A new report has given us perhaps the first concrete details on Google’s next-gen flagship phones — the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro — including their codenames, processor they’ll be powered by, and their modem.

Folks at 9toGoogle last year spotted a reference to a new version of the chip that currently powers the Pixel 6 series. The next-gen Tensor codenamed “Cloudripper,” carried model number GS201 and is expected to power the Pixel 7 series.

Fast forward to now, and the release of Android 13 DP1 has brought to light some further information about said chip along with other stuff, as reported by 9to5Google once again.

A trusted source of developer cstark27 spotted that the GS201 chip will feature a currently unreleased Samsung modem with the model number “g5300b.” The Pixel 6 meanwhile comes with “g5123b,” which is the Exynos Modem 5123. Given the correlation, it is likely that the unreleased modem is actually Exynos Modem 5300, and it will handle the new Tensor’s connectivity bits.

The code also revealed three additional device codenames associated with the Exynos Modem 5300. Two of these are “Cheetah” and “Panther” and most likely stand for the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.

Another interesting thing to note here is the obvious feline reference with the codenames. Every Pixel and Nexus device preceding the Pixel 6 series had codenames pertaining to fish or other sea life. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro changed the trend by opting for codenames “Oriole” and “Raven,” respectively, which are birds. From this, it can be said that Google is possibly changing codenaming scheme on a generational basis, although it would take a couple of more Pixel phone generations to know for sure.

Apart from the above, there isn’t much known about the Pixel series set for a fall release this year, but we should be gaining more info as we inch closer to its launch.

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