We’re coming as much as a yr for the reason that Google Pixel Pill was first introduced, and so it is honest to say that it has been a very long time coming. Now an inventory posted to Amazon, apparently in error, has revealed a number of the specs, the pricing, and the on-sale date for the system.

There’s a caveat although: this itemizing (through 9to5Google (opens in new tab)) was on the Amazon Japan website earlier than it received pulled. Nonetheless, it provides us some helpful clues as to how this pill could be priced and made obtainable throughout the remainder of the world as nicely.

The specs are listed as a Tensor G2 chipset, 8GB of RAM, and both 128GB or 256GB of storage. The display, in the meantime, is a 10.95-inch affair, with a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel decision and 500 nits of brightness. Battery life covers 12 hours of video watching, apparently, and there are 8MP cameras on the entrance and the again.

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Value and date

We will see from the photographs hooked up to the itemizing that we’ll get no less than two colours: Porcelain (a kind of beige and white combo) and Hazel (inexperienced and black). As beforehand rumored, the pill goes to return with ultra-wideband (UWB) help, which permits easy short-range communication between gadgets.

The beginning value is pegged at ¥79,800: Google will not use a straight foreign money conversion in different nations, however that works out as $590 / £470 / AU$870. For comparability, the entry-level iPad will set you again ¥68,800, so this is available in as barely costlier.

Then there’s the on-sale date, which appears to be June 20 in Japan. It is troublesome to foretell if that would be the identical worldwide, nevertheless it should not be any later than that in different areas. This coming Wednesday, Could 10, we have now the Google IO 2023 keynote – and we must always get extra details about the pill then.

Evaluation: do not forget the pill

We’re anticipating an entire host of bulletins to be made at Google IO 2023 this week: the Pixel 7a, the Pixel Fold, a number of AI improvements, the Pixel Watch 2, Android 14… the record goes on. In that kind of firm you would be forgiven for pondering that the ultimate Pixel Pill reveal is not going to be one of the crucial vital we see on Wednesday.

Nevertheless, this can be a huge deal for Google. It is the primary pill that it is launched with the Pixel branding, and so it is one thing of a step into the unknown – is there a requirement for an affordable-ish Android pill from Google?

It is also clearly going to double up as a wise house hub, with its elective stand and speaker dock, and so the system is about to be an vital cog within the general {hardware} ecosystem that Google has been placing collectively.

There aren’t an entire lot of nice Android tablets on the market, although slates just like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Amazon Hearth HD eight have a sure attraction. With Google now concerned, we’re hoping that Android turns into a critical proposition on bigger screens, and that extra app builders cater for larger shows as nicely.