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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra rumored release date, price, specs and more

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The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is assumed to be the top model of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 range, and the rumors we’ve heard so far seem to confirm this.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra offered a huge upgrade compared to previous Galaxy S Ultra phones, by combining the camera array of previous models with the built-in stylus of the Galaxy Note series. The Galaxy S23 Ultra seems like it’ll be building on this in a few ways, most notably with a main camera somehow stuffed with a rumored 200 megapixels and the traditional yearly chipset update for more performance and power efficiency.

There’s still several months to go until the new Samsung flagship phone takes to the stage, but below we’ve collected all the rumors (and one official statement) about the Galaxy S23 Ultra so far.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra latest news (Updated Oct. 3)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra possible release date and price

To get the basics out of the way first, we know that the Galaxy S Ultra model will return, as stated by Samsung boss T.M. Roh when talking about the end of the Galaxy Note series. Now the only question is when it’ll appear.

The smart guess would be January or February, the two months that Samsung’s unveiled its new Galaxy S phones each year for the past several years. Since we’ve already seen a new Samsung model receive certification in Korea, it seems like Samsung’s keeping to that timing.

It may be sooner than that though, as market sources think Samsung will move its launch date forward a few weeks to mid-January. This would hopefully stop users from buying new phones from other brands like Apple or Google, so Samsung’s thinking apparently goes.

As for the cost of this Ultra phone, we’d anticipate it’ll cost at least $1,200 again, as the current S22 Ultra does. We’d be happy to see a price drop though, especially since its closest rival, the iPhone 14 Pro Max, starts a little cheaper at $1,100.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra design and display

If the Galaxy S23 Ultra is changing as little as the rumors say, then we’ll likely see a near-identical design to the Galaxy S22 Ultra, with squared-off corners, a curved display and individually-embedded cameras on the back. That would also mean another embedded S Pen for your doodling needs, one of the most unique features of the S22 Ultra.

(Image credit: OnLeaks/SmartPrix)

That’s not to say there are no possible changes. We’ve heard that the S23 Ultra may be slightly longer and wider than the S22 Ultra, although only by hundredths of millimeters, so you’re unlikely to notice.

Also, leaker Ice Universe has claimed that there will be a new display for the S23 Ultra. While it would be hard to improve on the super-bright, 6.8-inch QHD AMOLED panel and its fully variable LTPO 120Hz refresh rate, perhaps Samsung has an even brighter, or a more efficient, display ready to swap in as a welcome update.

(Image credit: Future)

Also, it’s possible that this model will also suffer from the thicker bezels (but no display size increase) rumored for the S23 regular.This could perhaps explain the slight body size increase, although since the normal S23 and S23 Plus have flat displays rather than curved ones, maybe it won’t apply to the Ultra.

(Image credit: OnLeaks/SmartPrix)

But now the first leaked renders have appeared (as well as a matching case). OnLeaks working with SmartPrix put out a 360-degree video of the Galaxy S23 Ultra in black. Based on leaked CAD designs, the renders don’t look all that much different from the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

From all appearances, the Galaxy S23 Ultra will have some slightly more square edges than the Galaxy S22 Ultra. It looks like Samsung might keep the tried-and-true Galaxy Note-like design.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra cameras

We should still see four cameras on the back of the S23 Ultra, except with one major change. There will allegedly be a 200MP main camera, (claimed by multiple sources) even higher-res than the already high-res 108MP main camera on the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

(Image credit: Future)

What’s not rumored to change are the telephoto cameras, which will both have 10MP sensors like before according to one source, and presumably have the same 3x and 10x optical magnification, too.

Topping that off, we’d expect to see a 40MP selfie camera once again, embedded in the top center of the display. While only one of five total cameras seem to be getting a major upgrade, hopefully Samsung will have some new software enhancements or camera modes to show off at the launch that will help the S23 series claim a spot on our best camera phones page.

Galaxy S23 Ultra performance and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Samsung usually powers its Galaxy S phones with Qualcomm chips in the U.S., but its own Exynos chips elsewhere in the world. That would mean we’ll see what’s assumed to be called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Exynos 2300 at the heart of the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

(Image credit: Future)

The rumors can’t seem to decide on what’s happening though. Some have said we’ll see this mix of chips continue for the time being, while others have said Qualcomm will be suppling Snapdragon chips for S23 models all around the world.

We hope for the second scenario because Snapdragon Galaxy S phones have tended to offer superior performance to their Exynos-powered siblings, but chances are Samsung won’t want to give up on using its own silicon where it can.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: battery and charging

To power the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Samsung is supposedly using the same 5,000 mAh battery as we saw in the Galaxy S22 Ultra. While some extra capacity would have been nice, this size of battery is par for the course when it comes to large Android phones, so let’s just hope Samsung can squeeze a bit more battery life out of the S23 Ultra. While the S22 Ultra had a decent result on our custom battery test, the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasted longer.

