We’ve found indications that Google may be working on an additional, mysterious Pixel phone with a high-end display.
Last week, we reported on some of the key display specifications for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro based on publicly available code from the Android Open Source Project. We’ve been able to link these snippets of code to specific phones thanks to the mentions of “C10” and “P10”, which are linked to “Cheetah” (Pixel 7 Pro) and “Panther” (Pixel 7), respectively.
In addition to these code names for the Pixel 2022 generation, we were also able to confirm two other feline device key names, Felix and Lynx. These two should be the Pixel 7a and another unknown device, possibly a version of the folding Pixel Notepad that runs on second-generation Tensor hardware.
Alongside working on the new screens for “C10” and “P10”, we also found that Google has been preparing support for a completely different screen, which has been labeled “G10”. As noted above, so far we haven’t discovered any Pixel-related code names that begin with the letter “G”, which makes this an interesting mysterious device to try.
For starters, we know that this G10 device obviously has to work with Android, and judging by all the references to Exynos, it should be powered by a Tensor chip. This suggests that we may be looking at some kind of Pixel device.
This G10 does not seem to be part of the Pixel A series, as it is capable of running at 120 Hz just like the Pixel 6 Pro. In fact, the screen of the G10, despite being made by BOE, a Chinese screen OEM that sometimes uses Apple, instead of Samsung, has basic specifications identical to those of the Pixel 6 Pro, which include a resolution of 1440 × 3120 , a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 71 x 155 mm. physical size. Resolution and size also rule out the possibility of the Pixel tablet being launched in 2023.
From the limited tracks we have, the G10 seems to be quite similar to the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro. Unfortunately, this does not bring us any closer to solving the mystery of where a high-end device like the G10 would fit into the Made by Google line. Feel free to share some of your own theories in the comments section.
Dylan Roussel contributed to this article.
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