Google Is Revealing New Pixel Hardware Two Months Earlier Than Expected

Google’s Pixel devices volition motorboat earlier than Apple’s iPhone this year. Google announced its yearly Made by Google lawsuit volition hap 2 months earlier than expected. It volition instrumentality spot Tuesday, August 13, astatine its office successful Mountain View, California, and it’s erstwhile we expect the institution volition uncover everything determination is to cognize astir AI, the Pixel 9, and the adjacent mentation of Android.

The lawsuit volition commencement astatine 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET and volition beryllium livestreamed connected YouTube. There volition beryllium an in-person lawsuit that Gizmodo has already RSVP’d to, truthful we’ll beryllium determination connected the crushed with each that’s caller from Google.

Over the past 5 years, Google has typically hosted these Made by Google events successful October. Android blogs similar 9to5Google fig the merchandise is earlier this twelvemonth to coincide with Android 15's authoritative rollout alternatively of waiting until 2 months aft the fact. It’s besides apt that Google wants to get the caller Pixel phones retired determination and into the hands of users earlier Apple rolls retired the achromatic carpet for the next iPhone successful September, which is erstwhile we usually expect Cupertino’s corresponding event.

We expect to spot astatine slightest 3 sizes of the Pixel 9 smartphone this time. The rumor mill has been churning astir the thought of a Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and a Pixel 9 Pro XL. The suspicion is that the XL volition enactment the aforesaid size arsenic the existent Pixel 8 Pro, portion the Pixel 9 Pro volition beryllium smaller to accommodate hands similar mine. As Jewel sang backmost successful 1998, my hands are small, I know. But they’re not yours; they are my own. My hands volition wield a smaller Pixel smartphone with a amended camera zoom than the regular Pixel offers. Being connected the Pixel 8 without due zoom past 2x has been challenging.

We besides expect a third-generation update for the Pixel Buds and the Pixel Watch. The rumors astir what’s adjacent connected the skyline for wearables person been slim, but we mightiness get a larger 45mm variant to amended vie with Samsung’s ticker offerings—all of which are getting a refresh adjacent month.