Google Pixel four: Specs, Information, Rumors, Leaks, and Images

As we inch nearer to October, leaks and even official information about Google’s subsequent cellphone — the Pixel four — continues to floor. The Google Pixel three and the Pixel 3a have established Google’s prowess with smartphone images, so how will the Pixel four take all of it additional?

How’s it shaping up? Effectively, we all know what the again of the Pixel four will appear to be as a result of Google posted a photograph of it on Twitter. Right here’s the whole lot else we find out about it to date:

Design

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What’s going to the Pixel four appear to be? We have already got an official look, due to Google’s keenness to point out it off. ut now what appears to be like like a Pixel four has been noticed out in the actual world too. It appears probably the cellphone within the photograph, the place it’s clutched by an unidentified man, is the Pixel four because it shares the identical digicam module design as Google’s picture. Except it’s really an iPhone, in fact.

It’s wrapped in a fabric-style case, the sort which Google has launched for earlier Pixel telephones. The cellphone was apparently in use on a practice someplace in London, and the photographer managed to catch a glimpse of the cellphone’s entrance, and said it has a big bezel on the high with two digicam lenses, similar to the Pixel three.

Previous to this, Google stunned everybody by tweeting a picture of the upcoming Google Pixel four, displaying off a sq. digicam bump on the again. The corporate confirmed to Digital Tendencies that the picture is “the actual deal” — so what you’re looking will finally be the Google Pixel four. Within the digicam bump, it appears to be like as if there are two cameras, marking a change for the Pixel sequence that has historically caught with a single lens. Not solely that, however the picture seems to point out that the corporate is eliminating the two-tone search for the Pixel four.

Effectively, since there appears to be some curiosity, right here you go! Wait 'til you see what it will possibly do. #Pixel4 pic.twitter.com/RnpTNZXEI1

— Made by Google (@madebygoogle) June 12, 2019

There could also be one other sensor above the 2 cameras, and this may very well be a time-of-flight digicam to measure depth. We will’t be certain simply but.

Earlier than Google formally confirmed off the design of the upcoming machine, we had an concept that it may need a sq. digicam bump. A pair of design take a look at items, the type utilized by accent producers to create circumstances, that have been claimed to be the Pixel four and Pixel four XL have been proven in a YouTube video.

The pair clearly present the sq. digicam lens cutout within the high left of the again panel, a controversial design trait additionally related to the following iPhone. In any other case, the mockups present the amount and energy buttons on the facet of the machine, and a physique with rounded corners. The screens are usually not seen, however a cutout for a speaker suggests it’s going to have a notch or giant bezel.

The darkish renders beneath additionally present the identical sq. digicam bump design on the again, however the display screen just isn’t proven intimately. Nonetheless, it’s claimed the notch will stay. The Pixel four vary will nonetheless lack a headphone jack, apparently, and likewise a visually apparent fingerprint sensor. This almost certainly means Google is both aiming to implement an under-display fingerprint scanner, or extra highly effective facial-recognition on the extent of Apple’s Face ID.

eSIM help

A earlier rumor in regards to the Pixel four is that it may have a lot better twin SIM help, in keeping with a Google engineer who posted feedback on code for the Android Open Supply Mission. In these feedback, the engineer famous that the machine could have higher help for twin SIMs, which is able to probably imply that the machine will help with the ability to join to 2 mobile networks without delay.

It’s not stunning to see Google add twin SIM help for the Pixel four, however the way it finally ends up working may very well be very completely different from earlier Pixel telephones. Each the Pixel 2 and the Pixel three have each an eSIM and a bodily SIM tray, however they will’t be used on the similar time.

On the Google Pixel four, Google may embrace two SIM card slots, or house for 2 SIM playing cards on the one tray — although that can nonetheless require a couple of software program tweaks. Extra probably is that Google would come with an eSIM, or an digital SIM that may be related to completely different networks via software program, on high of the bodily SIM tray.

Due to the truth that the Pixel 2 and three have already got each an eSIM and bodily SIM, it’s attainable the function may roll out as a part of a software program replace that may carry the performance to the older telephones. Google seems to be testing methods for inventory Android to deal with twin SIM playing cards. There are two methods the corporate may go about it. A kind of methods is named “Twin SIM Twin Lively,” by which each SIM playing cards can be utilized at any time. The opposite is named “Twin SIM Twin Standby,” the place the second SIM isn’t all the time lively, however can obtain calls and texts.

Twin SIM performance is comparatively necessary to lots of people, particularly those that journey lots. With a twin SIM, customers can maintain their common SIM put in of their machine, whereas additionally connecting to a second native community to make use of whereas they’re in a special nation.

We’ll replace this text as we hear extra in regards to the upcoming Google Pixel four.

Up to date on June 14, 2019: Added photograph of the Pixel four in the actual world.