Yesterday, Apple made the date of its subsequent grand unveiling occasion official. It would announce the iPhone 15 sequence on September 12.
At present, Google has revealed the date for its subsequent massive {hardware} occasion. It is completed so manner earlier than Apple, nevertheless, which makes us assume it needed to ‘reply’ to Apple’s announcement on this manner. Anyway, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional are getting official on October 4.
Pixel occasion invitations additionally simply went out. We’re descending into probably the most enjoyable time of the 12 months pic.twitter.com/RZfpm4u6OZ
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) August 30, 2023
In contrast to Apple’s occasion, which is happening as standard at its campus in Cupertino, California, Google selected New York Metropolis as its venue. Each occasions begin at 10 AM native time.
Google says it can “introduce the newest additions” to its Pixel portfolio of gadgets on October 4 on the aforementioned occasion. This means the Pixel Watch 2 may also launch on the similar time.
Amusingly (or extra doubtless deliberately to drum up hype), Google leaked its personal upcoming Pixel 8 Professional smartphone mere hours in the past on its on-line retailer – you may see the picture in query beneath.
The Pixel 8 Professional has been leaked rather a lot just lately, and it is rumored to sport a temperature sensor on the again, a 6.7-inch 120 Hz QHD+ LTPO OLED display screen, the Tensor G3 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, a triple rear digital camera system (50 MP major with OIS, 64 MP ultrawide, and 48 MP telephoto), an 11 MP selfie snapper, and a 4,950 mAh battery with help for 27W wired charging. Unsurprisingly it can run Android 14 from day one.
The Pixel 8 may have the identical chipset and Android model, the identical selfie digital camera, the identical storage choices and fingerprint sensor, a 6.17-inch 1080×2400 120 Hz touchscreen, a twin rear digital camera system (50 MP major, 12 MP ultrawide), and a 4,485 mAh battery with help for 24W wired and 12W wi-fi charging.
