{"id":14902,"date":"2022-02-18T21:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/google-pixel-7-gets-a-big-leak-with-hints-of-the-future\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T21:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:08:06","slug":"google-pixel-7-gets-a-big-leak-with-hints-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/google-pixel-7-gets-a-big-leak-with-hints-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel 7 Gets a Big Leak With Hints of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are without a doubt the first phones from Google in a few years that give off a, \u201cWe really went for it this time\u201d vibe. While neither are without flaws, they set the stage for Google to continue to\u00a0go for it<\/em> in the future with follow-up phones, like a Pixel 7<\/strong> or Pixel 7 Pro<\/strong>. Today, we\u2019re learning some of the first concrete details about the 2022 Pixel phones.<\/p>\n

Google has apparently left important information buried within the Android 13 Developer Preview 1<\/a> that\u2019s related to the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, and the folks at 9to5Google<\/em><\/a> found it. I don\u2019t know why Google keeps doing this with apps and builds of Android, but they clearly don\u2019t care if the information gets out early.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019re learning today is that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will likely be codenamed \u201cCheetah\u201d and \u201cPanther,\u201d and that they\u2019ll run the next generation Google Tensor chip with the model number GS201. Each phone is likely to connect to the world through a Samsung Exynos modem under model number g5300b, which could be a yet-to-be-revealed Exynos Modem 5300.<\/p>\n

What should you take from all of this? The \u201cCheetah\u201d and \u201cPanther\u201d names are interesting only because Google has gone feline for the Pixel 7 it seems. That marks a change from the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, which used \u201cOriole\u201d and \u201cRaven,\u201d<\/a> two birds, after years and years of Pixel and Nexus phones featuring aquatic codenames. The codenames don\u2019t really mean anything in the grand scheme, but these are things we\u2019ve tracked for the better part of a decade.<\/p>\n

As for the new Google Tensor chip (GS201), details of the capabilities of this chip are not yet known, but assuming improvements over the original Tensor (GS101)<\/a> in the Pixel 6 seems safe. It also signals that Google didn\u2019t do a one-off chip and then abandon ship, which is always a concern when Google tries something new. A codenamed of \u201cCloudripper\u201d has been connected to GS201 as another name to follow for an updated Tensor chip, though it may just be a testing board.<\/p>\n

And finally, for that new Exynos modem, there isn\u2019t anything to talk about here other than it shows that Google is likely continuing to work closely with Samsung for an upgraded Tensor, seeing as it\u2019ll be attached to an Exynos modem. The modem in the Pixel 6 series isn\u2019t great, so here\u2019s hoping an Exynos 5300 steps up to the plate with improvements.<\/p>\n

Pixel 7 news coming in hot and we love it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n