Google Pixel 7 in India challenges iPhone 14, Samsung Galaxy S22, iQOO 9T

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Google made us wait for three whole years before finally giving India a brand new flagship-class Pixel device. The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been launched in India as Google's newest flagship phones and they are gunning for the ones that dominate the market. Google goes for a very aggressive and, to be honest, appealing price for the Pixel 7, which is the vanilla flavour of the phone. And with this pricing, the Pixel 7 is up against the best in the business – we are talking Apples and Samsungs here.

While we are yet to get our hands on the review samples, we take a closer look at what Pixel 7 offers and how it fares to its fierce competition from Samsung and Apple this time. Not only that, the Pixel 7 also competes with the recent generation of Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 high performance phones from Motorola and iQOO.

Having a 6.3-inch 90Hz OLED 1080p display, the Pixel 7 is the compact variant in the Pixel 7 series. You also get to see Google's new Tensor G2 chip, an updated set of rear cameras fortified with improved AI + ML algorithms, a 4355 mAh battery with support for wireless charging, a 10.8MP front camera, and a new design theme. It runs on Android 13 out of the box and Google promises up to 5 years of security support (3 Android updates). Oh, it is IP68 rated for water and dust resistance. It costs Rs. 59,999.

The iPhone 14 is the easy pick of the lot, considering Apple's brand appeal in the country. However, it reuses a majority of the spare parts from iPhone 13. Hence, you get a smaller 6.1-inch 60Hz OLED display with a mega notch, the A15 Bionic chip from iPhone 13 Pro, a set of new 12MP cameras on the back, and a new autofocus system for the selfie camera. The iPhone 14 also gets Crash Detection and Satellite