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Everything Announced at Made By Google While You Were Sleeping

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Everything Announced at Made By Google While You Were Sleeping

Aside from setting off my Google Home devices with every ‘Hey Google’ command at 1 am this morning, the search giant used its Made By Google event to drop its new Pixel range.

There’s the new Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, the Pixel Watch (finally) and a new tablet. According to Google’s SVP of devices and services, Rick Osterloh, the Pixel range is designed to provide “immersive, ambient experiences”. So let’s take a look.

Everything announced at Made By Google

Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro

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Google Pixel 7 & 7 Pro. Image: Supplied

Headlining the event this morning were the new Pixel phones. They pack the new Google Tensor G2 chip, which promises a faster, smarter and just all-around exceptional Google software-hardware combo. The camera system remains mostly unchanged, but the G2 allows the software to do more, resulting in better photos and videos.

Read more about the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro over here.

Google Pixel Watch

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Pixel Watch. Image: Supplied

Google has officially announced the Pixel Watch. It’s been a long time coming and it seems the first smartwatch from the search giant since it acquired Fitbit might just live up to expectations. It looks sleek, seems to be customisable beyond what you’d actually need and offers to-the-second heart rate monitoring. The only downside is its 24-hour battery life.

Read more about the Google Pixel Watch over here.

Google Pixel Tablet

Pixel Tablet. Image: Supplied

This thing looks exactly like the Nest Hub, just portable and capable of a few more things. It’s really a magnetic speaker dock that it’s sitting on, by the way. The pitch behind this one was that they know your tablet rarely leaves the couch, so it wanted to make a tablet that works with your home. The company said it also didn’t want to miss out on bringing the capabilities of the Pixel phones to a larger screen. It screams of gimmick, yet we still want one.

Read more about the Pixel Tablet over here.

Pricing and availability

Pixel 7 and 7 Pro

Currently, Optus doesn’t have any deals on the Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro, and it seems across the board, Vodafone is offering the cheapest price for each handset, with the Pixel 7 (128GB) starting at $81.62/month over 24 months, with a monthly data allowance of 40GB.

Cheapest 24-month Pixel 7 (128GB) plans

Cheapest 24-month Pixel 7 (256GB) plans

Cheapest 24-month Pixel 7 Pro(128GB) plans

Cheapest 24-month Pixel 7 Pro (256GB) plans

Cheapest 24-month Pixel 7 Pro (512GB) plans

If you’re someone who prefers to buy their new phones outright, or you want to compare the full retail price to the minimum cost of the above plans, here’s the price for each Pixel 7/7 Pro model:

  • Pixel 7 (128GB): $999
  • Pixel 7 (256GB): $1,129
  • Pixel 7 Pro (128GB): $1,299
  • Pixel 7 Pro (256GB): $1,449
  • Pixel 7 Pro (512GB): $1,599

Every version of the Google Pixel 7 will be available from Thursday, 13 October.

Google Pixel Watch

If you buy directly from Google, the Pixel Watch will set you back:

  • Bluetooth/Wi-Fi: $549
  • 4G LTE + Bluetooth/Wi-Fi: $649

For the moment, it’s only via Telstra you can score the 4G LTE version. If you’re interested, here are Telstra’s SIM-only plans to help you decide.

Both Pixel Watch models will be available from Thursday, 13 October.

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This article has been updated since it was first published.