‘Pixel 8 Pro will also have a flat screen, with a more precise variable refresh rate’

By admin On Jun 19, 2023

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The Pixel 8 series will reportedly have much improved screens compared to its predecessors. The Pro screen would have flat instead of rounded edges, and the screens would be brighter and have a variable refresh rate.

As usual for the current Pixel series, there will be a larger and a smaller model. The smaller models already had flat screens, but the Pro now also has that. In addition, the rounding of the corners becomes stronger, causing more pixels to be lost in those corners. Android Authority reports this based on ‘a source within Google’.

On paper, the maximum brightness also increases, from 1000cd/m² on both the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro in HDR to 1400 and 1600cd/m². Something will also change in terms of resolution, but not much. The resolution of the non-Pro remains the same, but due to the smaller screen of the Pixel 8, the pixel density goes from 417ppi to 427ppi. The Pro gets a slightly lower resolution of 2992 by 1344 pixels, which translates to a reduction in pixel density from 512ppi to 490ppi.

Android Authority also claims to have information about the refresh rate. This was already variable to a certain extent in previous models, but is becoming more flexible. Previous models could switch between, for example, 30, 60 and 120Hz, but there were no steps in between. The Pixel 8 Pro should have the ability to switch between 5, 10 and 30Hz, but also have a range between 60 and 120Hz. The non-Pro gets a 120Hz display, but can’t switch in such a range; it has 4 steps between 10 and 120Hz.

Google is also making some adjustments in the area of diagonals. The Pro model retains a diagonal of 6.7 inches, just like its predecessor, but the non-Pro goes from 6.3 inches on the 7 Series to 6.17 inches on the 8 Series. Previous rumors also claimed this. Given the current pace of Google Pixel announcements, it could change that Google will unveil these two devices in October this year.

These renders of the Pixel 8 Pro appeared online in March.