As the countdown to October 4 continues, Google today shared a “The W8 is Almost Over” tease that shows off the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2.
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Google’s Pixel 8 series is set to launch in just under a month and if new leaks are to be believed, they could arrive with a considerable price hike.
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We’ve already seen the Pixel 8 Pro on a couple of occasions, but as we start counting down the days to Google’s October 4 event, the leaks keep coming, now with a new, pretty high-res look at the upcoming flagship.
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Google is preparing to add two new colors to its Pixel Buds Pro, with “Porcelain” and “Sky Blue” set to join the lineup alongside Pixel 8 this Fall.
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Despite recent rampant speculation that the Pixel 8 series could remove the SIM tray and go eSIM-only, sources tell 9to5Google that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. The Pixel 8 series will keep the physical SIM card tray in place, while the Pro will add Night Sight video.
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Just hours after Google shared the date for its fall Pixel hardware event, two of the devices we’re expecting to see, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, have been filed for approval by the FCC.
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Believe it or not, we’re less than two months away from the launch of Google’s next Pixel products, and a brief leak on the Google Store this week shows off the Pixel 8 Pro as well as what is probably the Pixel Watch 2.
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With the launch of the Pixel 8 series just around the corner, 9to5Google can now confirm the three color options for the Pixel 8 Pro have a lot in common with the Pixel Fold.
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While the Pixel 6 ushered in three years of major Android OS version updates and an additional two for security patches, that’s still nowhere near the longevity of the iPhone. Google hopes to change that on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with noticeably more OS updates.
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Big updates to the Google Camera app are generally timed with new Pixel releases. For the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Google Camera is getting its first big UI redesign in years.
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Live shots of the Pixel 8 Pro last emerged in July, and we now have a marketing promo video leak the existence of “Audio Magic Eraser” and a blue color option.
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According to a new rumor today, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro will both get five case colors each in a continuation of the trend introduced by the Pixel 7a.
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The Google Pixel 8 series is just a couple of months away from its debut, and a new leak is now detailing storage options and more.
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Following renders in March and the short video in the temperature sensor leak this May, we now have an even better “in hand” look at the Pixel 8 Pro.
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The Google Pixel 8 series is set to make its debut in a few months, but big details just continue to keep coming out. Now, we’re hearing more about battery size and charging speed on Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and it’s all good news.
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The Google Pixel 8 series will reportedly add a new trick not found on past Pixel phones – display output over USB-C.
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Google looks to be continuing the 7a’s four color lineup for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with a leak today revealing their internal names and corresponding wallpapers.
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Following a couple of other spec leaks, yet another Pixel 8 leak is today offering new details about Google’s upcoming smartphones, this time including details about the display on both devices.
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Google is preparing for the next round of its Tensor chipset, with some leaks pointing to big changes but also performance on Tensor G3 that won’t really put the Pixel 8 series outshining other Android phones. But really, does it even need to?
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The camera has always been the best feature of Google’s Pixel smartphones, and according to a detailed new leak, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are set to adopt some big new upgrades, including a new main sensor, some Pro-exclusive upgrades, and much more.
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While we still have two more Tensor G2-based devices coming this month, Google’s next upgrade to Tensor G3 in the Pixel 8 series will apparently bring some drastic upgrades to the chip’s specs.
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For better or worse, adding an IR temperature sensor to the Pixel 8 Pro is Google-y. The company has a history of peculiar hardware additions.
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I think everyone is hoping that the Pixel 8 Pro’s infrared sensor does more than just temperature. Camera applications are the big desire, but we have no evidence to support that yet.
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Last week just brought us the debut of two new Pixels, but unlike the I/O before there was no tease of what’s to come. We’ve already seen Google’s upcoming Pixel 8 Pro through renders, but now the phone has leaked live with what’s claimed to be a temperature sensor built in.
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