Google Pixel Guides

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Google announced the Pixel 8 Pro on October 4, 2023, during its annual Made by Google event. The Google Pixel 8 Pro was announced along with the Pixel 8 and the Pixel Watch 2. The Google Pixel 8 Pro has several new features and improvements, including the Google Tensor G3 processor chip, a brighter display, and an upgraded camera system.

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Google announced the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro on October 4, 2023, at its annual Made by Google event. The Pixel 8 is the latest flagship smartphone and serves as a follow-up to the Pixel 7. The Google Pixel 8 has new features and improvements, including the new Google Tensor G3 chip, a brighter display, a satin metal finish, longer battery life, and an upgraded camera system. Along with the Pixel 8 series, Google also announced the Pixel Watch 2 at this Made by Google event.

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Google announced the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro at the “Made by Google” event on October 6, 2022. The Pixel 7 was immediately available for pre-order and began shipping on October 13, 2022. Google is touting the Pixel 7 as being the “sleekest design yet” along with an improved camera with new features such as Photo Unblur and Guided Frame. The Pixel 7 also arrived with several new and updated features such as Face Unlock, Assistant voice typing, and Direct My Call. The Pixel 7 is powered by Google's next-generation Tensor G2 processor and launched with Android 13.

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The Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro were announced at Google’s “Made by Google” event on October 6, 2022. Google opened pre-orders immediately following the event, and the Pixel 7 Pro began shipping on October 13, 2022. Google states the Pixel 7 Pro has the sleekest design yet, which includes a 6.7” display, a polished aluminum frame, and an updated camera bar that better integrates with the overall color of the phone. The Pixel 7 is powered by Google's next-generation Tensor G2 processor, launched with Android 13, and has several new and updated features such as an improved camera with next-generation Super Res Zoom, an even closer Macro Focus, and Photo Unblur.

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Google announced the Pixel 6a in May 2022 and released it for sale in July 2022. The Google Pixel 6a is part of the A-series of Pixel smartphones, which are lower priced compared to the regular (non-A) Pixel smartphones. The Pixel 6a design is similar to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and the 6a was introduced with key points such as “exceptional” camera features, along with speech recognition and security “you can trust” which come courtesy of Google Tensor.

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Google announced the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6 on October 19, 2021. The Pixel 6 Pro features the new Google Tensor chip and Titan M2 security coprocessor, as well as a brand new exterior design. A big focus of the new design is the camera bar across the back, which includes a 50MP wide camera, 12MP ultra-wide camera, 48MP telephoto camera, and an LDAF (laser detect autofocus) sensor. Other features of the Pixel 6 Pro include a 6.7” display with Smooth Display and up to 120 Hz refresh rate, a 5,003 mAh battery with fast wired and fast wireless charging, an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance, up to 512GB of storage, and an 11.1MP front camera. The Pixel 6 Pro launched with Android 12, and Google will provide Android OS updates for three years and Android security updates for five years.

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The Pixel 6 was announced on October 19, 2021, alongside the Pixel 6 Pro. The Pixel 6 features a new exterior design, and it is powered by Google’s first processor, the Google Tensor chip with the Titan M2 security coprocessor. The Pixel 6 ships with Android 12, and Google has promised a minimum of three years of Android OS updates and a minimum of five years of security updates. Along with the Google Tensor processor and new design, the key features of the Pixel 6 include a 6.4” FHD+ OLED display with Smooth Display and up to 90Hz refresh rate, a 4,614 mAh battery with Battery Share, an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance, up to 256GB of internal storage, and a rear camera array with a 50MP wide, 12MP ultrawide, and an LDAF (laser detect autofocus) sensor.

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Google announced the Pixel 5a 5G on August 17, 2021, and it serves as the successor to the Pixel 4a 5G. The Pixel 5a 5G launched with Android 11 and is upgradeable to Android 12, and as the name suggests, there is support for 5G connectivity. The Pixel 5a 5G has an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance, which is a first for the Pixel “a” series. Other highlights include a 4,680 mAh battery with fast charging, Adaptive Battery and Extreme Battery Saver, a 6.34” Full HD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 765G processor, 128GB of storage, 3.5mm headphone jack, the Titan M security chip with Pixel Imprint for device security, and a dual-pixel 12MP and 16MP ultrawide camera array on the back.

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Google announced the Pixel 5 in September 2020. The phone launched alongside the Pixel 4a 5G and serves as the successor to the Pixel 4. The Pixel 5 supports mmWave and sub-6 5G networks, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G with Octa-Core processor. The phone also has 8GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, a 4,080 mAh battery with fast wireless charging, a 6.0-inch FHD+ OLED (2340 x 1080) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 6, and a 100% recycled aluminum encasing. The Pixel 5 has an 8MP f/2.0 aperture fixed focus camera on the front and a dual-camera setup on the back. The rear camera setup includes a 12.2MP dual-pixel camera with an f/1.7 aperture and 77-degree field of view, as well as a 16MP ultrawide with f/2.2 aperture and 107-degree field of view. The rear camera features include Live HDR+, Portrait Mode, Portrait Light, Top Shot, and Night Sight.

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Google released the Pixel 4 XL in October 2019 alongside the regular-sized Pixel 4. The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL share a similar feature set, with the Pixel 4 XL having a larger display and a larger battery. The Pixel 4 XL has a 6.3-inch QHD+ OLED display with HDR support and Smooth Display, which allows for a refresh rate of up to 90hz. The battery is a 3700 mAh. Other key features of the Pixel 4 XL include the Snapdragon 855 processor with the Pixel Neural Core and Titan M security module, as well as a 6GB of RAM, up to 128GB of internal storage, and Android 10. The camera setup on the Pixel 4 XL includes a wide-angle 8MP camera on the front, and a 12.2MP dual-pixel camera and 16MP telephoto camera on the back. The Pixel 4 XL also arrived with new camera-related features such as Frequent Faces, Dual exposure controls, and Motion Sense.