We’re still several months away from the launch of the Pixel 7 but this is going to
be a big year for Google’s Pixel.
Over the past several months the Pixel 6 has faced a lot of bad press due to serious bugs
and update issues but despite all that Google managed to quadruple its North American market
share.
This puts a lot of pressure on this year's Pixel to keep the momentum going and earn
back the trust of the disillusioned Pixel 6 customers.
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I'm Scott Leffler, and this is our list of the 10 Things We Hope to See in the Pixel
7.
#10 - More Color Options When it comes to color options the Pixel 6
and the Pixel 6 Pro each had three different colors to choose from with fun names like
“Sorta Seafoam” and “Kinda Coral”.
The color options supplemented the sleek design of the phone but fell far behind the competition.
Samsung has a total of 8 color options for the S22 and S22+ and 7 for the S22 Ultra while
Apple offers 6 color options for the iPhone 13 and 5 options on the iPhone 13 Pro models.
With the Pixel 7 and the 7 Pro, we currently have no updates about the colors that’ll
be available.
Still, we expect and hope to see Google outdo themselves again with even more options that
make choosing a Pixel a unique experience for every user.
We hope to see at least 5 color options with the Pixel 7 and maybe even take a page out
of Samsung’s book with a few Google-exclusive colors.
#9 - Better Battery Life Both the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have large batteries–coming
in at just over 4,600 milliamp hours and 5,000 milliamp hours respectively–but when it
came to real-world battery life both devices fell a bit short.
In consumer drain testing the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have about 8 hours of constant use with
the smaller Pixel 6 often outperforming the pro by around 10%.
Don’t get me wrong, this is perfectly acceptable and usable, but it's about 14% less battery
life than the S22+ which only has a 4,500 milliamp-hour battery so it’s nothing impressive
and has room for improvement.
This year, both models of the Pixel will likely retain the same battery size as the Pixel
6 and 6 pro but we hope to see improvements in overall battery life by improving the energy
efficiency of the chips, hardware, and OS.
#8 - Tensor 2 Chip The biggest area to improve battery life is
with the processor and it’s now official, the new Pixel phones will be powered by Google’s
very own Tensor 2 chips!
For all owners of the Pixel 6, and everyone who knows how great Google’s very own Tensor
chips are, this is something to get very excited about.
The original Tensor chips were cool, mostly because of the machine learning and AI capabilities
like real-time translation and arguably the best speech-to-text on any device.
With an upgraded version of this chip, we expect to see a big improvement in the overall
performance and more efficient use of the battery.
But we also hope to see some cool new smart AI features that put it in a class of its
own.
What AI feature would you like to see in the Pixel 7?
Let us know in the comments.
#7 - Faster Charging Let’s face it, companies don’t have an
excuse anymore to not follow in the footsteps of phones like the OnePlus 9 which can charge
to almost full in a half hour.
Being able to get some extra juice in your phone quickly can help users overlook poor
battery life.
Currently, the Pixel 6 and the 6 Pro can charge at 30 Watts with a wired connection and 23
Watts for wireless.
Again, this isn’t bad, it’s just not quite what we hope to see from a flagship device.
Competitors are miles ahead of the Pixel when it comes to fast charging, and with phones
being used more and more as time goes on, people need to worry less about running out
of battery.
If the technology exists, Google should make the effort to implement it within their own
devices.
#6 - Wider Availability While the Pixel 6 managed to get a 3% market
share in North America when it comes to global market share it hardly makes it onto the charts,
but really this isn’t too surprising since the Pixel 6 is only sold in 12 markets globally
primarily in the anglosphere as well as Germany, France, Spain, and Italy in Europe and only
Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore in Asia.
Google is missing out on massive markets most notably in Asia where the Pixel would be very
popular.
In fact, Google underestimated the demand in Europe for the Pixel 6 and ran into supply
shortages for their pre-order bonus.
We don’t expect to see a wide global expansion with the Pixel 7 but expanding into India,
Malaysia, South Korea as well into some of the Gulf countries would be a good start and
really help to build more momentum for the brand.
