Pixel 7 Alleged Prototype Seems on eBay Months Earlier than Official Debut

An alleged prototype of the Pixel 7 surfaced on eBay — simply weeks after Google formally revealed the telephone at its I/O keynote earlier this month. Whereas the supply of the Pixel 7 is ready for later this 12 months, a vendor was in a position to put its alleged prototype on sale. The prototype appeared with the distinctive design that appeared on the keynote, carrying the distinctive digicam bar on the again. It appears to have the deep black Obsidian shade that Google itself showcased in the course of the Pixel 7 premiere. Individually, Google is discovered to be engaged on a brand new high-end Pixel telephone that may very well be completely different from the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional and carry a premium show expertise.

As spotted by Android commentator Mishaal Rahman, the alleged prototype of the Pixel 7 was put on sale by a vendor on eBay. The telephone seems to have the identical design language that Google showcased on the I/O 2022 keynote.

The itemizing of the prototype, which was closed on the time of submitting this text however was accessible by its cached version, included some extra photos of the telephone to indicate its sides, entrance, and again intimately.

General, the design of the prototype appears to be like fairly just like the Pixel 7 that Google revealed earlier this month. One of many photos additionally signifies that the telephone, which seemed to be in working situation, has 128GB of onboard storage. This means that the Pixel 7 could are available a 128GB mannequin.

A picture appeared on the itemizing exhibits that the telephone has a mannequin quantity GVU6C. A glimpse of the Pixel 7 Professional — a superior variant within the Pixel 7 sequence — was additionally purportedly seen in one of many photos the place the reflection of what appears to be the digicam bar of the telephone appeared on the again of the prototype.

Actual particulars on how the vendor was in a position to supply the prototype usually are not obtainable. Nonetheless, in a dialog with The Verge, the vendor claimed that they purchased the telephone from a wholesaler.

The vendor put the telephone on sale on eBay with a beginning bid of $450 (roughly Rs. 34,900). The itemizing was, although, ended shortly after it got here into public discover.

Notably, this isn’t the primary time when a Pixel machine has appeared intimately on the Net forward of its official availability. The Pixel household, actually, has an extended historical past of coming within the leaks and rumours.

Google, nevertheless, this time tried to place the hearsay mongers to relaxation by revealing the Pixel 7 sequence means forward of its formal launch that’s set for later this 12 months — most likely in October. Nonetheless, the itemizing on eBay means that the corporate nonetheless must work on tightening its management on the provision aspect to restrict early appearances of its upcoming gadgets.

Along with the surfacing of the Pixel 7 alleged prototype, Google is discovered to have a brand new high-end Pixel telephone in improvement. As reported by 9to5Google, the brand new machine is codenamed G10 and its references have been spotted throughout the Android kernel code. It’s to have a top-notch show carrying a 120Hz refresh fee. The show of the mysterious Pixel telephone is discovered to be manufactured from China’s BOE and has specs together with a QHD+ (1,440×3,120 pixels) decision that matches with that of the Pixel 6 Professional. Additional, the display is claimed to be of 71x155mm measurement.

The display decision and measurement of the brand new Pixel machine means that it might be a telephone and never a pill or different machine.

However nonetheless, there aren’t any official particulars in regards to the existence of the reported high-end Pixel telephone. It could simply be a prototype for inside testing or would possibly lastly debut after the launch of the Pixel 7 sequence.