The rumors have forecast no charging speed change, at least for the standard S23. That will translate to at least 25W charging for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and likely up to 45W if you buy the appropriate charger. The 45W charger was able to power up the S22 Ultra to 67% in half an hour, which is again good but not outstanding compared to the 65W and higher charging standards used by rivals like OnePlus.

 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: outlook

The Galaxy S23 series as a whole looks like a year of refinement rather than major developments, but the Galaxy S23 Ultra appears to be getting a bit more than its smaller brethren. We’re particularly interested in the rumored 200MP camera and how it could shake up the photo quality of Samsung’s most photography-focused phone, but we’ll also be curious as to how the new chipset will perform and impact things like battery life.

(Image credit: Future)

If Samsung’s serious about taking on the iPhone 14 Pro and other flagship smartphones, it needs to wring out every drop of performance and efficiency from the Galaxy S23 Ultra, while also making sure it justifies the Ultra premium. Stay tuned for more Galaxy S23 rumors and leaks as we get closer to launch. 

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Suffering Through Intel’s Announcements: 13900K, A770 GPU Price, & More – Gamers Nexus

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Jeffrey Dahmer’s Glasses On Sale For Astronomical Price

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True crime continues to be immensely popular, and the most recent hit in the genre is Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” The special has renewed interest in one of the most notorious serial killers of all time, and, predictably, people are trying to cash in on the hype.

Taylor James, a man who runs Cult Collectibles in Vancouver, has ownership of Dahmer’s infamous glasses, and came out saying that he’d be willing to sell them for $150,000.

It’s a steep price, but the glasses are certainly a hot commodity. None other than Rick Ross recently said he wanted the accessories for himself. “Locate me a pair of Dahmer shades,” he tweeted.

The glasses are only a small part of James’ Dahmer collection. He was contacted by a former housekeeper of Dahmer’s father, and agreed to manage and sell the items given to him for a cut of the profit. The collection includes Dahmer’s bible, family photos, and eating utensils.

The glasses in James’ possession were worn by Dahmer during his time in prison. The Milwaukee serial killer was convicted of 16 murders and was sentenced to a life behind bars in 1992. This life would only last another two years, as he was beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994.

Netflix’s “Monster” has been a streaming success, but it’s also drawn criticism. The sister of one of Dahmer’s victims spoke out about the series, saying no one consulted her beforehand. She claimed that Netflix was “money-hungry.”

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The home price correction intensifies—what to expect from the U.S. housing market in 2023

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That, of course, is what we’re seeing now. Despite favorable demographics and tight inventory levels, pressured affordability—spiked mortgage rates coupled with frothy home prices—is beginning to push home prices lower. In fact, this week we learned that U.S. home prices as measured by the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index posted its first month-over-month decline since 2012.

Across the country, the U.S. housing market—which got priced to 3% mortgage rates during the Pandemic Housing Boom—is working toward equilibrium in the face of 6% mortgage rates. But we’re still in the early innings. And the ongoing home price correction still hasn’t hit every market: Between May and August, home values in San Jose fell 10.6% while home values grew 2% in Orlando.

To better understand where the U.S. housing downturn heads next—and if the home price correction will soon hit more markets—Fortune reached out to Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf. When she’s not traveling around the country speaking to homebuilders, she’s advising the White House on housing matters.

Below is Fortune‘s Q&A with Ali Wolf.

Fortune: As the data rolls in, it’s pretty clear that home prices are falling in many markets across the country. In some places it’s fairly sharp. Do you expect home price declines to continue into 2023?

Wolf: We haven’t seen home prices drop universally across the country, but there are some markets where home prices have started to come down and we expect to see that in more metros across the country in the next handful of months. Corrections in home prices can be expected in 2023 as long as interest rates remain elevated and consumer demand remains slow.

What types of markets are the most vulnerable? 

The markets that are the most vulnerable include: 1) Those where home prices rose sharply because of hybrid work, like Boise, Las Vegas, and Denver. 2) Markets that don’t have a local employment base to support the higher home prices (put another way, markets where home prices and incomes are out of whack), like Nashville and parts of Florida. 3) Markets where housing inventory has risen rapidly, like Phoenix and Austin.

Why are markets like Austin, Boise, and Phoenix shifting so fast? 

