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According to a well-placed source, display is one of the components that is in line to receive a significant upgrade on the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro as compared to the Pixel 7 handset that was launched last year.
This comes from the usually reliable Kamila Wojciechowska at Android Authority, who says that the Pixel 8 will bump its maximum refresh rate to 120Hz, up from the 90Hz on the Pixel 7. The Pixel 8 Pro sticks to 120Hz like the Pixel 7 Pro, but both phones will offer a greater range of refresh rates overall, which should improve battery life.
Gloss also gets a boost. On the Pixel 8, the maximum HDR brightness will apparently be 1,400 nits, and it goes up to 1,600 nits for the Pixel 8 Pro. On both the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, HDR brightness tops out at 1,000 nits.
However, displays are getting smaller. The Pixel 8 screen is reportedly shrinking from 6.3 inches to 6.17 inches (keeping the same 2400 x 1800 pixel resolution), and the Pixel 8 Pro screen is said to be 6.70 inches instead of 6.71 inches with 2992 x 1344 pixel resolution. (down from 3120 x 1440 pixels on the Google Pixel 7 Pro).
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Do the math on those dimensions and resolutions, and you’ll see that the pixels-per-inch on the Pixel 8 goes up from 417 to 427, while the Pixel 8 Pro drops from 512 to 490. Those are relatively small differences that would be difficult to spot.
One reason for these changes appears to be the new display panels that Google is sourcing for these phones. Larger corner radii have been mentioned (see previous leaks), while the Pixel 8 Pro will switch from a screen with curved edges to a completely flat one (like the Pixel 7 and Pixel 8, but unlike the Pixel 7 Pro).
We like what we’re hearing about the Google Pixel 8 phones so far, and the substantial increase in display specs – in terms of refresh rates and brightness at least – is going to give potential buyers another reason to pick one up Is.
We’ve already heard rumors about the performance boost that the Pixel 8 phones are going to bring with them, and the improved camera modules that will be fitted with the handsets. There may also be a built-in thermometer. If Google sticks to its usual schedule, we should see a launch sometime around October.
