Google unveils new flagship Pixel phones and its first smartwatch, which has Fitbit built in

Google connected Thursday announced the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones and its archetypal watch, the Pixel Watch. The devices were first teased during Google's developer event successful May, but the institution utilized an lawsuit successful New York City to supply much item astir each caller product, specified arsenic what's new, however overmuch they'll outgo and erstwhile you tin bargain them.

The Pixel is gaining momentum, but it inactive has conscionable a fraction of the telephone market. During Alphabet's net telephone for the archetypal quarter, CEO Sundar Pichai said the Pixel Series 6 is the "fastest-selling Pixel ever" and said the institution acceptable an all-time quarterly income record. The institution hopes that it tin transportation that momentum with the caller Pixel 7.

Google makes astir of its wealth from advertizing and doesn't study gross straight from its hardware products. The institution reports an "other" gross segment, which includes hardware, Play Store, and non-advertising YouTube revenue. In the 2nd 4th of this year, the institution said it brought successful "other" gross of $6.55 cardinal for the quarter, down somewhat from $6.62 cardinal the anterior year. Conversely, Apple made $50.5 cardinal successful iPhone gross during its 2nd quarter.

The Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel Watch motorboat Oct. 13.

Here's what you request to cognize astir them.

The Pixel Watch volition embed wellness tracking features from Fitbit, which Google acquired for astir $2.1 billion.

You tin usage Fitbit connected the ticker to way workouts, however good you slept, steps taken and more. If you've already utilized a Fitbit, it volition sync close up with the existing app you already person connected your phone. The Pixel Watch besides comes with a six-month Fitbit premium membership. The work includes entree to much than 200 workouts, offers accusation connected however slumber and bosom complaint trends person changed implicit clip and more.

But, similar the Apple Watch, it has smartwatch features, too. It runs the company's Wear OS software, which allows you to download apps from the Google Play Store. And it ties seamlessly into Google's products specified arsenic Wallet, Gmail, Calendar and Google Home. The Pixel Watch lone works with Android phones.

Google says the Pixel Watch tin past up to 24 hours connected a azygous charge, which is six hours longer than the Apple Watch Series 8.

The Pixel Watch starts astatine $349.99 for Bluetooth and WiFi and $399.99 for 4G LTE. Like Apple's Series 8, it has Emergency SOS. The institution says it volition adhd autumn detection aboriginal this year.

The $599 Pixel 7 and $899 Pixel 7 Pro are the archetypal phones to tally connected Google's caller Tensor G2 chip. It shows Google is continuing to physique its ain chips instead of utilizing a spot from Qualcomm, which it ditched past twelvemonth erstwhile it launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The Tensor processor helps alteration features that Google said it couldn't supply otherwise, specified arsenic accrued camera functions, on-device translation and more.

Google said the Pixel 7 has a 6.3-inch surface that's 25% brighter than past year's exemplary for improved visibility outdoors. It'll beryllium offered with 128GB and 256GB of storage, which is plentifulness for astir people, though folks who request much abstraction to prevention large files specified arsenic videos should see the Pixel 7 Pro, which ships with up to 512GB of storage.

Google's Pixels person been known to person immoderate of the champion cameras connected the marketplace successful past years. We don't cognize however the Pixel 7 volition lucifer up conscionable yet, but Google says it's made improvements.

Google bumped the solution of the backmost camera up to 50 megapixels, which should connection sharper images than past year's phones. And, contempt the cheaper price, the Pixel 7 has the aforesaid front-facing, main and ultrawide sensors arsenic the much costly model, but doesn't person the added zoom lens connected the back.

The Pixel 7 Pro has a fewer different high-end trimmings. It has much memory, which should marque apps and multitasking consciousness faster, and has a amended show with a sharper solution and higher highest brightness outdoors. It besides has a higher refresh rate, conscionable similar the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which means scrolling done websites oregon playing games volition look smoother.

You tin bid the caller phones and ticker opening Thursday up of their Oct. 13 release.