Is the Pixel 7 Pro Worth $300 More Than the Pixel 7?

Google has officially refreshed the Pixel line with the new Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.

But there are, of course, differences between the 7 and the 7 Pro.

The question is, which one is worth buying?

Google is continuing on that momentum with the Tensor G2 chip.

That machine learning is up to 60% faster and 20% more efficient, according to Google.

The G2 powers quite a few new features.

For example, you might say upside-down face, and G2shouldtype the proper emoji.

The chip also transcribes audio messages, which is helpful when you cant listen to the message right away.

With G2, Direct My Call now lets you choose directory options before theyre spoken.

With Clear Calling, its now easier to hear people on the other end of the call.

The G2 uses machine learning to block out backgrounds noises and enhance the other persons voice.

Both phones are made with aluminum, although the 7 Pro features a polished metal.

Pixel 7 sports a 6.3-inch 1080 x 2400 display at 416 ppi.

The 7 Pro has a slightly larger 6.7-inch 1440 x 3120 display at 512 ppi.

However, it gets a bit brighter at its peak, with 1,500 nits.

Google claims both devices sport all-day battery.

The 7 has a 4,270 mAh battery, while the 7 Pros is 5,000 mAh.

That said, Googles battery specs are the same for both, with 24+ hour battery life.

Both phones implement next generation Super Res Zoom, doubling the magnification of the optical lens.

This feature crops the main 50MP camera to create a 12.5 MP image at 2x zoom.

Even once you start a true digital zoom, the 7 Pro keeps things sharp.

Google also wants your view finder to work better when zooming in far.

Well have to see how well this all performs in real life before knowing if Googles claims are true.

But the companys strong suitiscomputational photography, so they do have some laurels to rest on here.

Another impressive claim from Google is that the 7 and 7 Pro will solve your blurry photos for good.

But the new phones also remove blur with machine learning with a new feature called Photo Unblur.

It unblursanyphoto in your Google Photos library, whether or not they were taken on the 7 or not.

The future is now, people.

According to Google, your videos will be high quality, smooth, and sound great.

Part of that claim comes from the new Titan M2 security chip (no relation to Apples M2).

This chip is now officially certified, which gives Google some backing here.

Now, you know your Pixel 7 will keep getting new features from now until 2027.

Protected computingis Googles big privacy play this year.

The allows for features like Live Translate, spam detection, and smart reply to all happen on-machine.

And for the first time, health and wellness data is now private on the 7 and 7 Pro.

They can even track your quality of sleep by analyzing coughs and snores throughout the night.

I think thatsawesome, and a big step for a company like Google.

What do the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro cost?

If you were debating about the two platforms, Google has a solid argument here.

Everything else though is essentially the same, for $300 less.

Until then, to me, the 7 seems to be the way to go.