First Look at Google Pixel 8 Pro: Leak Reveals New Camera Design and Temperature Sensor

Leak season is in full swing, and the Google Pixel 8 Pro is the latest to be leaked in hands-on images of a Pixel 8 Pro prototype. The leaked images of the Pixel 8 Pro prototype were shared by a reddit user and confirm the design of the upcoming flagship smartphone from Google.

In the prototype images, the design looks just like the renders showcased by OnLeaks earlier in March, and features a large camera housing in a metal band across the back of the phone similar to the Pixel 7 Pro. The front of the prototype seems to feature a centrally-aligned hole-punch along with a flat screen, instead of the curved screen seen on the current flagship Pixel 7 Pro.

Google Pixel 8 Pro Camera Design

The rear camera is what seems to be particularly different on this iteration of the Google Pixel flagship, with three large sensors visible in the leaked images of the prototype. While the left-most and middle lenses are round, the one on the right of the camera housing is a periscope-style rectangular lens, similar to what we saw on the Pixel 7 Pro. However, unlike the 7 Pro, that had a separate cutout in the camera island for the periscope lens, the Pixel 8 Pro seems to have all three lenses integrated in a single cutout.

That’s not all. There also seems to be an additional component underneath the flash module, which was discovered in previous leaks as an in-built temperature sensor. The functionality of this new sensor was earlier seen in a brief video that’s since been taken down. The sensor, which works similarly to the contactless thermometers we’ve grown accustomed to ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, is used to read your body temperature.

What’s new with the Pixel 8 Pro in terms of hardware specifications?

The new camera array isn’t the only thing new it seems with the Pixel 8 Pro. There’s also a flat screen on the front, instead of the curved screen we previously saw on the Pixel 7 Pro.

Additionally, there’s the new leaked temperature sensor, that should come in handy to measure body temperature in a quick and easy contactless manner.

In the leaked images of the Pixel 8 Pro prototype, one can also see the hardware specifications of the listed on the bootloader screen. The phone carries the codename ‘husky’, and the ‘Zuma’ sticker on the back of the device indicates that the Pixel 8 Pro indeed runs on the Google Tensor G3 chipset, which the company will likely unveil at the launch event. Moreover, the prototype is also listed to have ‘12GB Samsung LPDDR5 RAM’, and ‘128GB SKHynix’ internal storage.

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Google Pixel 8 Pro launch details

As of now, there’s no official word yet on when Google will unveil the Pixel 8 Pro globally. If previous launches are any indication, it’s possible we will see the Pixel 8 Pro launch in October 2023. Like the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, it seems likely that the Pixel 8 Pro will be launched in India, as a competitor to the iPhone 15 series and Samsung Galaxy S23 series.