Pixel 7a: Google code confirms numerous upgrades for company's next mid-range smartphone - Notebookcheck.net

Kuba Wojciechowski continues to uncover details astir unreleased Pixel smartphones, having drawn the attraction of Google developers. Principally, Wojciechowski has written astir 'Lynx', rumoured to beryllium the Pixel 7 Ultra, arsenic good arsenic the Pixel Tablet, the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro. However, the leaker precocious provided details astir the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a chipset that Qualcomm is expected to uncover wrong the adjacent fewer days astatine its yearly summit.

Subsequently, Wojciechowski has outlined that Lynx whitethorn really beryllium the codename for the Pixel 7a, not the mythical Pixel 7 Ultra, with Google tying the codename to 'Pixel 22 Mid-range'. Unsurprisingly, the Pixel 7a volition not motorboat with amended cameras than the Pixel 7 oregon Pixel 7 Pro. Instead, the leaker claims that Google has removed immoderate flagship hardware from newer Lynx revisions to marque it a Pixel 6a successor. Specifically, the ISOCELL GN1 superior camera has made mode for the IMX787, a 64 MP sensor that Sony released earlier this year. For reference, the IMX787 has already reached shelves via the Nubia Z40 Pro and the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra, on with the limited-run LG Velvet 2 Pro.

Conversely, the IMX712 remains, albeit lone for ultra-wide-angle optics with nary secondary telephoto lens. The Pixel a bid should person upgrades successful different areas too, specified arsenic a precocious refresh complaint show and wireless charging support. Purportedly, Google has equipped Lynx with a 90 Hz and 1080p show produced by Samsung, presumably an OLED panel. In short, the Pixel 7a promises to beryllium a important upgrade implicit the Pixel 6a, with a Google Tensor G2 chipset to adhd to the improved cameras, faster show and wireless charging capabilities described above. The Pixel 7a should get successful aboriginal 2023, with an instauration astatine I/O 2023 apt astatine this stage.

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