Simply yesterday we realized that Google will introduce the brand new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional handsets on October 4th in New York Metropolis. Sure, within the metropolis often known as the “Large Apple,” Google will introduce its 2023 flagship telephones. And as Google goes by its guidelines of duties it should full to get the brand new telephones launched on time, the Mountain View crew can now put a line by “Go to FCC.” As famous by 9to5Google, the regulatory company has been the recipient of a go to by the upcoming Pixel handsets.
The FCC submitting says that Google sought approval for various fashions: GKWS6, G9BQD, GZPF0, GPJ41, and G1MNW. Again on the finish of Could, the GKWS6 quantity confirmed up on the Wi-fi Energy Consortium in reference to a list for the Pixel 8. The FCC documentation signifies that the GZPF0 mannequin carries the identical inside {hardware} because the G9BQD minus the parts wanted for mmWave connectivity. That is used for high-band 5G alerts that are arduous to search out however do ship extraordinarily quick downlink knowledge speeds.

Pixel 8 Professional bands per the FCC
The Pixel 8 Professional fashions seem like GC3VE and G39DP. The previous is a variant with out assist for mmWave connectivity. The latter is a non-U.S. variant of the Pixel 8 Professional. And the G1MNW is one other Pixel 8 Professional mannequin. It ought to be famous that solely the Pixel 8 Professional will characteristic UWB (Extremely Wideband) capabilities which ship extra exact monitoring data than Bluetooth alone when looking for a misplaced merchandise that has a sensible tracker hooked up.

Pixel 8 bands per the FCC
Google will quickly improve its Discover My Gadget characteristic to permit it to leverage the placement companies of different Android units to assist discover tagged gadgets. That is much like how Apple’s Discover My app works. To reiterate, the FCC submitting signifies that the UWB characteristic might be out there to Pixel 8 Professional customers, however not these with the Pixel 8. So that is one thing that you may want to remember when selecting between the 2 fashions.