Right now is the Made by Google occasion the place we count on the Pixel 8, 8 Professional and Pixel Watch 2 to be launched. That is no shock to Pixel aficionados — Google hasn’t precisely been conserving the brand new telephones and smartwatch beneath wraps.
Actually, we already know various what will likely be introduced — the names of the units, what they appear to be and that there are probably some AI options. Who wants rumors, am I proper? It looks like this morning’s Google’s Pixel occasion will likely be much less like an unveiling and extra like a filling in of the blanks.
Here is every little thing you possibly can count on on the 2023 Made by Google occasion and the right way to watch the Pixel 8 launch stay.
Easy methods to watch Google’s Pixel occasion
As has been the case for a number of years now, Google holds an annual occasion in October to launch the newest era of Pixel units. This 12 months’s Made by Google occasion is about for Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT, 3 p.m. BST, 1 a.m. AEST). It is being held in New York for invited members of the press and can stream on Google’s YouTube channel. CNET will likely be on the occasion in individual to cowl the reveals of the brand new telephones and wristwatch, together with the rest Google could exhibit.
The Google Pixel 8 and eight Professional
“Meet the brand new Pixel telephones, that includes probably the most superior Pixel cameras but, and Google AI that will help you do extra, even quicker.”
That is the tagline on Google’s website for the brand new Pixel 8 and eight Professional. The Pixel cellphone has all the time embraced AI and machine studying to some extent, however this tease undoubtedly suggests extra. And that is likely to be why Google’s daring previews focus primarily on what the brand new telephones appear to be and keep away from exhibiting off what they’ll truly do.
In a purportedly leaked video on 91mobiles shared by Kamila Wojciechowska, there is a walk-through exhibiting off new digital camera options, that are apparently powered by “Google AI managed by you.” An enhanced video stabilization function known as Video Enhance will get showcased, in addition to evening mode photograph processing beneath very dim lighting, and improved audio isolation for video recording. In what’s maybe the wildest function, the video exhibits an image of individuals on a merry-go-round, after which somebody swapping out their blurry heads for crisp in-focus variations, on a Pixel 8. If that is Google AI, depend me as intrigued.
Apart from AI, the Pixel 8 will comply with earlier Google telephones in being the smaller of the 2, and solely the Pixel 8 Professional may have a telephoto digital camera. In Google’s teaser video, the telephones are proven off in a carnation pink and a white shade. Each Pixels appear to be they’ve had practically each proper angle smoothed out. The perimeters seem extra rounded, with each telephones wanting taller and slimmer than their predecessors.
Wojciechowska additionally shared leaked Pixel 8 and eight Professional specs on 91mobiles (as did dependable tipster Evan Blass on X). Each telephones apparently share the identical major 48-megapixel digital camera however the remaining are completely different. In response to the specs, the Pixel 8 has a 12-megapixel ultrawide digital camera in contrast with the 50-megapixel one on the 8 Professional, which is able to embrace a brand new macro focus mode. Each have a ten.5-megapixel front-facing digital camera, however the 8 Professional’s selfie digital camera additionally has autofocus as an alternative of the fastened deal with the Pixel 8. The 8 Professional, like latest professional fashions, has a 3rd rear digital camera: a telephoto with 5x optical zoom.
When it comes to the screens, the Pixel 8 appears to be like to have a 6.2-inch show, which is smaller than the 6.3-inch one on the Pixel 7. The Pixel 8’s display screen will get a boosted refresh fee, to 120Hz, up from the Pixel 7’s 90Hz. Each telephones are anticipated to additionally function Google’s Tensor G3 chip.
Maybe probably the most curious rumor is that the Pixel 8 Professional may have a built-in thermometer. In response to one other video leak on 91mobiles (in partnership with Wojciechowski), you can use the 8 Professional to measure your temperature. The video has been taken offline, however a contactless thermometer might open up extra well being options. If the leak is correct, it will not be the primary smartphone to supply such performance. The 2020 Honor 4 Play Professional used a sensor to do one thing comparable.
As reported by 9to5Google, the eighth era of Pixel telephones might include an elevated price ticket within the US, with the bottom Pixel 8 going for $699 and the bottom 8 Professional for $999, a $100 improve for each telephones over final 12 months.
The Google Pixel Watch 2
As with the telephones, Google launched a teaser video for the Pixel Watch 2. The brand new watch appears to be like practically an identical to final 12 months’s authentic Pixel Watch, other than the crown, which seems extra svelte.
In a close-up shot of the facet, you possibly can see the underside of the watch, with IP68 listed on it. That will be a considerable improve contemplating the unique model lacked any official mud or water resistance.
The Pixel Watch 2, together with the Pixel 8 and eight Professional, will likely be accessible to preorder on Oct. 4, based on the positive print in Google’s movies. For every little thing else, we’ll have to attend for the Made by Google occasion.
Correction, Oct. 2: An earlier model of this story had the wrong day of the week for Oct. 4. It is a Wednesday.
