Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro — the corporate’s upcoming flagship smartphones — will launch in international markets on October 6. The new fashions arrive a yr after the Pixel 6 collection made its debut, however they would be the first flagship telephones from Google to launch in India in practically 4 years. The final Pixel-branded high-end smartphones that have been bought in India have been the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The upcoming Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro might be powered by a second-generation Google Tensor chip, often called Tensor G2.

On this week’s episode of the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital host Akhil Arora talks to Senior Reviewer Sheldon Pinto and Deputy News Editor Siddharth Suvarna. With the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro telephones proper across the nook, they talk about a variety of subjects, from older Pixel telephones, the Pixel expertise, digital camera efficiency, leaked specs, and the way a lot these telephones may cost.

Unlike final yr, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are confirmed to launch in India this time round. As Sheldon factors out, these are the primary flagship-grade Pixel telephones to debut in India for the reason that Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL. However, not like the US, there is no official announcement from the corporate concerning availability within the nation. The smartphones might be launched globally on October 6 at Google’s occasion.

The largest concern for customers, Sheldon says, is {hardware} reliability. This is a standard subject with most Pixel homeowners, together with Siddharth, who says that he likes the corporate’s telephones for the digital camera and the software program. Both of them stated that there are random issues customers may encounter, together with random restarts and shutdowns — quite a lot of these are posted to the Google Pixel subreddit.

This yr, all eyes might be on Google’s Tensor G2 processor. The second-generation chipset is anticipated to function efficiency enhancements over the unique model, which Sheldon says didn’t match as much as costlier midrange telephones.

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There’s no phrase from Google on the digital camera specs of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro cameras, and whereas leaks have steered the cameras might sport the identical specs because the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, the corporate might deliver software program enhancements, as Akhil factors out. Sheldon says that he hopes Google will announce new options, just like the Magic Eraser function that was added with the Pixel 6 collection.

Google shocked fans when it confirmed off the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro on the Google I/O occasion in May. There’s a brand new design for the rear digital camera module with polished steel inserts which are fused with the edges of the telephone, Sheldon says. It continues to be more likely to collect mud like its predecessor, whereas the Pixel 7 Pro, which can function a smoother end might be a fingerprint magnet, he provides.

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There’s no telling what Google will do that yr with regards to pricing for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro in India. While leaked pricing for the telephones within the US suggests it’s going to launch on the similar value as final yr’s fashions, these handsets may very well be much more costly in India, as Sheldon factors out. You may wish to maintain out for the costs to fall at a later date, in the event you’re considering choosing up the corporate’s first flagship telephones in India in practically 4 years.

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