Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro announced; India price start at Rs. 59999


Google just introduced the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the company’s latest flagship smartphone and also launched the phone in India, as it had promised. The Pixel 7 comes with a smaller 6.32-inch FHD+ OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, and smaller battery.  The Pixel 7 Pro comes with a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ OLED display with 10-120Hz variable refresh rate. These have 25% higher peaker brightness than the predecessor.

Both the smartphones are powered by Google Tensor G2 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA and come with Titan M2 Security chip. These run Android 13, and similar to the Pixel 6 series, these will get security updates for 5 years, and OS updates should be for 3 years.

The phones have zirconia-blasted matte aluminum and a polished aluminum frame, respectively. These have Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection on the front and the back and have IP68 ratings for dust and water resistance.

Both the phones feature a 50-megapixel camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens, and the Pixel 7 Pro has an autofocus ultrawide camera with macro option, and also has a 48MP telephoto camera with support for 5x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom compared to 4x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom compared to Pixel 6 Pro.

Both these feature Photo unblur, Cinematic Blur for portrait video, feature a 10.8MP front camera with support for face unlock, and have 10-bit HDR video recording that also works with Snap, TikTok and YouTube.

The Pixel 7 has a 4355mAh battery and the Pixel 7 Pro has a 5000mAh battery, both with 30W fast charging and wireless charging. These promise up to 72 hours of battery life in extreme battery saver mode.

Google Pixel 7 specifications
  • 6.32-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, up to 1400 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
  • Google Tensor G2 processor with Titan M2 security chip
  • 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
  • Android 13
  • Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
  • 50MP rear camera with 1/1.3″ sensor, f/1.85 aperture, OIS, LDAF, 12MP 114° Ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 10-bit HDR recording, Cinematic Blur, high resolution 8x zoom, 4K 60 fps video recording
  • 10.8MP 92.8° front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 4K 60 fps video recording, face unlock
  • In-display fingerprint scanner
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
  • Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
  • Dimensions: 155.64 x 73.16 x 8.7mm; Weight: 195.5g
  • 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax  (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
  • 4355mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging wireless charging

Google Pixel 7 Pro specifications
  • 6.7-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) curved 10-120Hz LTPO AMOLED display with up to 1500 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
  • Google Tensor G2 processor with Google Titan M2 security chip
  • 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
  • Android 13
  • Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
  • 50MP rear camera with 1/1.3″ sensor, f/1.85 aperture, OIS, 12MP 125° Ultra-wide auto focus camera with f/2.2 aperture, 48MP telephoto camera with f/3.5 aperture, OIS, 4.8x optical zoom, high resolution 30x zoom, 10-bit HDR recording, Cinematic Blur, Macro focus, 4K 60 fps video recording
  • 10.8MP 92.8° front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 4K 60 fps video recording, face unlock
  • In-display fingerprint scanner
  • Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
  • Dimensions: 162.9 x 76.55 x 8.9mm; Weight: 212g
  • 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax  (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, ultra-wideband (UWB), GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
  • 5000mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, wireless charging
Pricing and availability 

The Pixel 7 comes in Obsidian, Lemongrass and Snow colours and is priced at Rs. 59,999 for the single 128GB version.

The Pixel 7 Pro comes in Obsidian, Hazel and Snow colours in India and is priced at Rs. 84,999 for the 128GB version. These are available to pre-order on Flipkart and will go on sale starting from October 13th.

Launch offers

  • 10% instant discount (Rs. 10,000 for Pixel 7 and Rs. 11,250 for Pixel 7 Pro) with HDFC Bank Credit and Debit cards from 06th to 9th Oct 2022
  • Buy Google between 6th October 2022 – 13th October 2022 and get a free 6-month Screen Damage Protection Plan.
  • Get Fitibit Inspire 2 at Rs. 4999

Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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