#5 - Improved Fingerprint Scanner One of the major complaints Pixel 6 users
have with the phone is the unreliability of the fingerprint scanner.
Unlike Samsung phones, which use a highly accurate ultrasonic scanner, the Pixel 6 uses
an optical scanner which has proved to be annoying at best and outright useless at its
worst.
We think most Pixel 6 users will agree with us when we say that the fingerprint scanner
is one of the weakest parts of an otherwise awesome device.
Hopefully, Google is aware of this issue and will replace it with a more reliable ultrasonic
sensor.
Also, the pixel surprisingly lacks any kind of face unlock and the lack of this feature
combined with the troublesome fingerprint scanner is really a black eye on the Pixel
6.
Perhaps the new Tensor chip is all that’s needed, as an improved AI could potentially
be better at learning both your face and your fingerprint but regardless, this is a big
feature improvement we hope to see on the Pixel 7.
#4 - Longer Support for Software A major promise that Google did not hold was
its claim that it would provide software updates for five years for all its phones.
As it turns out, software updates were only supported for three years, and it was actually
just security patches that continued for five years.
This puts Google behind competitors like Samsung which offer 4 years of Android updates and
doesn’t come close to Apple that offers up to 7 years of iOS updates.
It’s kinda weird Google doesn’t do better in this area since Google owns the Android
OS and made their chips for the Pixel 6, so it would seem that they essentially control
how long their software can support their devices.
Needless to say, Google needs to step up for the benefit of its customers and at least
match Samsung’s 4 years of updates.
#3 - Bug-free software at launch I mentioned this at the beginning of the video
but a thorn in the sides of early Pixel 6 users was the unending bugs at launch.
In Google’s defense, they were dealing with integrating a new version of Android with
an all-new in-house Tensor chip, and it's understandable if they faced a few bumps on
that journey.
But, regardless, this was a terrible experience for their customers who paid good money for
a buggy phone.
Hopefully, Google will learn from this experience because it’s a really bad look for them
to have so many software bugs in their own flagship device.
Moreover, we really hope Android 13 is a force to be reckoned with.
We’ve seen early looks at the new OS, and it would be an understatement to say that
they’ve made a major overhaul with how the OS functions, particularly its aesthetics.
We at Tenzies are keeping our fingers crossed for Google to have a smooth launch of this
new OS and hope that it proves to be as good as it looked at their presentation.
#3 - Better Cameras The Pixel phones have had a reputation for
having the best camera in a smartphone.
This is rather subjective but I think few people will disagree that when it comes to
camera quality and phone price the Pixel is by far the best bang for your buck.
So taking the camera to the next level is a must for the Pixel 7.
Now, before I get anyone’s hopes up, the Pixel 7s will likely use the same hardware
for its cameras as the Pixel 6.
This isn’t really bad news, since both the Pixel 6 models have really impressive hardware
as it is.
What we really want to see, though, is how Google will integrate the capabilities of
the new Tensor chip within the camera software to optimize all pictures for the best results.
One big upgrade people really want to see is a 10x optical zoom instead of just the
4x zoom on the Pixel 6 Pro.
This would match what the S22 Ultra offers and would give Samsung some stiff competition.
But, it’s not likely that would happen without a significant size increase to the Pixel 7
to accommodate the bigger lens and sensor.
And really, what are the odds that Google would release a whole new Pixel model to compete
with Samsung and Apple?
#1 - New Pixel 7 Model Well, even though we don’t want to raise
anyone’s expectations unnecessarily, the rumor mill is pointing towards a potential
new model for the Pixel 7.
It could be something like a Pixel 7 Ultra with a bigger screen, or even possibly a folding
Pixel, similar to the Samsung Z Fold, though it’s unlikely.
All we know for now is that deep dives into the code for the current Pixel models have
revealed 3 different tags for devices.
It’s uncertain what device the third tag is labeling, so it’s simply a guessing game
for now but a Pixel 7 Ultra would follow the trend of both Apple and Samsung and would
be the perfect way to supercharge the momentum from the Pixel 6.
So, do you guys think Google is hiding a potential 3rd version of the Pixel 7?
Which of the entries in our list are you most hyped to see?
Tell us in the comments below!
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