The wait is finally over as Google has gone ahead and unveiled the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, and as expected, the devices bring almost everything that we have been hearing about for some time now. For those wondering, the phones are best suited for users looking for a pure Android experience.
The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are a lot more identical to each other than you might think. However, there are some key differences that we are going to take a look at.
The Pixel 7 Series Represents Android in its Truest Essence
Let's start with the displays; as expected, the Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel 7 do offer AMOLED displays, but there are some significant differences aside from the obvious screen size. The Pro variant has a larger screen at 6.7-inch whereas the standard one comes at 6.3-inch. However, the Pro variant also offers LTPO and QHD+ resolution along with a 120Hz refresh rate, but the regular Pixel 7 tops off at 90Hz, and only has FHD+ resolution.
Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro Specs
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Port(s) | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 |
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The camera department on the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 offer some differences; for starters, the Pro variant comes with a 48-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, a feature that is missing from the standard variant. Thankfully, the rest of the specifications are the same, and you are getting a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera (autofocus only on Pixel 7 Pro), and a 10.8-megapixel front camera with 4K video recording.
As far as the features are concerned, the Pro version will support Macro Focus through the ultra-wide camera, along with 30x high-resolution zoom as compared to 8x high-resolution zoom. Aside from that, you are also getting features such as RealTone and Movie Motion Blur on both phones.
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Moving onto the memory configuration, we are looking at 12 gigs of RAM and either 128 gigs or 256 gigs of storage for the Pixel 7 Pro. For the standard Pixel 7, you are looking at 8 gigs of RAM along with either 128 or 256 gigs of storage.
The standard variant supports wired and wireless charging, with 21W wired and 20W wireless charging speeds. The Pixel 7 has a smaller battery at 4,355 mAh. The Pixel 7 Pro is going to deliver a 5,000 mAh battery, with 23W wired fast charging, a 20W+ wireless charging. Both phones are running Google's Tensor G2, which is built upon a 4nm manufacturing process. It also uses three core (2+2+4) clusters, a Tensor Processing Unit for machine learning, Google's Titan security chip is also present, allowing for a much more securer overall experience.
Both the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro also ship with in-display fingerprint scanners along with IP68 water resistance.
As far as the pricing and availability are concerned, the Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will be available in these colors Obsidian (black), Snow (white/silver), and Hazel (green/gold). Whereas the standard Pixel 7 is launching in Snow, Obsidian, and Lemongrass. The phones will be available for preorder starting today in 17 countries, and devices shipping from October 13th.
Pixel 7: 8/128GB: $599Pixel 7: 8/256GB: $699Pixel 7 Pro 12/128GB: $899Pixel 7 Pro 12/256GB: $999