Whereas Google’s upcoming Pixel Pill has reportedly been shelved, the machine reportedly would have delivered some welcome upgrades together with a 120Hz show and assist for 4K show output.

The Google Pixel Pill is way from an ideal product, regardless of having some appeal to it, and plenty of have been hoping that sequels would find yourself addressing a few of the clearly missing points. We’ll have to attend longer to search out out, although, as the primary sequel, often known as “Pixel Pill 2,” has reportedly been canceled. The moniker “Pixel Pill 2” is completely meaningless with that in thoughts, however the machine, codenamed “kiyomi,” apparently had some stable upgrades within the works.

It’s already been reported – months in the past – that this upcoming Pixel Pill sequel would have been powered by Tensor G4 and have launched 5G connectivity, however a brand new report from Android Authority reveals a few different key specs.

That begins with the built-in show, which might have been a 120Hz LCD panel. That’s a substantial improve from the 60Hz panel within the current Pixel Pill which feels significantly behind the occasions, particularly on the pill’s worth level. The ten.95-inch panel was beforehand mentioned to have barely thinner bezels in the same general design too, and this report provides that it will have been about 10% brighter. The selfie digicam additionally was reportedly deliberate to be 10MP utilizing the Samsung S5K3K1, a sensor that apparently was not deliberate to assist Face Unlock from the Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 collection. The identical sensor, although at 11MP, would even be used on the again with autofocus.

Different upgrades embrace Thread assist in addition to a barely greater 7,200 mAh battery.

The “Pixel Pill 2” would have additionally supplied DisplayPort output as much as 4K decision, one thing the unique doesn’t assist in any respect. Mixed with the desktop mode that Android has been constructing out, this definitely may have been an attention-grabbing providing.

Alas, this particular machine seemingly received’t be making it to market, although one other “Pixel Pill 2” is possible nonetheless within the pipeline.

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