All the rumors about Google’s upcoming Pixel hardware so far – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2023-09-25T14:40:47+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/23451772 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Wes Davis <![CDATA[Leaked Pixel 8 Pro deal shows Google will throw in a Pixel Watch 2 for free]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888942/google-pixel-8-pro-watch-2-free-preorder-bonus 2023-09-25T10:40:47-04:00 2023-09-25T10:40:47-04:00
The Pixel Watch 2. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge

Google will apparently give you a free Pixel Watch 2 if you preorder a Pixel 8 Pro, according to a promotional image posted by Kamila Wojciechowska. Wojciechowska also posted other leaks, including one published by 91mobiles with a promotional video that confirms previously rumored details about the Watch 2.

The deal might soften the blow of a rumored price hike for the Pixel 8 Pro that puts the new phone at a $999 starting price. The original Pixel Watch starts at $349.99 for the non-cellular version, making the Pixel 8 Pro effectively a $650 phone with this deal, assuming the 8 Pro price rumor is accurate. Wojciechowska posted a screensho …

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]]> Richard Lawler <![CDATA[Google leaked Google’s flagship Pixel 8 Pro, again]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851805/google-store-pixel-8-pro-leak-porcelain 2023-08-30T00:47:31-04:00 2023-08-30T00:47:31-04:00

Continuing the storied tradition of Google's Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever, the as-yet-unannounced Pixel 8 Pro has popped up on a Google Store page. @Android_Setting on Twitter / X pointed out the image on a page promoting Google's subscriptions and services (Pixel Pass is not among them), showing a man taking a call on a Pixel 8 Pro in Porcelain.

Sure, the device looks like the renders and images that have already leaked, including from a supposed internal Google video, but how can we be sure it's that phone in that color? In a win for accessibility, the tipster notes that the image's alt-text description remove …

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]]> Emma Roth <![CDATA[Google Pixel Tablet specs leak just days ahead of I/O]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/8/23715130/google-pixel-tablet-specs-leak-release-date-io 2023-05-08T09:50:03-04:00 2023-05-08T09:50:03-04:00

The expected launch of the Google Pixel Tablet is just days away, but its specs have already been leaked online, as spotted earlier by WinFuture. A now-removed listing from Amazon's Japanese website reveals that the 11-inch tablet will feature Google's Tensor G2 chip with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage.

The listing also indicates that the device will come with an LCD display with a 2560 x 1600 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, up to 12 hours of video streaming, and USI 2.0 stylus support. Other notable features include two eight-megapixel cameras on the front and back of the device, quad speakers, three microphones, a USB-C chargin …

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]]> Richard Lawler <![CDATA[Google announces the Pixel Fold]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23711353/google-pixel-fold-announced 2023-05-04T13:15:13-04:00 2023-05-04T13:15:13-04:00
Pixel Fold | Image: Google

The rumors are true: next week, Google will introduce its first foldable phone, the Pixel Fold, during the Google I/O 2023 event.

Google hasn't revealed any specs for the device, but a brief teaser video shows off a full-size outer display on a phone that opens up similarly to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold devices. The camera bar on the back is similar to other Pixel devices but doesn't stick out as prominently, reflecting what we've seen in leaked marketing materials and even a hands-on video.

CNBC reported in April that the Pixel Fold would be a 5.8-inch phone that folds out into a 7.6-inch tablet. It'll reportedly include a Google Tensor G2 p …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[The Google Pixel Fold looks nearly gapless in first leaked marketing images]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/29/23703925/google-pixel-fold-leak-evan-blass-marketing-renders 2023-04-29T17:21:30-04:00 2023-04-29T17:21:30-04:00
The Pixel Fold in 4K. | Image via Evan Blass (@evleaks)

You've seen renders. You've seen a little footage. You've heard the marketing leaks. Now, you can feast your eyes on what are almost certainly the first images from Google itself of the leaked Pixel Fold. And if you haven't looked at this story in a while, there's a new third image as well:

Those are the sorts of images that are the bread and butter of Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, and while his Twitter account is still private, he's a friend of The Verge who's happy to let us share them with you this fine evening. (Evening for me, anyhow, I'm in California.)

