The canceled Pixel Pill 2 would’ve fastened one of many worst issues concerning the unique

Late final month, we discovered {that a} machine that may’ve been the Pixel Pill 2 had been canceled. A sequel to the Pixel Pill that launched final 12 months, the brand new pill was reportedly deliberate for launch in 2025. Now, because of a report from Android Authority, we have discovered a little bit extra concerning the shelved Pixel Pill 2. It sounds just like the pill would’ve been a reasonably customary improve, with enhancements to the show, cameras, and connectivity, with extra adjustments deliberate for a subsequent Pixel Pill 3 (which, so far as we all know, remains to be within the works).

Citing paperwork offered by a supply inside Google, Kamila Wojciechowska writes that the canceled Pixel Pill 2 would have shipped with a handful of anticipated second-gen updates. It might’ve had a barely brighter, a lot sooner 120Hz show, up from 60Hz on the primary technology; improved digital camera sensors made by Samsung; and a model of the Tensor G4 chipset that powers the Pixel 9 sequence. Google had deliberate to supply a model with 5G connectivity and GPS help. (The primary-gen Pixel Pill is Wi-Fi-only; Google’s stated that is as a result of it is a machine you are meant to make use of at residence.) The Pixel Pill 2 would’ve additionally include a Thread radio, which may have allowed it to instantly management sensible residence gadgets.

The second-gen Pixel Pill would have supplied DisplayPort connectivity at as much as 4K. With the flexibility to hook up with an exterior show and a deliberate keyboard attachment, the Pixel Pill 2 would have been properly positioned to benefit from the windowed app help that is presently testing within the Android 15 QPR1 beta.

The Pixel Pill 3 that is apparently nonetheless in growth is rumored to return with two USB-C ports and help for a number of exterior shows. Wojciechowska factors out that the second-gen Pixel Pill would’ve stored the identical type issue as the unique, so Google may doubtlessly launch the in-development keyboard and stylus equipment for the first-gen mannequin at a later date. There is not any indication that is Google’s plan, nonetheless.

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The Pixel Pill 2 seems like what the Pixel Pill ought to have been

The unique Pixel Pill is an fascinating idea that I do not suppose was executed notably properly. At $499 with the bundled charging dock that turns the pill into a sensible show, it is at all times felt too costly for what you get. The canceled Pixel Pill 2, with a extra fashionable show and improved connectivity choices, sounds extra aggressive than the unique. Nonetheless, releasing a product that appears and feels just like the first-generation Pixel Pill right into a market the place the redesigned base-model iPad is usually on sale for $280 would not appear to be a profitable technique.

So far as we all know, the machine that may have been the Pixel Pill 3 remains to be in growth. That pill is reportedly deliberate to carry larger adjustments versus the unique mannequin, like an up to date construct and the improved DisplayPort help I discussed above. We’ll must see what comes of that, although — 2027 is a good distance away.