GOOGLE on Thursday unveiled two new smartphones to take on Apple’s iPhone.
The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro feature reworked cameras and displays that improve upon those offered by last year’s Pixel 6 range.
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They were announced at the Made by Google launch event held in Brooklyn, NYC.
The gadget showcase, which also featured a new Google smartwatch, was streamed to fans across the globe on October 6.
The Pixel 7 is the firm’s latest entry-level smartphone and will ship with the latest Android 13 software.
AIt’s powered by an upgraded version of Google’s custom Tensor chip – a rival to Apple’s own A-series processors.
The Google Pixel 7 Pro is the next step up from the Pixel 7.
It boasts all the best features and a higher price tag to match, and is a direct rival to Apple’s new iPhone 14 Pro.
One of the big perks of the Pro model is a triple-camera system on the back. That’s in keeping with last year’s Google Pixel 6 Pro.
This includes wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses – par for the course on high-end devices these days.
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It also runs on Android 13 and features Google’s new chip technology.
Google has yet to announce a price for the devices, but we’ll update this story when we know more.
They’re available today at GoogleStore.com or at one of the brick-and-mortar Google Stores in the New York area.
Google’s Pixel phones are the darling of Android users worldwide due to their competitive pricing and industry-leading cameras.
The gadgets get the benefit of speedy software and security updates directly from Google, like iPhones do from Apple.
That’s because Google owns Android, the smartphone operating system used in Pixel as well as Samsung and Motorolla phones.
Despite their glowing reputation, however, Pixel sales are nowhere near those of their biggest rivals.
According to market analysts at IDC, in the six years that Google has been selling its own phones, it has shifted 27.6million units.
That’s ten per cent of the number of phones Samsung sold in 2021 alone.
Also unveiled at Made by Google was the new Google Pixel Watch, the search giant’s answer to the Apple Watch.
Google also announced additions to its Nest smart home portfolio.
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