The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are a pair of android smartphones designed, developed and marketed by Google as part of the Google Pixel product line. They serve as the successor to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro respectively. These phones were first previewed in May 2022 during the Google I/O keynote. They are powered by the second generation Google Tensor Chip and features a design similar to that of the Pixel 6 series. They are shipped with the new Android 13 update. The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro were officially announced on October 6 2022 at the annual Made By Google event and was released in the United States on October 13. The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro were previewed by Google on May 11, 2022 during the 2022 Google I/O keynote. During the keynote, the company confirmed that the phones would feature the second generation Google Tensor System-on-chip (Soc), which had been in development by October 2021. The phones were approved by the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) in August 2022. Google officially announced the phones on October 6 2022 at the annual Made by Google event and became available in 17 countries on October 13. The phones were manufactured by Foxconn in Vietnam shifting production from Southern China. During the launch event, Google also announced the phone's official cases which became available for pre-order on the same-day as the announcement.
Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
Design - The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro both feature the two tone black color scheme and large camera bar introduced in the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro both feature the two tone black color scheme and large camera bar introduce in the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with the camera bar now made of aluminium. The front of the phones also retain the Pixel 6 Series centered hole-punch display notch. They are available in three different colors. While the Pixel 7 is available in Lemon Grass, Snow and Obsidian color, the Pixel 7 is available in Hazel, Snow and Obisidian color.
Hadware - The Pixel 7 has a 6.3 inch(160mm) FHD+1080P OLED display at 416ppi with a 1080x2400 pixel resolution and a 20:9 ratio while the Pixel 7 Pro has a 6.7 inch(170mm) QHD+1440PLTPO OLED display at 512ppi with a 1440x3120 pixel resolution and a 19 by 5 aspect ratio. The Pixel 7 has a 90Hz refresh rate while the Pixel 7 Pro has a 120Hz variable refresh rate. Both phones contain a 50 megapixel wide rear camera and a 12 megapixel ultrawide rear camera with the Pixel 7 Pro featuring an additional 48 megapixel telephoto rear camera. the front cameras on both phones contain a 10.8 megapixel ultrawide lens. The phones bring back the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4Xl's Face Unlock facial recognition system except that the feature is now solely powered by the front camera rather than Project Soli radar technology.
Battery and Storage - The Pixel 7 has a 4355mAh battery while the Pixel 7 Pro has a 5000mAh battery. Both phones support fast charging, Qi wireless charging as well as reverse wireless charging. The Pixel 7 is available in 128 or 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM and the Pixel 7 Pro is available in 128, 256 or 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. In addition, to the second generation tensor chips, both phones are also equipped with the Titan M2 security module along with an under-display optical fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers and Gorilla Glass Victus.
Software - The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro shipped with Android 13 at launch. It will receive at least three years of major OS upgrades with support extending to 2025 and at least five years of security updates with support extending to 2027. In addition to enhancements to Night Sight and Real Tone camera features introduced on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro include Guided Frame, Photo Unblur and Cinematic Blur. A macro photography mode is also available on the Pixel 7 Pro to accompany its additional telephoto lens as are upgrades to Super Res Zoom. The Direct My Call feature and Recorder app both received performance upgrades. While Google announced that its VPN services would be bundled with the Pixel 7 services at no additional charge. The Pixel 7 and 7 pro only runs apps that have 64-bit binaries, the first Android smartphones with such a restriction. As part of a partnership with Google, Snapchat and TikTok will support 10-bit HDR video on the Pixel 7 series.
Marketing - Similar to the previous year, Pixel 7 themed potato chips were made available in Japan weeks prior to the Phone launch event. In October 2022, Google partnered with the NBA to produce a series of advertisements for the Pixel lineup featuring multiple NBA athletes.
Following the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro's reveal at the 2022 Google I/O keynote, Sean Hollister of the Verge praised Google's development of a distinctive Pixel design language with the continuation of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a's camera bar. So this is it for the Google Pixel's flagship lineup review for the year 2022. If you enjoyed the article, leave a like and comment down below. Peace.
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