s probably that the Pixel 8 will likely be unveiled in both early or mid-October 2023 (after which start transport round every week after its announcement).
We’re undecided what the Pixel 8 will value, however the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional each had precisely the identical costs as their predecessors, so it’s doable Google will keep on with that pricing construction for one more yr.
During which case, the Pixel 8 will begin at $599 / £599 / AU$999, whereas the Pixel 8 Professional will begin at $899 / £849 / AU$1,299. That mentioned, we wouldn’t be stunned if Google pushes the telephones’ respective costs up a bit, particularly as the present fashions undercut key competitors just like the iPhone 14 line.
Google Pixel 8: information and leaks
The most important Pixel 8 to date takes the type of high-quality unofficial renders exhibiting off each the Pixel 8 itself and the Pixel 8 Professional.
These present largely acquainted designs, however with extra rounded corners, main apparently to smaller sizes. Within the case of the Pixel 8 that is mentioned to imply a 6.2-inch show (down from 6.3 inches on the Pixel 7). The Pixel 8 Professional is predicted to maintain the identical 6.7 inches because the 7 Professional, although.
The size are additionally smaller because of this, with the Pixel 8 apparently being 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9mm, whereas the Pixel 8 Professional is alleged to be 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.7mm, in each circumstances rising to round 12mm on the digicam visor.
The Pixel 8 is proven with rear two digicam lenses like the present mannequin – these presumably being huge and ultrawide ones once more, whereas the Pixel 8 Professional is proven with 4. That is one up from final yr, which means that together with huge, ultrawide, and telephoto cameras, it should probably have a macro lens or a depth sensor if this leak is correct.
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Past that, we haven’t heard an excessive amount of in regards to the Google Pixel 8 simply but, however a handful of different leaks have emerged concerning each telephones. For one factor, there are experiences that the Tensor G3 chipset we’re anticipating to energy the telephone is already within the works, and that it will as soon as once more be made by Samsung.
This might be considerably extra highly effective than the Tensor G2 within the Pixel 7 sequence, because it’s rumored to be constructed on a brand new 3nm course of, down from 5nm for the present one. That change is prone to imply a giant increase in energy and effectivity.
One other leak, in the meantime, suggests the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional may be codenamed Shiba and Husky respectively, and that they each may need 12GB of RAM and run Android 14. In response to the identical supply, the Pixel 8 has a 1080 x 2268 display screen, whereas the Husky has a 1344 x 2822 one.
We additionally know that satellite tv for pc communication capabilities are prone to be supplied by the Pixel 8, very like the iPhone 14. Hiroshi Lockheimer (the senior vp of Android) has mentioned that assist for the function will likely be coming with Android 14; so it’s probably the Pixel 8 would be the first Google telephone to supply it.
Lastly, there’s proof of a thriller Pixel telephone within the works, which primarily based on leaked specs may be the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Professional. 9to5Google (opens in new tab) has discovered this proof in publicly accessible code from the Android Open Supply Mission, and it factors to a telephone with a 1440 x 3120 120Hz display screen, a Tensor chipset, and dimensions of 155 x 71mm.
These display screen specs are in step with the present Professional fashions, however the dimensions are extra what we’d count on from the usual Pixel 8, so which may imply a decision and refresh price improve is deliberate for the usual mannequin.
Nonetheless, that display screen decision can also be completely different to the leaked resolutions above, so we might take all of those leaks with a pinch of salt for now.
Google Pixel 8: what we wish to see
Beneath we’ve listed the 5 issues that we most need the Pixel 8 line to supply.
1. A 120Hz display screen for each fashions
The Pixel 7 Professional has a 120Hz display screen, simply as you’d count on from a flagship telephone, however the usual Pixel 7 doesn’t – it’s caught at 90Hz.
Provided that even a number of the greatest low-cost telephones now have 120Hz screens, that appears considerably unacceptable, so we actually hope Google presents a 120Hz display screen on each the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Professional.
2. Extra energy
The Pixel 7 line makes use of the Google Tensor G2 chipset, and it’s a chipset that has rather a lot going for it.
Designed particularly for these telephones, it excels in areas like machine studying and AI, however in relation to uncooked energy, the Tensor G2 is slightly missing, because it performs worse in most benchmarks than key rivals just like the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and the Apple A16 Bionic. Actually it performs considerably worse.
So, we’d prefer to see a concentrate on energy from the Tensor G3 (or regardless of the subsequent mannequin finally ends up being referred to as), in order that the Pixel 8 line is extra aggressive on that entrance. Nonetheless, we don’t need that to return on the expense of the issues Tensor chipsets are presently good at.
3. Higher battery life and sooner charging
Each the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional ought to comfortably get you thru a day of pretty heavy use, primarily based on our exams, however they aren’t going to get you thru a second day, and even midway by way of a second day generally.
So, their longevity is respectable however removed from distinctive, they usually additionally each cost fairly slowly, so we’d prefer to see enhancements to each the battery life and the charging velocity for the Pixel 8 line.
4. Longer-term assist
Google has promised three years of Android model updates and 5 years of safety patches for the Pixel 7 line, which has some Android telephones beat however doesn’t come near the variety of years of assist Apple sometimes presents with its iPhones.
Since Google makes Android and is utilizing a bespoke chipset designed particularly for the telephones right here, there actually shouldn’t be any purpose it could possibly’t assist its telephones for longer, so we’d prefer to see prolonged assist supplied with the Pixel 8.
5. 10x optical zoom on the Professional
The Google Pixel 7 Professional presents 5x optical zoom, up from 4x on the Pixel 6 Professional, however we’d prefer to see an even bigger bounce for the subsequent mannequin, bringing it as much as 10x in step with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely.
That mentioned, we nonetheless desire a shorter distance zoom – of ideally 2x or 3x – to be supplied as effectively, so there are two distinctly completely different zoom distances accessible. The Google Pixel 7 Professional is already among the finest digicam telephones, however with this improve the Pixel 8 Professional might be even higher.