Several Pixel 4 leaks and rumors are tumbling out of the mill with about one month left until the smartphone is unveiled. Many are excited about the device’s color options, camera, and hardware boosts. While the smartphone is not yet official, a lot of information aligns with things that have even already been revealed by Google, so the Pixel 4 is shaping up to be an extremely interesting device. Here’s a rundown of the latest Pixel 4 details.
New Google Pixel 4 color option
One of the most recent Pixel 4 leaks reveals a possible new color option for Google’s smartphone series. While Google is known to keep it simple with design and colors, there is typically at least one Pixel color with a little razzle-dazzle. This year’s color appears to be an orange or Coral hue. The leak recently surfaced on the Chinese social media platform, Weibo. Some have noted that the codenames for the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are “Coral” and “Flame,” and the color option could be a nod to the naming. Also shown in the leak are black and white models of the Pixel 4.
Google Pixel 4 camera and RAM upgrades
A recent live leak of the Pixel 4 has revealed details of its internal components as well as some newer camera features. The leak, which originates from Weibo shows what is likely a Pixel 4 handset with is hardware settings open, showing a 6GB RAM capacity. Another image of the device shows its camera app open and its zoom set to 8x, indicating that the Pixel 4 may have a significant zoom ability. The leak also gives a clear view of the front and back panels of the Pixel 4, showcasing its already confirmed square camera module, its thick upper bezel, which hosts several special sensors, and its white color option.
The benchmark source, Geekbench also recently shared testing results from a device that is supposed to be the Pixel 4 XL running 4GB of RAM. If accurate, this could suggest several hardware configurations for the device.
More Google Pixel 4 camera upgrades
There are tons of details circulating the Pixel 4 camera. Most recently, XDADevelopers found evidence that the Pixel 4 devices may include camera features, such as audio zoom, live HDR, and improvements to wide-angle selfies within the APK of Google’s camera app.
If accurate, the Pixel 4 could have a feature similar to the Zoom-in Mic on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. Audio zoom could allow users to increase the volume of a subject in a video as they increase the zoom in a viewfinder. Live HDR would allow users to make tweaks to a scene within a viewfinder before capturing an image. The improvements to wide-angle selfies are expected to stitches images together so that subjects and backgrounds aren’t warped when trying to capture a wide frame image.
Additionally, 9to5Google recently shared also news of a new Pixel 4 camera feature for the device called “Motions Mode,” which is supposed to help users capture better shots of moving subjects. The images are expected to showcase a blurred background while the focus is sharp on the foreground subject. The source also has also learned of various “speed-related” and other general improvements to Google’s Night Sight feature, which has become popular on current Pixel devices for capturing impressive images of stars and other celestial bodies.
Reports indicate that the Pixel 4 will have a dual rear camera with a 12-megapixel PDAF lens and a 16-megapixel telephoto lens, while its the front camera will be a wide-angle lens.
Google Pixel 4 90Hz display
As displays with high refresh rates are one of the latest smartphone trends, the Pixel 4 is expected to have a refresh rate of 90Hz, putting it on step with devices, such as the ROG Phone II and OnePlus 7 Pro. XDADevelopers discovered evidence of the feature within the code of the recently released Android 10, which greatly improves the probability that the feature will be included on the Pixel 4. High refresh rates have been a stand out feature for devices with a gaming focus. With Google delving into gaming itself with its Stadia platform, it would not be surprising to see an added gaming focus to its Pixel devices.
Google Pixel 4 360 hands-on leak
While several live leaks have surfaced for the Pixel 4, there is also a few hands-on video leaks of the device, showcasing its frame, boot screen, and app drawer. The leaks come courtesy of the Malaysian retailer, Halo Mobile, which shared videos on Facebook of the device being handled from all angles.
Google Pixel 4 FCC certification
Though Google has already let the cat out of the bag that the Pixel 4 is, in fact, a thing, the device has now made its way to the Federal Communications Commission, confirming its existence through the government. The FCC certification of the Google Pixel 4 versions, G020I, G020M, G020N, G020P, G020Q, and G020J, confirms that the device has the proper network and WiFi bands to function as a device in the U.S. The device will functions on the LTE bands2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, and 71 and will also support GSM and CDMA networks.
It certification diagram also confirms that the Pixel 4 will support wireless charging. Additionally, the certification doubles down on the existence of Google’s Project Soli feature, which will bring a number of air gesture and facial recognition features to the Pixel 4. The document shows that the Pixel 4 will have the proper low power, 60GHz (58-63.5GHz) transmitter to power these features. Other reports note that the feature won’t be available in all countries, but it is expected to work on Pixel 4 handsets in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, and Europe.
