Google has scheduled an event to launch the hardware October 4th where the official presentation of the new Pixel 8 smartphones and certainly other devices such as the second generation of the Pixel Watch smartwatch is expected.

Just like last year’s event “Made by Google” will be held in New York City with a keynote at 10 a.m. ET and will be streamed live and online on his YouTube channel and Google Store website. To say that the announcement comes 24 hours after Apple sent out its invitations to the event where it will introduce the iPhone 15 series.

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Google is talking about “Pixel device portfolio renewal” in the same invitation to the event confirming that the star of the event will be a new generation of mobile phones. If you follow us regularly, you’ll know more than enough what we expect from them as leaks have been plentiful. Just yesterday, Google “leaked” an actual image of the phone that was briefly posted on its website:

The Pixel 8 would launch at least two versions, standard and Proboth with screens 6.2 and 6.7-inch Super AMOLED diagonally. Panels will be significantly improved, in native resolution, refresh rate and maximum brightness.

Cameras They have also been improved, especially those of the Pro model, with the main one to be deployed by the Samsung GN2, a 64-megapixel Sony IMX787 ultra-wide lens capable of providing a 0.49x zoom level, and a 48 MPX ISOCELL GM5 telephoto lens. with 5x optical zoom. The set also includes a ToF sensor and another Melexis MLX90632 infrared sensor.

As for its main engine, Google updates it with Tensioner G3a new version of its SoC of its own design, which would have a personalized AMD Radeon GPU as the biggest novelty.

All these hardware improvements translate into a price increase compared to the Pixel 7. It is not known how much, but take it for sure. Google mobile phones, like every year, will be the first to install the next Android 14 operating system by default.

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The second of the devices will be the second generation of smart watches, which many consider the most beautiful on the market. Also heavily filtered after appearing in the Google Play Console catalog and the FCC regulator’s list of certified devices, it will have the same design as the original.

Your screen will 1.2 inch circular AMOLED with a resolution of 383 x 384 pixels and a density of 320 ppi. Previous rumors say that Google has decided to install a Samsung screen, all this is a guarantee of this type of component.

According to Play Console data, its engine will be a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5, an interesting update that should improve the Exynos 9110 Pixel Watch. Like the original, it will have 2GB of RAM. The Pixel Watch 2 will have a 306mAh battery, which is a slight increase from the original’s 294mAh. Google will offer versions with Wi-Fi and LTE broadband, and will have four different strap options.

In the software section, the watch will come with Wear OS 4 based on Android 13. After Samsung’s Watch6, it will be the second in the market with the latest version. When it comes to pricing, Google is expected to maintain 349 dollars from the original.