Made By Google Event: Pixel 8, Next-Gen Pixel Watch And What Else To Expect

Google's annual October hardware unveiling is now on the books. Come October 4th, we'll finally get an official look at the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, which have leaked in various forms over the last several months. Even if there are no major surprises in store, we'll get details on when you'll be able to get Google's new devices and how much it'll cost.

The announcement that Google posted on its various social media profiles doesn't include anything new. It features an anthropomorphized iPhone and Pixel talking to each other about the stresses of fall hardware launches. The phones have cucumber slices on their camera arrays because it is a very jokey video, but that also serves to obscure what could be the only visible change for the Pixel 8 Pro: a redesigned camera visor. However, the Pixel phone shown at the very end appears to be a 7 Pro and not the repeatedly leaked 8 Pro.

Android 14 is almost ready, and we expect it to begin appearing on current Pixel devices before the October event. Still, Google will most likely talk about new Android OS features when unveiling the Pixel 8, and we expect even longer update support from Google. There may even be some entirely new Android features for the latest phones, which will arrive on older models in a future Feature Drop.

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It's a foregone conclusion that we will see the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro at the Oct 4 event. Rumors have pointed to several small hardware tweaks this year, including brighter screens, slightly larger batteries, and a smaller screen on the Pixel 8. These devices will run on the third-generation of Google's custom Tensor processor. These chips have not been as fast as the corresponding Qualcomm chips, but no one would call Pixel phones slow. The Tensor G3 will reportedly adopt an unusual nine-core design.


Google has not traditionally announced new earbuds alongside the Pixel phones, but we are more than a year out from the release of the Pixel Buds Pro, and the Pixel Buds A Series before those launched in 2021. In other words, Google is due for new earbuds, and it's at least plausible we'll see them at the event.

Google has a landing page on the Google Store where you can sign up for more information, but the fastest way to know what's what will be to watch the inevitable YouTube livestream of the October 4th event, which takes place at 10AM ET.