Google Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro specs leaked, upcoming smartphones may feature Tensor chip G3

Just a month after Google launched the Pixel 7 series after a long wait, the tech giant is gearing up to release its next flagship, the Pixel 8 series. Ahead of the launch, several speculations surrounding the launch of Google Pixel 8 have started making the rounds of social media.

As per reports, the upcoming smartphones by Google, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will have the codenames 'Shiba' and 'Husky', respectively.

The upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are rumoured to pack 12GB of RAM and feature a new Tensor chip, 'G3', the report in AndroidPolice said. The Google Pixel 8 Pro is also likely to offer display resolution of 2822x1344 pixels, whereas the vanilla version is expected to come with a standard 2268x1080 resolution.


According to reports, the smartphones will flaunt a standard look and will not be a foldable device or a tablet.

The company might give an early peek of the next Pixel flagship smartphones at the Google I/O 2023, as per several reports. The Google Pixel 8 Pro will most likely flaunt a triple camera setup of 64MP + 48MP + 12MP, whereas there will be a 16MP camera on the front for flawless selfies.

In August this year, a report said that Samsung was testing a next-generation Tensor chipset that was said to be the third-generation Google Tensor chipset that would power the Pixel 8 series.

The development board of the chipset had the code name 'Ripcurrent,' and the chip itself was codenamed 'Zuma'.

It was assumed that the referred-to chipset was a Tensor SoC made by Samsung because the first-generation Tensor SoC had a model number similar to the one used by the referred-to chipset.