On October 6th, Google will introduce the new Pixel 7 series and turn the page on what was an uneven but eventful year for the Pixel 6 line. Software updates that were delayed, maddening connectivity issues that made the phones as useful for communications as a candy bar, and a slow and laggy under-display fingerprint scanner were some of the issues that users had to put up with.
And the amazing translation capabilities of the series do come in handy when reading overseas news. As many of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users discovered, when the two models are working fine, the phones are useful tools with a fantastic photography system. One area that needs to be fixed though is the anemic battery life. Yes, the phones need to power the models’ 5G connectivity (although it can be toggled off) and the faster 90Hz and 120Hz refresh rates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro respectively. Charging is molasses slow.
Check out Google’s official design video for the Pixel 7 Pro
We could see a 6.7-inch display, the same as last year, but packed with the second-generation Google Tensor chipset under the hood. Color options are Obsidian, Snow, and Hazel.
Will Google reward Pixel 6 series users by offering a sweet trade-in deal toward the Pixel 7 line?
The video shows antenna lines for the new “Pro” model on the side of the phone just above and below the side of the camera bar. These cannot be spotted on the Pixel 6 Pro. The entire video, weighing in at 43 seconds, shows a refined handset. But the video doesn’t tell us whether the fingerprint scanner has been improved, or if users will be able to squeeze more life out of the battery.
