We’ve found signs that Google may be working on an extra, mysterious Pixel phone with an advanced screen.
Last week, we reported some of the key screen specifications for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro based on publicly available code from the Android Open Source Project. We were able to bind these pieces of code to specific phones thanks to 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 2022 Pixel generation, we have also been able to confirm two other cat device code names, Felix and Lynx. These two were to be the Pixel 7a and another, unknown device – possibly a version of the delayed Pixel Notepad foldable that runs on 2nd generation Tensor hardware.
In addition to working on the new screens for “C10” and “P10”, we’ve also found that Google has prepared support for a completely different screen, which has been tagged “G10.” As described above, so far we have not revealed any Pixel-related code names beginning with the letter “G”, making this an interesting mysterious device to try to puzzle out.
To begin with, we know that this G10 device should of course run on Android, and judging from all the references to Exynos, it should be powered by a Tensor chip. This suggests that we might be looking at a Pixel device of some sort.
This G10 does not appear to be part of the Pixel A-Series as it is capable of running at 120Hz just like the Pixel 6 Pro. In fact, the screen on the G10, despite being made by BOE – a Chinese OEM screen sometimes used by Apple – instead of Samsung, has identical core specifications for the Pixel 6 Pro, including a 1440 × 3120 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 71x155mm physical size. The resolution and size also eliminates the possibility that it is the Pixel tablet that will be released in 2023.
From the limited tracks we have, the G10 looks to be quite similar to the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro. Unfortunately, this does not leave us any closer to solving the mystery of where an advanced device like the G10 would fit into the Made by Google series. Feel free to share some of your own theories down in the comments section.
Dylan Roussel contributed to this article.
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