Two pictures of a Pixel 8 Pro prototype surfaced on Reddit today. The fact that they have now been removed, along with the account that submitted them, is usually a very solid sign that we are not dealing with fakes in this situation
The Pixel 8 Pro is definitely a Pixel phone, with its three rear cameras. It has the iconic Pixel design with the camera visor, or the huge camera island going from one side to the other.
This is a prototype, as labeled, and it’s only for testing and evaluation. The product revision field shows “husky”, which is a codename for the Pixel 8 Pro. This prototype has 12GB of Samsung-made LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS storage made by SK Hynix.
Since this is not meant to be sold and the Pixel 8 Pro is still in development, don’t take every detail about this device too seriously. The weird pattern on the back glass might be some sort of leak prevention code, and the color doesn’t look like something Google would do in 2023.
However, this should be a good indication that the Pixel 8 Pro’s design will stay close to that of its predecessor. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are not supposed to launch until October, so there’s plenty of time left to see more leaks about them.
By the way, according to previously rumored information, the circular blob underneath the LED flash array is an infrared thermometer. The Pixel 8 Pro was also said to come with a 6.7-inch 1,344×2,992 120 Hz OLED display, an updated 50 MP main rear camera with Samsung’s ISOCELL GN2 sensor, a 64 MP Sony IMX787 sensor for the ultrawide, and the same 5x optical zoom sensor and 11 MP selfie snapper as its predecessor.
