In an age where skyrocketing prices are the norm, it’s actually newsworthy when they appear to be staying the same. Such is the case for the upcoming Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones. According to Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii, the alleged prices for the new Google Pixel 7 will be $599 and $899 for the Pixel 7 Pro.
That’s not just noteworthy because the price of everything everywhere is going up. If true, it’s particularly good news because the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro were already priced really well, to begin with — both the iPhone 14 and Galaxy S22 start at $799. Google has some wiggle room to increase prices if it wants to, and maybe it will down the line, but for now, we have good reason to believe that it won’t be this year.
In fact, Google would be in step with Apple and Samsung by not raising prices on its flagships this year, but that’s probably not because these companies are feeling benevolent. According to The Verge, consumer tech products have long planning cycles, and prices for the devices were likely set long before “inflation” was something we heard about 100 times a day on NPR. And while we may not pay more for the phones themselves, price increases might sneak up on us in other ways, like more expensive accessories or dubious fee hikes on our phone bills. In any case, we’ll find out exactly what the new Pixels will cost soon enough. Google’s Event announcing the 7 series and Google Pixel Watch is coming October 6.
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