These 4K images won't show you anything that hasn't been leaked before, and you can' …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[A real-life Pixel Fold has seemingly leaked for the very first time]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23693598/pixel-fold-irl-video-leak 2023-04-21T21:20:13-04:00 2023-04-21T21:20:13-04:00

You've seen renders and perhaps even a plastic mockup, but real-life footage of Google's first foldable phone? Unless we're getting the wool pulled over our eyes, behold the Pixel Fold!

It's true, there's not a lot to distinguish this as the Google foldable in this video alone - no logos, no distinctive design touches like a big camera bar, just a selfie camera up front, internal bezels, and a folding screen with rounded edges. It looks like it could be a Samsung prototype as easily as a Google device.

Except that it comes from reliable leaker (and developer) Kuba Wojciechowski, who's had a bead on this device for months. He says …

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]]> Jay Peters <![CDATA[The Pixel Tablet has been captured on video at a special Google event]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23693169/google-pixel-tablet-real-life-wild-photos-shaped-by-water-milan 2023-04-21T17:06:13-04:00 2023-04-21T17:06:13-04:00
The Pixel Tablet in a coral color. | Image from @saori_vj’s video on Instagram

The Pixel Tablet is supposed to launch sometime this year - Google I/O in May feels like a pretty good venue! - and ahead of its eventual release, somebody captured a video of the tablet in real life at Google's "Shaped by Water" installation currently happening as part of Milan Design Week (via 9to5Google).

In the Instagram video from Saori Masuda (you'll need to browse over to the very last video in the gallery), you can see many Google and Pixel devices laid out along a table, including some Pixel Tablets, Pixel Watches, different versions of Pixel Buds, and Pixel phones.

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Leak: Google will announce the Pixel Fold at I/O and beat Samsung on battery]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23688798/google-pixel-fold-report-weight-battery-io-announcement-release-date 2023-04-18T18:26:53-04:00 2023-04-18T18:26:53-04:00
This is what Google’s foldable Pixel smartphone might look like. | Image: OnLeaks and HowToiSolve

When will we finally see Google's first foldable phone? The smart money is now on May 10th, with availability in June. CNBC says it got hold of internal marketing materials showing Google will launch the repeatedly reportedly delayed smartphone at Google I/O.

Most of CNBC's report corroborates what leakers like Roland Quandt and OnLeaks have already told us. You should expect a closed-book 5.8-inch phone that folds out into a 7.6-inch tablet, powered by Google's Tensor G2 processor, starting at north of $1,700 - making it a direct competitor to Samsung's $1,800 Galaxy Z Fold 4.

Unapologetically (slightly) heavier

But CNBC says they may diff …

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]]> Jay Peters <![CDATA[The Pixel 7A might cost $50 more than the Pixel 6A]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/17/23687340/pixel-7a-cost-camera-wireless-charging-tablet 2023-04-17T20:32:38-04:00 2023-04-17T20:32:38-04:00
A Pixel 6A. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Google's still-unannounced Pixel 7A might cost $499, meaning the rumored midrange phone will launch at a $50 premium over last year's Pixel 6A, according to 9to5Google. While that price might be a bit of a disappointment, the new phone will apparently getting some big upgrades that could justify the cost.

The cameras, for example, are moving up to a 64MP main camera (up from 12MP in the Pixel 6A) and a 13MP ultrawide camera (up from 12MP), 9to5Google reports. The phone will apparently also be getting a 90hz display, the Tensor G2 chip that powers the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, and wireless charging. Those all seem like nice improvements from the ve …

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]]> Chris Welch <![CDATA[Google Pixel 7A leak reveals new blue color]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/10/23676986/google-pixel-7a-leak-blue-color-features 2023-04-10T09:56:27-04:00 2023-04-10T09:56:27-04:00
The Pixel 7A is expected to be announced at Google I/O next month. | Image: MySmartPrice / OnLeaks

We're getting closer and closer to Google I/O 2023, and it's looking like this year's event will come with new hardware in tow. Google is expected to announce its latest midtier phone, the Pixel 7A, at the May 10th I/O keynote. The company has a long history of sheer incompetence when it comes to containing leaks and product secrecy, and the 7A has been no exception.

Now, we're getting a look (via 9to5Google) at what appears to be Google's official marketing renders of the phone - and they show off a new blue color option that will be available alongside black and white. It's a muted blue and still a far cry from the "really blue" original …

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