We’re anticipating Google to lastly get round to launching the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Professional subsequent month, having confirmed their existence again in Might – however we now have information of a smaller Pixel variant that may be arriving within the not-too-distant future.

This comes from Digital Chat Station (opens in new tab), a tipster with a respectably good monitor report for correct leaks. Sadly, we do not truly get all that a lot details about the system aside from a codename: Neila.

The telephone will apparently have a single round gap cut-out for the selfie digital camera, which is consistent with the Pixel 7. The rear of the telephone may also comply with the development of latest Pixels apparently, with an extruded bar on the again housing the rear cameras.

Dimension issues

What we do not have right here is any indication of simply how compact this smaller telephone goes to be. The Pixel 6 has a 6.4-inch display screen and the Pixel 6 Professional has a 6.71-inch display screen, whereas the flagship Pixel 7 handsets are anticipated to match these dimensions fairly intently.

Might this new telephone be the Google Pixel 7a? The Pixel 6a has a smaller 6.1-inch show in any case – however the leak makes use of the phrase “flagship” (by way of Google Translate anyway), which means that it will not be a extra inexpensive mid-ranger just like the Pixel 6a is.

There have been whispers about each a smaller Pixel 7 and a Pixel 7 Extremely in earlier months, however to this point Google has solely confirmed the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Professional. We’ll have to attend and see what else would possibly seem in the identical sequence.

Evaluation: small would not often promote

Because the tipster Digital Chat Station factors out, there’s some volatility on the subject of the gross sales of smaller telephones throughout totally different markets. Keep in mind that Apple launched the iPhone 13 mini final yr, however this yr has changed it with the a lot greater iPhone 14 Plus.

Telephone sizes proceed to creep up and up in the direction of what would beforehand have been described as “phablet” territory. The unique Google Pixel, launched a mere six years in the past in 2016, got here sporting a 5 inch show that will really feel tiny by as we speak’s requirements.

A smaller display screen means a telephone takes up much less room in a bag or a pocket; it additionally means it is simpler to function with one hand. In opposition to that, it means much less can match on to the display screen without delay – whether or not that is a doc, an internet site, or a social media feed.

Foldable telephones might be the reply, providing bigger screens when opened and extra compact kind components when closed shut. If the rumors are to be believed, Google is prepping a foldable Pixel telephone in addition to this extra compact Neila mannequin.

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