Why is Google releasing Pixel 7?
As the Pixel 7 in Google's Pixel lineup, it is an Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Google as the successor to the Pixel 6. The phone was first previewed at the Google I/O keynote in May 2022. It is powered by a second-generation Google Tensor chip and features a similar design to the Pixel 6 series. It shipped with the Android 13 System.
The Pixel 7 was officially announced on October 6, 2022, at the annual "Made by Google" event and launched in the U.S. on October 13.
What are the specifications of the Google Pixel 7?
Hardware
The Pixel 7 has a 6.3-inch (160mm) FHD+ 1080p OLED display with 416 pixels and a resolution of 1080 × 2400 with a 20:9 ratio, it also has a 50-megapixel widescreen rear camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-widescreen rear camera. Its front camera includes a 10.8-megapixel ultra-wide lens. And it restores the Face Unlock facial recognition system from the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, except that feature is now only provided by the front-facing camera and not Project Soli radar technology.
The Pixel 7 has a 4355 mAh battery with support for fast charging, Qi wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging. the Pixel 7 has 128 or 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM. In addition to the second-generation Tensor chip, the phone comes with the Titan M2 security module, as well as an under-screen optical fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and Gorilla Glass Victus.
Software
The Pixel 7 comes with Android 13 and version 8.7 of the Google Camera app. It will receive at least three years of major operating system upgrades with support extended to 2025, and at least five years of security updates with support extended to 2027. In addition to night vision and true tone enhancements, Pixel 7 introduces camera features including guide frames, photo blur, and movie blur. the Direct My Call feature and recorder app both receive performance upgrades, while Google announced that its VPN service from Google One will be bundled with the Pixel 7 series at no additional charge. The Pixel 7 can only run apps that have 64-bit binaries, the first Android smartphone to have this limitation. As part of the partnership with Google, Snapchat and TikTok will support 10-bit HDR video on the Pixel 7 series.
Price
The Google Pixel 7 costs $599 for the 128GB model or $699 for the 256GB version.
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