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Google’s Pixel 8 reported to feature a smaller 6.16-inch display

Google is reportedly ending the trend of ever-increasing smartphone sizes with the upcoming Pixel 8.

According to display analyst Ross Young, vias 9to5Google, the Pixel 8 will feature a display panel measuring 6.16 inches, smaller than the previous Pixel 7 and the upcoming Pixel 8 Pro.

Rumours of a smaller Pixel 8 have been circulating for a while now. In March, unofficial renders of the Pixel 8 leaked online, indicating that the device will feature a 6.2-inch display, as shared by leaker @OnLeaks.

According to the leak, along with the smaller display, the Pixel 8 was also reported to have thinner bezels and more rounded corners than its predecessor.

While not drastically smaller than the Pixel 7, the Pixel 8 will certainly feel quite small compared to its larger counterpart, the Pixel 8 Pro, which will reportedly retain the same 6.7-inch panel as its predecessor. The move towards a smaller size will put Google’s phone in closer competition with its main rivals, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S23 and Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro, both of which feature a 6.1-inch display.

From what we know so far, the Pixel 8 will likely sport a new Tensor G3 processor and that it will likely launch in the fall alongside the Pixel 8 Pro. However, we could see the Pixel 8 teased at Google’s upcoming I/O developer conference in May, but it sounds like I/O will prominently feature other much-hyped Pixel phones too.

Image credit: @OnLeaks

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Pixel 8 Pro rumoured to use Super Res Zoom tech for Night Sight

The newest leak about the Pixel 8 Pro indicates the phone will offer better Night Sight performance.

9to5Google performed an APK breakdown of the Google Camera app’s latest update, version 8.8, and discovered that the Super Res Zoom technology will expand to Night Shots.

Super Res Zoom is a feature in the Pixel 7 Pro that utilizes the phone’s primary shooter with the telephoto camera when you zoom so you can get sharper. more detailed images.

It’s not entirely clear how Google will expand this feature to Night Sight shots, though it will likely kick in automatically. It’s also unclear if Google will make any changes to how Super Res works, so we’ll just have to wait and see.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will launch sometime in the fall.

Source: 9to5Google

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Unofficial Pixel 8 Pro renders give us a first look at Google’s upcoming flagship

Pixel leaks season is upon us.

Following a recent hands-on with a prototype Pixel 7a, OnLeaks and SmartPrix partnered to reveal unofficial renders of Google’s upcoming Pixel flagship based on “exclusive information on the design of the Pixel 8 Pro.”

Generally, it looks like the Pixel 8 Pro will maintain a similar style to the 7 Pro and 6 Pro that came before — assuming the renders are accurate. That means the camera visor will return (love it or hate it), though this time the renders show all three rear cameras housed in one glass oval, rather than the ‘i’ shaped cutouts on the 7 Pro.

Next to the cutouts for the camera are two small cutouts, one for a flash and another for an unknown sensor. SmartPrix suspects it could be a depth or macro sensor, but we likely won’t know for sure without more leaked info, or until the phone launches.

Beyond that, it appears the Pixel 8 Pro will offer a flat display instead of a curved display like what was on the predecessors. Fans of curved displays may lament the change, but I think this is the right move.

The display bezels also look pretty small, save for a slight chin at the bottom. The screen will reportedly measure in at 6.52-inches, slightly smaller than the 6.7-inch panel on the 7 Pro. The phone’s overall dimensions will allegedly be 162.6×76.5×8.7mm, and the camera bar will bring the thickness up to 12mm.

That’s about it for what the renders reveal. So far, we don’t know a lot about the Pixel 8 series, although it’s expected the phones will run on a Tensor G3 chip, likely based on a Samsung Exynos chip again. There’s also a rumour the Pixel 8 line will use an updated camera sensor, the Samsung ISOCELL GN2 with support for staggered HDR.

Once again, the Pixel series is expected to launch later in the year, likely in October or November. However, the phones could be teased at Google’s upcoming I/O developer conference, which kicks off May 10th. We might also see the launch of another Google phone — the Pixel 7a — as well as reveal new details about Android 14, which will likely run on the Pixel 8 series.

Images credit: SmartPrix

Source: SmartPrix