Alleged prototype of Pixel 7 appears on eBay months before official launch

An alleged prototype of the Pixel 7 has surfaced on eBay – just weeks after Google officially revealed the phone at its I/O keynote earlier this month. While the availability of the Pixel 7 is slated for later this year, a seller was able to put its alleged prototype on sale. The prototype appeared with the distinctive design that appeared on the keynote, with the unique camera bar at the back. It seems to be the obsidian shade of deep black that Google itself showed off during the Pixel 7 premiere. Separately, Google is working on a new high-end Pixel phone that could differentiate itself from the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro and carry a premium display experience.

as spotty The alleged prototype of, by Android commentator Mishaal Rahman Pixel 7 was put on sale By a seller on eBay. The design language of the phone appears to be the same Google featured in I/O 2022 Keynote speech.

List of prototypes, which were closed at the time of filing this article but can be accessed via cached versionIt includes some additional pictures of the phone that show off its sides, front and back in detail.

Overall, the design of the prototype looks similar to Google’s Pixel 7 revealed earlier this month. One of the images also indicates that the phone, which appears to be in working condition, has 128GB of onboard storage. This suggests that the Pixel 7 may come in a 128GB model.

A picture that surfaced in the listing shows that the model number of the phone is GVU6C. a glimpse of Pixel 7 Pro An improved version of the Pixel 7 series – was reportedly seen in one of the images where a reflection of the phone’s camera bar was visible on the back of the prototype.

Exact details are not available about how the vendor was able to source the prototype. However, in a conversation with The Verge, the seller Claimed That he bought the phone from a wholesaler.

The seller put the phone up for sale on eBay with an initial bid of $450 (approximately Rs 34,900). However, the list was exhausted shortly after it came to public notice.

Notably, this is not the first time a Pixel device has appeared in detail on the web ahead of its official availability. In fact, the Pixel family has a long history of coming in Groove And Rumors,

However, Google this time tried to put an end to the rumor mills by revealing the Pixel 7 series ahead of its formal launch, which is scheduled for later this year – probably in October. Nevertheless, the listing on eBay suggests that the company still needs to work on tightening its controls on the supply side to limit the early appearance of its upcoming devices.

In addition to the alleged prototype of the Pixel 7, Google has got a new high-end Pixel phone in development. as informed of By 9to5Google, the new device is codenamed G10 and refers to spotty Within the Android kernel code. It should have a top-notch display with 120Hz refresh rate. The display of the mysterious Pixel phone has been found to be made by China’s BOE and it has specifications including a QHD+ (1,440×3,120 pixels) resolution that matches with the Pixel 6 Pro. Furthermore, the screen is said to measure 71x155mm in size.

The screen resolution and size of the new Pixel device suggests that it will be a phone and not a tablet or other device.

But still, there are no official details about the existence of the reported high-end Pixel phone. It could be just a prototype for internal testing or it could eventually debut after the launch of the Pixel 7 series.