We’re anticipating the Google Pixel 7 collection will land quickly and there’s now extra proof of that, as telephones believed to be the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional have been listed on an FCC (Federal Communications Fee) database.

The listings – which had been noticed by 9to5Google (opens in new tab) – are one thing we’d count on to see near launch. Extra particularly they recommend we is likely to be round a month off, with a mid-September launch potential, as each the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a hit the FCC roughly a month earlier than they had been unveiled.

The Pixel 6 was revealed in October, however it feels like its successor could possibly be early this 12 months. In addition to being an indication that these telephones could possibly be simply weeks away, the listings additionally present some particulars about them.

They don’t inform us a lot, however they do recommend the Google Pixel 7 Professional will get UWB (ultra-wideband), whereas the usual Pixel 7 gained’t.

UWB, for these unfamiliar, is a wi-fi know-how that may enable for terribly exact positioning and placement monitoring of units. It’s utilized by Apple’s AirTag for instance, and within the Pixel 6 Professional it’s used for Close by Share, which helps you to share content material with close by units. Although notably you don’t want a Pixel 6 Professional for Close by Share, so UWB just isn’t a vital part right here.

Presently the Pixel 6 Professional is the one Pixel handset with UWB, and it seems like Google is holding it a Professional function if this FCC data is correct – which it seemingly is, since that is an official database.

The FCC listings don’t reveal a lot else, although they point out unsurprising issues like help for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, plus variations of the telephones that supply each mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G connectivity and ones that simply supply sub-6GHz. These confer with completely different 5G frequency ranges, and it’s seemingly that the mmWave model will solely be bought in international locations that may reap the benefits of these frequencies.

Whereas we’d all the time take leaks with a pinch of salt, FCC particulars are usually correct. We must always know for positive quickly although, as – even with out these listings – we would expect to see the Pixel 7 line in October.

Evaluation: restricted UWB help means Google would possibly nonetheless not do a lot with it

When you had been pondering of shopping for the usual Pixel 7 you in all probability gained’t miss out on a lot by not getting UWB, since Google doesn’t use the tech for a lot proper now.

Whereas it’s potential that can change, the truth that the corporate is holding it unique to the Professional fashions means that there in all probability isn’t something large deliberate for UWB within the close to future – in any other case it will make sense for it to be extra extensively accessible.

So the presence or absence of UWB in all probability isn’t one thing it is best to overly consider when selecting which of the very best Pixel telephones to purchase.