An alleged prototype of Google’s upcoming Pixel 7 smartphone has been posted on eBay, giving us a first look at the new phone during the wild months ahead of its scheduled launch in the fall (via guru d ‘Android Mishaal Rahman).
Google just unveiled the phone a few weeks ago at Google I / O, and what we can see in the prototype matches what Google has already shown. The distinctive camera bar is back, and this year it’s an aluminum bar with scraps for the cameras. And the case of the alleged prototype is a deep black that looks like one of the colors that Google showed on I / O.
One of the official images of Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, including deep black. Image: Google
The eBay list includes some photos of the front, back, and side of the device, though there’s not much to see that you can’t see in the official Google renders. A photo of the phone on display shows that it has 128 GB of storage, which suggests that Google will once again offer a 128 GB model as an option for the final phone. A screenshot says the phone model is GVU6C. And a photo indicates that this eBay seller may also have gotten his hands on a Pixel 7 Pro, as you can see the reflection of what appears to be the Pixel 7 Pro’s camera bar on the back of the Pixel 7 prototype .
We’ve compiled images from the eBay list in the gallery below, if you’d like to examine them for yourself:
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In messages with The Verge, the seller claims that he bought the Pixel 7 prototype from a wholesaler without knowing what it was. The seller says they realized it was a Pixel 7 after researching and seeing pictures that looked like the phone they had. They also say they had a Pixel 7 Pro, but they already sold it.
The listing is closed, so you won’t be able to grab this device for your collection. There were no bids for the prototype, and the initial bid was $ 450. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This Pixel 7 list is just the latest major leak prior to the launch of a Pixel device, which has a history of surprise appearances dating back to the first phone to bear the name. Apparently, a prototype Pixel Watch was found in a restaurant shortly before the smartwatch was announced on I / O. A mention of the Pixel 6A appeared in a coloring book in January. Someone filmed what looked like a Pixel 6 Pro test drive a few weeks before Google officially launched the device. I could go on.
Unfortunately, we’ll probably wait a few more months for Google to share more information about the Pixel 7. Phones won’t arrive until the fall, and if previous years are a sign, we’ll have to wait for some kind of launch event in the future. October. . Until then, these eBay photos may be our best look at the next phone … well, until they inevitably leak again.