It’s most likely no accident that Google is sharing particulars of the Pixel 7 line on the day of the iPhone 14 launch. In spite of everything, if any firm can steal a few of Apple’s thunder, it’s Google – or Samsung, however we’re not anticipating the rest massive from the Galaxy Fold maker this 12 months.

First, the corporate revealed that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional can be absolutely unveiled on October 6, and now – by way of its on-line retailer (opens in new tab) and noticed by Cellphone Area (opens in new tab) – Google has revealed the colours you’ll be capable to get the telephones in.

Within the case of the Google Pixel 7, it’s a selection of Obsidian, Snow or Lemongrass, and for the Pixel 7 Professional it’s Obsidian, Snow or Hazel.

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So not the widest choice, and every mannequin solely has one distinctive shade. Obsidian and Snow are mainly black and white respectively, whereas Lemongrass is a greenish yellow, and Hazel is a greyish inexperienced.

Alongside the colours, Google has additionally revealed the chipset these telephones will use. We already knew that it will be the following technology of the Tensor chipset seen within the Pixel 6 line, however now we all know the title – it’s the Google Tensor G2.

Google guarantees this chipset will convey “much more useful, customized options to images, movies, safety, and speech recognition.” Nonetheless, going by the earlier model it’s unlikely to match the uncooked energy of the Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 1, which is the present high Android chipset, not to mention the A16 Bionic that we’re anticipating to see within the iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max.

Evaluation: a brand new choice of shades

Whereas the Pixel 7 coloration choice isn’t particularly broad, it does embody some shades that weren’t supplied on the Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Professional.

The Pixel 6 might be had in Stormy Black, Sorta Seafoam, or Kinda Coral, whereas the Pixel 6 Professional is on the market in Stormy Black, Cloudy White, and Sorta Sunny. So there’s blacks and whites in each choices, however the Hazel and Lemongrass choices this 12 months are new.

Nonetheless, the Pixel 6 line arguably has extra attention-grabbing colours, as a result of if nothing else a lot of them are two-tone shades, with a unique coloration above the digicam block than under. For the Pixel 7 although Google has ditched this concept.

The brand new telephones arguably look smarter consequently, particularly with their metallic digicam block, however in addition they look barely much less eye-catching and distinctive. Nonetheless, they’re positive to rank among the many finest Pixel telephones.