The housing booms seen in markets like Austin, Boise, and Phoenix were among the earliest in the nation and the sharpest. The record-low mortgage interest rates combined with lifestyle changes brought on by the pandemic, including work from home and increased relocations, drove a dramatic uptick in housing demand and supply could not keep pace.

Those relocating from places like California and Washington were able to tap home equity from a sale in the higher cost market and put those funds towards buying a new home in these relatively more affordable markets. Relocation buyers found these markets very affordable compared to where they were moving from at the detriment of local buyers.

There was a belief in these markets that the supply and demand imbalance was so severe and so long standing that the markets could never get overheated. Buyers, frantic to secure a home, were willing to pay almost any price to secure a home. Investors and flippers considered these markets ripe for opportunities. This mentality contributed to the massive run-up in home prices.

As interest rates rose in early 2022, however, reality started to kick in. Home price appreciation was slowing and not every home that was listed was selling for above the list price within a day of coming online. The demand for housing slowed just as some of the new homes under construction started coming online and existing home inventory rapidly increased as sellers tried to time what they believed to be the top of the market. 

How do you expect mortgage rates near 7% to impact the housing market? We were already correcting with 5% mortgage rates. Should we expect things to intensify with 6.5%-7% rates?

Housing affordability is driven by many factors, but the two key inputs are home prices and mortgage rates. We just lived through a unique period in American history where rising home prices were offset by record-low interest rates. The cheap financing helped keep the monthly mortgage payment in check.

Interest rates have risen dramatically since the start of the year, though, putting a strain on housing affordability. Buyers were already starting to get priced out of the market when interest rates moved from 3% to 4% and every 100-basis point increase has continued to price millions of Americans out of homeownership.

If mortgage rates remain elevated for an extended period, we expect that housing demand will remain soft, new home construction will be restricted, and home prices will need to adjust downward across the country.

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EU countries approve energy windfall levies, turn to gas price cap

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  • EU approves energy windfall profit levies
  • Countries eye gas price caps as their next move
  • States split over how to contain sky-high prices

BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) – European Union countries agreed on Friday to impose emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits, and began talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch – possibly a bloc-wide gas price cap.

Ministers from the 27 EU member countries met in Brussels on Friday, where they approved measures proposed earlier this month to contain an energy price surge that is stoking record-high inflation and threatening a recession.

The package includes a levy on fossil fuel companies’ surplus profits made this year or next, another levy on excess revenues low-cost power producers make from soaring electricity costs, and a mandatory 5% cut in electricity use during peak price periods.

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With the deal done, countries began talks on Friday morning on the EU’s next move to contain the price crunch, which many countries want to be a broad gas price cap, though others – most notably Germany – remain opposed.

“All these temporary measures are very well, but in order to find the solution to help our citizens in this energy crisis, we need to cap the gas price,” Croatian economy minister Davor Filipovic said on his arrival at Friday’s meeting.

Fifteen countries, including France, Italy and Poland, this week asked Brussels to propose a price cap on all wholesale gas transactions to contain inflation.

The cap should be set at a level that is “high and flexible enough to allow Europe to attract the required resources”, Belgium, Greece, Poland and Italy said in a note explaining their proposal seen by Reuters on Thursday.

The countries disputed the Commission’s claim that a broad gas price cap would require “significant financial resources” to finance emergency gas purchases should market prices break the EU’s cap.

Belgian energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten said only 2 billion euros ($1.96 billion) would be required, as most European imports fall under long-term contracts or arrive by pipeline with no easy alternative buyers.

That would be a fraction of the 140 billion euros the EU expects its windfall profit levies on energy firms to raise.

Czech Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister Jozef Sikela and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson hold a news conference after a European Union Energy Ministers meeting on high energy prices, in Brussels, Belgium September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

But Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and others warn broad gas price caps could leave countries struggling to buy gas if they cannot compete with buyers in price-competitive global markets.

A diplomat from one EU country said the idea posed “risks to security of supply” as Europe heads into a winter with tight energy supplies after Russia slashed gas flows to Europe in retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow for invading Ukraine.

The European Commission has also raised doubts and suggested the EU instead move ahead with narrower price caps, targeting Russian gas alone, or specifically gas used for power generation.

“We have to offer a price cap for all Russian gas,” EU energy policy chief Kadri Simson said.

Brussels suggested that idea earlier this month, but it hit resistance from central and eastern European countries worried Moscow would retaliate by cutting off the remaining gas it still sends to them.

By introducing EU-wide measures Brussels hopes to overlay governments’ uneven national approaches to the energy crunch, which have seen richer EU countries far outspend poorer ones in handing out cash to ailing companies and consumers struggling with bills.

Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, set out a 200 billion euro package on Thursday to tackle soaring energy costs, including a gas price brake.

