Earlier this year, Google teased the Pixel 7 series at the I/O 2022 event. The company had confirmed the fall launch timeline for the upcoming flagship lineup and teased some of its design elements. But now, we have a closer look at a prototype model of the higher end Pixel 7 Pro.
In a bizarre turn of events, a buyer looking to purchase the Pixel 6 Pro placed an order on the Facebook marketplace. However, rather than getting the current gen flagship, he was sent the prototype model for the Pixel 7 Pro instead. Following this, his friend took to Twitter to share the news. The original buyer had waited two months for the Pixel 6 Pro, but might have gotten his hands on a surprising upgrade.
Interestingly, the upcoming Pixel flagship model arrived with a prototpe case that hides most of its design. However, the user did share images of the device without the cover as well to showcase the full design of the rear panel. The unreleased device was also found running on Android 13 OS (Tiramisu) as well. The friend of the original buyer believes that the seller might have been an OEM manufacturer who supplies Pixel 7 series smartphones.
As of right now, the story appears too convenient to be true. On the other hand, Google did send a remote wipe command that cleared the Android 13 update off the device, which is now stuck in the bootloader. The Pixel 7 Pro is the next flagship from the search engine giant, so stay tuned as we will be covering any other leaks or reports regarding this device.
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