The Google Pixel is a line of smartphones made by Google. 

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On October 4, 2016, Google first announced its first-generation Pixel smartphones, the Pixel and the Pixel XL, during the #MadeByGoogle event. Google emphasized the camera on the two phones, which ranked as the best smartphone camera at that time. The Pixel phones also include unlimited cloud storage for pictures on Google Photos  It boasts a 5.0" AMOLED display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution for the Pixel and a 5.5" AMOLED display with 1440×2560 pixel resolution for the Pixel XL. It features an Android 7.1 Nougat operating system.

 

The next phone was the Pixel 2 series, consisting of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL which was launched on October 4, 2017. It features a 5.0" AMOLED display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution for the Pixel 2 and a 6" P-OLED display with 1440×2880 pixel resolution for the Pixel 2 XL. Both have Corning Gorilla Glass 5 displays.  They have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor with 64 GB or 128 GB storage and 4 GB ram. It features a 12.2 MP rear camera Sony Exmor IMX362 with f/1.8 lens, IR laser-assisted autofocus, optical and electronic image stabilization and a 8 MP front camera with f/2.4 lens.. It featured an Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.

 

Google then announced the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL at an event on October 9, 2018. It features a 5.5" OLED display 2160×1080 {18:9} pixel resolution for the Pixel 3 and a 6.3" OLED, 2960×1440 {18.5:9} pixel resolution for Pixel 3 XL. Both displays have Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with 64 GB or 128 GB of storage and 4 GB ram. It has a 2.2 MP rear camera Sony Exmor IMX363 with f/1.8 lens, IR laser-assisted autofocus, optical and electronic image stabilization; 8 MP front camera with f/1.8 lens and 75° lens, second front camera with 8 MP, f/2.2, fixed focus and 97° lens; It has an Android 9 Pie operating system.

 

On May 7, at I/O 2019, Google announced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, budget alternatives to the original two Pixel 3 devices. Its display on the Pixel 3a is a 5.6" OLED, 2220×1080 {18.5:9} pixel resolution. On the Pixel 3a XL it is a 6" OLED, 2160x1080 {18:9} pixel resolution. Both the displays have Asahi Dragontrail Glass. Its processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 670. It has a storage of 64 GB and a RAM of 4 GB. It has a 12.2 MP rear camera with f/1.8 lens, IR laser-assisted autofocus, optical and electronic image stabilization and  8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens and 84° lens. It has the Android 9 Pie operating system.

 

Google announced the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at an event on October 15, 2019. It boasts a display of 5.7" OLED, 2280×1080 {19:9} pixel resolution for the Pixel 4 and a 6.3" OLED, 3040×1440 {19:9} pixel resolution for the Pixel 4XL. Both displays have Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, storage of 64 GB or 128 GB and RAM of 6 GB. It has a 12.2 MP sensor with f/1.8 lens & 16 MP telephoto sensor with f/2.4 lens, IR laser-assisted autofocus, optical and electronic image stabilization; 8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens and 90° lens. It has the Android 10 operating system.

 

In 2019, Google offered a bug bounty of up to $1.5 million for the Titan M security chip built into Pixel 3, Pixel 3a and Pixel 4

 

Google announced the Pixel 4a on August 3, 2020 and the Pixel 4a (5G) on September 30, 2020, as budget alternatives to the original two Pixel 4 devices. It boasts a display of 5.8" OLED (4a) 6.2" OLED (4a 5G), 2340×1080 {19.5:9} pixel resolution. They both have a hole- punch for the front camera. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 G (4a); Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (4a 5G) processor, storage of 128 GB and RAM of 6 GB. It has a 12.2 MP dual-pixel sensor with f/1.7 lens, autofocus with dual-pixel phase detection, optical and electrical image stabilization. In addition, the 4a 5G has a 16 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens. Both have an 8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens. It has the Android 10 operating system.

 

Google announced the Pixel 5 on September 30, 2020.  It has a display of 6.0" OLED, 2340×1080 {19.5:9} pixel resolution; the display uses Corning Gorilla Glass 6. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, storage of 128 GB and RAM of 8 GB. It has a  12.2 MP sensor with f/1.7 lens & 16 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens, autofocus with dual-pixel phase detection, optical and electrical image stabilization; 8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens. It has the Android 11 operating system.

 

Google announced the Pixel 5a on August 17, 2021. It has a display of 6.34" OLED, 2400×1080 {20:9} pixel resolution; the display uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has a hole-punch for the front camera. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, storage of 128 GB and RAM of 6 GB. It has a 12.2 MP sensor with f/1.7 lens & 16 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens, autofocus with dual-pixel phase detection, optical and electrical image stabilization; 8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens. It has the Android 11 operating system.

 

Google announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on October 19, 2021. It has a display of 6.4" OLED, 2400×1080 FHD+ pixel resolution for the Pixel 6 and 6.7" LTPO OLED, 3120×1440 QHD+ pixel resolution for the Pixel 6 Pro. Both have Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. It has a Google Tensor processor, storage of 128/256 GB for the Pixel 6 and 128/256/512for the Pixel 6 Pro. It has a RAM of 8 GB for the Pixel 6 and 12 GB for the Pixel 6 Pro. For the Pixel 6 it has a Rear 50 MP sensor with f/1.85 lens & 12 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens, Front 8 MP sensor with f/2.0 lens and 84° field of view; For the Pixel 6 Pro it has a Rear 50 MP sensor with f/1.85 lens, 12 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens & 48 MP telephoto sensor with f/3.5 lens, Front 11.1 MP front camera with f/2.2 lens and 94° field of view; Laser detect autofocus, optical image stabilization. It has the Android 12 operating system.

 

Google announced the Pixel 6a on May 11, 2022. It has a display of   6.1" OLED, 2400×1080 {20:9} pixel resolution; the display uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has a hole punch for the front camera.  It has a Google Tensor processor, storage of 128 GB and RAM of 6 GB. It has a 12.2 MP sensor with f/1.7 lens & 12 MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 lens, autofocus with dual-pixel phase detection, optical and electrical image stabilization; 8 MP front camera with f/2.0 lens. It has the Android 12 operating system.

 

The next Google Pixel 7 release date and price

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The Google Pixel 7 will most probably be announced sometime in October 2022.

As for the price, it might fall in line with the Pixel 6 range. The standard model starts at $599 / £599 / AU$999, while the Pixel 6 Pro starts at $899 / £849 / AU$1,299.

 

The phones will have the next version of Google's Tensor processor, which should be more powerful than the Pixel 6 series and will, hopefully, get newer and more advanced cameras. The phones will come with the Android 13 operating system.

 

The Pixel 7 will most probably be 155.6 x 73.1 x 8.7mm, (rising to 11.44mm at the camera bump), while the Pixel 7 Pro will be 163 x 76.6 x 8.7mm (or 11.2mm at the camera bump). Their screen sizes may be similar to the Pixel 6 range, with the Pixel 7 may have a 6.2-6.4-inch display, while the Pixel 7 Pro might have a 6.7 or 6.8-inch one. Cameras meanwhile could include a main, ultra-wide, and telephoto on the Pixel 7 Pro, while the standard Pixel 7 might get a 50MP main, a 50MP ultra-wide, and an 8MP front-facing camera, along with a battery of around 5,000mAh.

Finally, there should be a choice of 128GB/256GB/512GB of storage in the standard Pixel 7, and the usual color choices of black, coral, blue or white.

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