Made by Google 2023 event — how to watch Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 launch

It's now Google's move to prehend nan autumn merchandise motorboat spotlight, pinch its Made by Google hardware event adjacent Wednesday (October 4). And dissimilar a batch of nan different companies to precocious big merchandise events, Google's not playing coy astir what it plans to show off.

The institution already posted teasers for nan Made by Google arena that corroborate we'll not only spot nan Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, but nan Pixel Watch 2 arsenic well. And knowing what's down nan curtain up of clip surely takes immoderate suspense retired of nan event.

Still, it's worthy tuning successful to nan upcoming Made by Google arena to find retired conscionable really Google's caller flagship phones tin compete against some nan Galaxy S23 and nan precocious released iPhone 15 lineup. The Pixel Watch sequel intrigues arsenic good fixed really overmuch we for illustration Google's first introduction into nan world of smartwatches. And there's ever nan imaginable for astonishment merchandise announcements that stay a concealed moreover pinch Google's inclination to blab retired things up of time.

With that successful mind, here's a guideline connected really to watch Made by Google 2023 truthful that you tin spot each of nan caller products Google has planned for nan remainder of nan year.

How to watch nan Made by Google 2023 unrecorded stream

The Made by Google 2023 arena takes spot Wednesday, October 4 astatine 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT/3 p.m. BST. Google is holding its merchandise motorboat successful New York this year, and Tom's Guide will beryllium connected manus to stock immoderate first impressions astir nan Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2 and immoderate other happens to appear.

Don't despair if you're not going to beryllium location successful person. You tin ever watch nan Made by Google 2023 unrecorded stream, which Google is hosting connected YouTube. A teaser video presently holds down nan spot wherever nan unrecorded watercourse will appear.

As of this writing, nan video promises nan "W8 is almost over" and that "Gr8 things are coming," conscionable successful lawsuit you still weren't judge if nan Pixel 8 was connected nan schedule for Made by Google.

Made by Google 2023 unrecorded stream: What we're expecting

Given each nan teaser videos, it's not going retired connected a limb to foretell nan latest Pixel 8 phones and a Pixel Watch follow-up are planned for this year's version of Made by Google. But nan devil's successful nan specifications — here's what we're expecting to see.

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro: Google's autumn hardware arena astir ever delivers caller phones, and Google has confirmed its latest flagships will play a domiciled astatine nan October 4 event. So what will nan Pixel 8 lineup deliver?

A caller Tensor chipset is almost surely successful nan cards, pinch nan Tensor G3 group to powerfulness nan Pixel 8 lineup. While Tensor mostly puts nan attraction connected its neural motor that delivers nan benignant of instrumentality learning-powered features that make nan Pixels truthful unique, rumors propose Google is moving to boost capacity for nan Tensor G3. That would beryllium a invited alteration arsenic Pixel phones thin to lag down nan best phones from Apple, Samsung and OnePlus successful position of performance.

On nan photography front, nan Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro could beryllium getting a caller sensor that's physically larger than what appeared successful nan Pixel 7 models. That would let nan cameras to seizure much light. We besides perceive that Google is readying a batch of caller package capabilities for illustration staggered HDR, wherever aggregate exposures are captured simultaneously for sharper images.

The Pixel 8 could get a smaller show than what nan Pixel 7 offered, shrinking from 6.3 inches to 6.17 inches. But nan show could spot a boost to its refresh rate, matching nan 120Hz refresh complaint nan Pixel 8 Pro is group to offer.

As for nan Pixel 8 Pro, leaked images propose that a somesthesia sensor is coming to nan phone's camera bar. It's expected to beryllium tin of really telling you really basking aliases acold things are, truthful we're eager to spot conscionable really Google sells this peculiar capability.

The days of ace inexpensive Pixel flagships could beryllium over. A rumor claims that nan Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will costs $100 much than their predecessors, giving them starting prices of $699 and $999, respectively.

Pixel Watch 2: Also confirmed to beryllium appearing astatine Made by Google 2023 is simply a follow-up to Google's Pixel Watch. So really will Google make judge that nan sequel surpasses nan original?

Apparently, it will commencement pinch a spot change, arsenic Google is rumored to beryllium dropping nan Exynos 9110 wrong nan existent Pixel Watch for a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Plus. That will supposedly springiness nan Pixel Watch 2 a artillery life boost. Another imaginable move involves ditching stainless alloy for an aluminum framework that's cheaper and lighter.

As for caller capabilities, Pixel Watch 2 rumors propose nan smartwatch will summation nan expertise to way accent levels, a "multi-path" bosom complaint show and information improvements specified arsenic car clang detection.

Android 14: Google's Android update is usually retired by this point, but Android 14 has yet to make its debut beyond nan beta that's presently available. The presence of nan Pixel 8 seems for illustration a cleanable clip to motorboat Android 14, since that's nan type of Google's telephone package that will tally connected nan caller models.

Android 14 doesn't fig to usher successful important changes to nan Android experience, but location are immoderate improvements that should make utilizing your telephone much convenient. Highlights see nan expertise to usage nan phone's camera flash to alert you to incoming notifications, much refined permissions for sharing photos and video, a Health Connect app that's integrated into nan level and built-in outer connectivity.

Some benignant of audio gear: If you watch that teaser video Google is moving successful spot of nan Made for Google 2023 arena unrecorded stream, you'll announcement respective products apt to look astatine nan arena — a Pixel 8 smartphone, a Pixel Watch 2... and thing else. Freezing nan framework astatine astir nan 11-second mark, nan enigma merchandise looks very overmuch for illustration an audio instrumentality — location are 2 very mini speaker slits and what appears to beryllium nan separator of an eartip emerging from nan shadows.

If we had to guess, we'd presume these were caller Pixel Buds models tied to nan Pixel 8 release. Google past released nan Pixel Buds Pro much than a twelvemonth agone and nan Pixel Buds A-Series good earlier that. That's agelong capable to spell betwixt audio upgrades.

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