Leaked Google Pixel 7 Reportedly Listed on eBay, Sold on Facebook Marketplace (theverge.com) 8
Earlier this week an alleged prototype of Google's upcoming Pixel 7 smartphone was reportedly listed for sale on eBay, the Verge reported. ("The distinctive camera bar is back, and this year it's an aluminum bar with cutouts for the cameras..." they wrote, adding "We've collected images from the eBay listing into the gallery below, if you want to scrutinize them for yourself.")
But now a Reddit user is claiming they actually bought Google's as-yet-unreleased Pixel 7 Pro smartphone on Facebook Marketplace — and then used it for three weeks without realizing it. (Because the seller had listed it as a Pixel 6 Pro without a box.)
From the Verge's new report today: Google pre-announced the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro at its I/O keynote last month, revealing what the devices will look like and... not much else. They'll very likely make their formal debut in October with Android 13. These alleged prototypes haven't shed much more light on what we can expect from the phones, either — just confirmation that it's using a different modem than the Pixel 6 series and that it appears to come in a variant with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM.
There probably won't be much more we can learn from it, either. The purchaser of the alleged prototype said that the phone had been functioning fine until a few days ago when it seems to have been remotely wiped.
But now a Reddit user is claiming they actually bought Google's as-yet-unreleased Pixel 7 Pro smartphone on Facebook Marketplace — and then used it for three weeks without realizing it. (Because the seller had listed it as a Pixel 6 Pro without a box.)
From the Verge's new report today: Google pre-announced the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro at its I/O keynote last month, revealing what the devices will look like and... not much else. They'll very likely make their formal debut in October with Android 13. These alleged prototypes haven't shed much more light on what we can expect from the phones, either — just confirmation that it's using a different modem than the Pixel 6 series and that it appears to come in a variant with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM.
There probably won't be much more we can learn from it, either. The purchaser of the alleged prototype said that the phone had been functioning fine until a few days ago when it seems to have been remotely wiped.
Who owns your stuff (Score:2)
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If you buy something which was stolen, but not knowing it was stolen, if the police are able to track you down they can take the stolen good [findlaw.com]. It doesn't matter if you thought everything was legitimate, the crime started with the person who stole the product who then passed it off as a legitimate product.
Re: Who owns your stuff (Score:3)
The story can very well be a hoax, but if it's true it means that we are close to flatline of the phone era hype.
New phones of the same brand just have subtle differences from previous generation phones.
You can get 5G etc, but it's not ground breaking tech for the user.
I'm quite happy with the CAT S62 I have, and my priorities are rugged and dual SIM. The rest of the features are just bread&butter that everyone has.
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2. In case you've never used an Android device, using any basic Android feature from a flagship device requires identifiable phone registration to an account. I.e. Google was informed who had the device, and where it was located, the second they signed in to finish First Time Setup with it. More importantly, Google had to approve the sign in. Google could have put up a "Whoops! That is a prototype that we really need back.
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Woah (Score:1)
Facebook Marketplace? Isn't Facebook for talking to friends and posting pictures?! Something must have changed since I left.