But while Google does have a long history of letting big secrets slip many months in advance of its official product announcements, one of the reasons why we (purportedly) know so much about the company’s next hero devices might actually be an early launch… for a change.
Will the iPhone 14 family get direct competition in September?
Obviously, the short answer to the first part of that question is yes. It’s equally as clear that the second part is virtually impossible to anticipate right now, but if Big G were to ever pull off such a bold Apple-rivaling move, 2022 could be the perfect year to try that.
The Pixel 7 Pro (rendered above) doesn’t look all that different from the Pixel 6 Pro (pictured here).
Naturally, that doesn’t mean the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro stand any chance of seeing daylight in May… or June, or July, or even August. But September is a definite possibility given that the two phones are apparently roughly a month ahead of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro schedule, at least for now.
No big screen size changes in the pipeline
The other part of Ross Young’s newest prediction is as unsurprising as it is unexciting, calling for a 6.3-inch “vanilla” Pixel 7 and a 6.7-inch ultra-premium Pixel 7 Pro.
This is (most likely) the 6.3-inch Pixel 7.
The Pixel 7’s tiny screen size downgrade, which you’re unlikely to notice out in the real world, was fairly easy to anticipate based on the 155.6 x 73.1 x 8.7mm overall dimensions revealed by Steve Hemmerstoffer along with factory CAD-based renders last month.
That makes for an ever so slightly shorter, narrower, and yes, thinner device than the Pixel 6, which probably means the hefty 4,600mAh or so battery under the 6.4-incher’s hood could be downgraded by 100 or 200mAh as well.
