Google Pixel 7 mini surfaced online with a telephoto camera, ceramic body
Google is working on its upcoming mid-range smartphone, after the Pixel 6a launch earlier this year. Now, a phone has surfaced online with the codename Lynx (L10). It reveals better specifications so this could launch as Pixel 7 mini instead of Pixel 7a.
According to developer Kuba Wojciechowski, the phone will feature an FHD+ 120Hz screen, wireless charging, and a 50MP Samsung GN1 sensor, the same as the Pixel 7, but feature a better 13MP Sony IMX712 ultra-wide sensor, It comes with the same 13MP sensor for the front camera and a new 64MP Sony IMX787 sensor probably for telephoto.
Leaker Digital Chat Station said that the phone is being manufactured by Foxconn in China. This could feature the same Tensor G2 chip and support wireless charging but feature a premium ceramic body compared to the glass back in the Pixel 7 and the 7 Pro.
The source code also reveals the Qualcomm WCN6740 Wi-Fi 6E + BT combo chip compared to the Broadcom BCM4389 chip in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series.
It is not clear if this will feature an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that is said to be used in the Pixel 8 Pro, but it could launch in the first half of 2023, before the Pixel 8 series.