Google shocked everyone when it decided to unveil the Pixel 7 live at Google I/O a few weeks ago. The phone, which isn’t due out until at least the fall, has been officially confirmed as “Pixel 7″and “Pixel 7 Pro”with promises of next-generation Google Tensor chips, a polished aluminum camera bezel, and several official photos of the back. However, we can now learn a little more about the device thanks to…an eBay listing?
Over the course of a long weekend, an eBay seller had the bright idea to try and sell a Pixel 7 prototype. The listing of what is undoubtedly a $530 stolen item has been removed from eBay, but you can still see the archive of the list here. The seller listed the item saying it “comes with Android 13 and Pixel apps under development. Sold as is. No guarantees.”Hm. The seller at least received what is believed to be the first personal photos of the Pixel 7, showing the device from all angles.
The Pixel 7 is very close to the Pixel 6, so not much to look at, but it does give us a good look at this new camera panel. The Pixel 6’s camera panel has a single large sheet of glass across the back, while the Pixel 7’s camera panel is a large aluminum block with a smaller glass lens cover. The Pixel 7’s smaller camera glass should make it less susceptible to glare – light was easily reflected inside the Pixel 6’s huge glass camera cover. However, the new look is aesthetically a downgrade. The Pixel 6’s camera panel was a simple continuous black bar that contrasted with the color of the body, while this aluminum tried to match the color of the glass body but failed and then had a black blob inside for the camera lenses.
These shots show the smaller and cheaper Pixel 7, but thanks to the incredible strength of the seller, some of these shots are from a second prototype, the Pixel 7 Pro, which is clearly visible as a reflection in one of them. images. Like the Pixel 7, the 7 Pro has a black oval camera bezel that houses two camera lenses, but there’s also a black circle control for the zoom lens.
Secondly, in an attempt to trick the buyer into thinking this is a legitimate sale in some way, the seller has attached a screenshot from the IMEI verification service that lists the phone’s blacklisted status as “clean”meaning it has not been claimed. as stolen at the time of sale. the time of the snapshot (now it is definitely on the black list). The problem is that the seller did not remove the IMEI number enough. This was thought about – the number was lightly painted with the effect of a translucent black marker, but all it did was darken the IMEI number. The IMEI is a 15 digit number that uniquely identifies your phone for billing purposes, and 12 of those numbers, including the last seven, appear in full on this list. The seller also managed to include photos of his hands several times.
Image in Google listing