Google’s most up-to-date flagship telephones are the Google Pixel 7 and the Google Pixel 7 Professional, however a leaked roadmap provides us an concept of the tech large’s Pixel plans for the subsequent few years – all the best way as much as 2025. We will be seeing foldable telephones, spec upgrades, and lots extra apart from, it appears.

This intriguing look into the long run comes courtesy of Android Authority (opens in new tab), although keep in mind that that is by no means official, and it is not past the realms of risk that Google will change its plans even when this report is presently correct. Even the supply itself says that the roadmap is not set in stone.

With these caveats out of the best way, we will dive in. Round Google IO 2023 time in April or Might we’re apparently getting the Google Pixel Fold (priced at $1,799, which is roughly £1,495 or AU$2,675) and the Google Pixel 7a (apparently worth matched to this yr’s Google Pixel 6a at $449 / £399 / AU$749).

As much as 2025

Additional out we’ll have the Google Pixel eight and the Google Pixel eight Professional later in 2023. This roadmap suggests the Pixel eight can be smaller than its direct predecessor, although the Professional mannequin is claimed to match the Google Pixel 7 Professional when it comes to dimensions and show dimension. Each telephones are reportedly going to be powered by the Tensor G3.

The yr 2024 will apparently convey three Pixel 9 fashions operating the Tensor G4, with two Professional editions: the prevailing 6.7-inch dimension and a brand new 6.3-inch dimension (to extra intently match the Apple iPhone sequence). Nevertheless, the launch of the Google Pixel 8a depends on Pixel 7a gross sales – Google may swap to a two-year cycle for the mid-range handset.

That takes us all the best way to 2025, and right here the planning is extra fluid – rather a lot is determined by how gross sales of the 2023 and 2024 telephones go. Google may launch a clamshell foldable to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip sequence, the report says, it would broaden the Pixel 10 vary to 4 telephones, and it would launch a Google Pixel Fold 2.

Evaluation: following Apple and Samsung

As Android Authority additionally factors out whereas reporting on its scoop, Google is clearly trying to comply with the lead set by Apple and Samsung – the 2 telephone makers that dominate gross sales within the US. By 2025 Google may have two foldables (like Samsung) and 4 flagship telephone fashions (like Apple).

Switching the Pixel A sequence telephones to a launch each different yr would match Apple as nicely – it is what’s been taking place with the iPhone SE. When energy and efficiency aren’t fairly so necessary, upgrades aren’t fairly as pressing, and altering the cycle may assist Google in sticking to a set worth level on these telephones.

What stays to be seen is whether or not or not ramping up its Pixel efforts results in extra {hardware} gross sales for Google. It has been working arduous to construct out its ecosystem of gadgets – we have had the Pixel Watch launch this yr, and subsequent yr we’re getting the Pixel Pill, giving customers extra items of {hardware} that work seamlessly collectively.

In the meantime the primary promoting factors of the Pixel telephones have remained the identical for years: glorious images and movies, and a clear and continually up to date model of Android. Nevertheless, within the US at the least, Google nonetheless must do one thing about folks’s dependence on iMessage to get substantial numbers of customers to change.

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