Here’s an early look at the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro coming this fall

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The I/O keynote passed without any information about the next flagship phones, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. It is a modest update of last year's design that keeps the horizontal camera bar but tones it down a little. The 7 and 7 Pro will ship with the latest version of the operating system.

The new design of the 6 and 6 Pro, which hangs onto the horizontal camera bump around the back of the phone, is an updated version of the design found in this year's Pixel phones. The camera bar is made of aluminum that flows into the device's side rails, rather than the black bar that cut off at the edges last year. The two-tone color treatment on the back panel is believed to be going away.

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The 6 Pro will have a triple rear camera system, similar to the one found in the standard Pixel 6. There was nothing different there. The 7 Pro seems to stick with the standard wide / ultrawide / telephoto configuration, so don't expect to see multiple telephotos like on the S22 Ultra.

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There is no color option in any of the renders provided today. You cowardices, bring back the pink phone.

Although details are fairly limited in today's announcement, the company seems to be taking a step to get ahead of the inevitable leaks that will happen closer to the devices launch. The company might want to remind us that it is serious about making flagship phones. The first step in that direction was the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, with excellent hardware that has been overshadowed by some high-profile software problems.

We should keep in mind that this is a very early look at the new devices. They will be released in October along with the new operating system. Continue your letter-writing campaign until then.