Here’s everything that Google announced at the recent Made By Google event:
Pixel 7 - £599 / $599 / AU$999 Redesigned back camera pump New punch-hole style front camera Google Tensor G2 processor Android 13 Pixel 7 Pro - £849 / $899 / AU$1299 Triple-lens camera with pill-shaped cutout Polished aluminum finish Aluminum camera bar Android 13 30x camera zoom Pixel Watch - £340 / $350 / AU$550 for the Wi-Fi and GPS edition and £380 / $400 / AU$650 for the LTE version Rounded-edges Three stainless steel finishes: black, silver, and gold Heart rate sensor ECG readings Google Tensor G2 This is the in-house chip powering the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Excellent AI computation capabilities Pixel Tablet Can be used as a tablet and as a Nest Hub Use “nano-ceramic” coating inspired by porcelain
In a world of price hikes, it’s refreshing to see Google selling the Pixel 7 at the same price as the Pixel 6 did at launch. This should endear the new phone to the more economically-minded audience. It’s believed that Google will launch a Pixel 7a (or whatever it decides to name the successor to the Pixel6a), so we should see a more affordable alternative in a few months. What stands out from the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro is the emphasis on privacy and security. It’s probably not enough to hold a candle to Apple’s established branding, but the combination of the Titan M2 chip, built-in VPN, facial recognition, and fingerprint scanner, should get fans to take notice. The only question now is, is it enough for consumers to line up for an upgrade?
