New Delhi: Details of Google's upcoming Pixel 7 line comprising the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been surfaced and that includes a Samsung Exynos modem 5300 and second-gen Sensor chip. The tech giant leaked details of both devices in the code for Android 13, along with new development codenames ‘Cheetah’ and ‘Panther’ and new significant upgrades, the media has reported.
Along with the release of the Android 13 Developer Preview earlier last week, some details of the upcoming Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been leaked. Both the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will feature the Google Tensor GS201 chipset and apart from that, not much is known about the upcoming Pixel 7 lineup. The Pixel 7 series is likely to be unveiled in October this year.
Meanwhile, earlier in January, Google had announced that it has started sending out the January update to its phones. All supported Pixel devices running Android 12 will receive these software updates, with the exception of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, which will receive the update later this month, the tech giant had said.
"The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. We will provide an update to this post once it is available. We encourage you to check your Android version and update to receive the latest software," the company said in a statement.
Users will receive a notification once the OTA becomes available for their devices. The January feature update comes with fixes for some issues that Google Pixel phone users were facing. As per the Pixel phone support page, Google has tuned and improved the volume of system sounds for the Pixel 5. With the new update Pixel, 4a 5G users get a fix for speaker noise that used to occur in certain scenarios. Pixel 5, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G users get auto-brightness improvements in certain lighting conditions.
Apple is also likely to launch its next lineup this fall and the iPhone 14 Pro is touted to come with significant RAM and camera upgrades.