A few months after Google launched its Pixel 7 Series of smartphones, the first set of leaks regarding the Google Pixel 8 Series surfaced on the web. 2023 will see Google launching the Pixel 7a at the I/O 2023 post which the countdown to the Pixel 8 Series will begin. The Google Pixel 8 Series which is expected to launch in the 2nd half of 2023 will have Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices. Although Google has obviously not started talking about this upcoming line-up various tipsters have started coming up with details that could be pivotal to the Pixel 8 series smartphones.
Google Pixel 8 Series: New camera sensor tipped
Google's 2023 flagship Pixels to include support for staggered HDR – 🧵 pic.twitter.com/ZfWtwQBykY
— Kuba Wojciechowski⚡ (@Za_Raczke) December 19, 2022
According to Kuba Wojciechowski, the next Google flagship phones will support staggered HDR. This will let the sensor capture different exposures simultaneously with the same pixels.
Just like iPhone can use smart HDR to capture different exposure shots at different levels and then merges them in real-time to give a single image that is best, Google might also do something like that for the Pixel 8 series. Pixel 7 has HDR shooting but it is not as effective as staggered HDR. This limitation is due to the Samsung GN1 camera sensor (not supporting staggered HDR) that is provided in Pixel 7 phones.
This is being rectified as both Pixel phones for 2023 codenamed Husky and Shiba will have staggered HDR, claims Wojciechowski. This means the Pixel 8 series might also get a new camera sensor and that will most probably be the GN2 sensor. Google also seems to be working on the Pro version of its Pixel tablet which has been codenamed TangorPro.
Google Pixel 7 Series consist of Pixel 7 (Rs. 59,999) and Pixel 7 Pro (Rs. 84,999), both of which are available in the Indian market. Pixel 7 is equipped with a 50MP main and a 12MP ultrawide camera while the Pixel 7 Pro has an additional 48MP telephoto lens as well.