Luxembourg energy minister Claude Turmes urged Brussels to change EU state aid rules to stop the “insane” spending race between countries.

“That’s the next frontier, to get more solidarity and to stop this infighting,” Turmes said.

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Reporting by Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska; Additional reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, Bart Meijer and John Chalmers; Editing by Jan Harvey

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Pixel 7 release date and price confirmed

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Google’s Pixel 7 launch is barely a week away, and we’re quickly learning some of the last remaining details about Google’s upcoming smartphones. This week, Amazon briefly opened up the list for the Pixel 7, confirming the price, hinting at the actual release date, and giving us a fresh look at the hardware.

The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro seem to be very minor iterations over the prior generation, and that’s reflected in the pricing. Last week, a retail leak all-but-confirmed that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro would retain the same prices as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – $599 and $899 respectively.

Now, Amazon is confirming that price further.

As spotted by Brandon Lee on Twitter, Amazon briefly posted a listing for the Pixel 7 overnight, which directly mentions the phone’s price at $599 for the 128GB model.

The listing appears to have been taken down quickly, but it still shows in Amazon search.

While that confirmation is great to see, better is the hint that it gives regarding the Pixel 7 release date. Apparently, the phone will be fully available as of October 13, exactly one week after the October 6 launch event where we know pre-orders will start. This timeline makes sense, as Google generally launches products in the Pixel catalog within a week or two of pre-orders.

When the Pixel 7 does launch, it seems you’ll be able to pre-order it on Amazon at this link.

The listing also mentions that the Pixel 7 will be “powered by the next-gen Google Tensor processor, with the best photo and video quality yet on Pixel.” The black color is also listed as Obsidian, which lines up with what’s on the Google Store. We also get a new shot of the Pixel 7, which shows the front of the phone officially with a slightly more prominent speaker grill.

As mentioned, Google will officially reveal the Pixel 7 on October 6 alongside the Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and potentially a few other products as our Kyle Bradshaw broke down last week.

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Gold price will ‘collapse’ today if the Fed makes this crucial decision – Adrian Day’s FOMC preview

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The Federal Reserve is likely to raise the Federal Funds Rate by no more than 75 basis points at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, despite the markets having priced in a higher chance of a 100 basis point increase following last week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, according to Adrian Day, President of Adrian Day Asset Management and Portfolio Manager of the Euro Pacific Gold Fund.

A 100-basis point hike today would not only be unlikely, but also disastrous for the markets, Day told David Lin, Anchor for Kitco News at the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek.

“I don’t think they need to do 100 basis points,” Day said. “I think the market is expecting 75 and the Fed normally is pretty good telegraphing.”

Day added that there is no chance of a less than 75 basis-point hike.

“One thing we know for sure, if it’s not 75, it’s going to be 100. It’s not going to be 50,” he said.

Importantly, a hike larger than consensus expectations would “collapse” gold prices and stocks.

“I think 75 is baked in, so if you get 75, gold is unlikely to go down and stocks are unlikely to go down more, and I mean go down more on that news. 100 would be different. If they have 100 [basis-point hike] I think gold collapses again,” he said.

Day’s comments come as the August headline CPI declined slightly an an annual percent change basis to 8.3%. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, climbed to 6.3%, up from July’s 5.9%.

Immediately following the release of the CPI print last week, the FedWatch Tool, which tracks the probabilities of rate hikes by size, saw an increase in the chances of a 100 basis-point hike to more than 30%. As of 10:30 am ET on Wednesday, the breakdown stands at 82% for 75 basis points and only 18% for 100 basis points.

The gold price is unchanged Wednesday morning ahead of the FOMC decision later in the afternoon.

Stocks are up slightly, with the S&P 500 up 0.5% as of 10:30 am ET.

Macroeconomic Outlook

U.S. unemployment ticked up by 0.2% last month to 3.7%. Although a small increase occurred over the summer, it is still at historical lows.

Day said that the unemployment rate has in the past been low right at the onset of a recession before increasing, and therefore a low unemployment rate is not itself an indicator for a healthy economy.

“If you just take a snapshot and look at the unemployment rate, yes, it’s very strong, as [Treasury Secretary] Janet Yellen and [Fed Chair] Jerome Powell would say. I would say a couple of things. Number one, the labor participation rate, until the last report, has been very, very low. The labor force participation rate has been declining and is low, and all other things equal, that makes your unemployment rate low as well,” he said. “If you look at every recession going back to the 1960s, the unemployment rate was at a low immediately before at the cusp of a recession. Having a low unemployment rate does not mean we’re not going to have a low recession.”

On consumer sentiment, Day cited a decline in optimism as the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is continuing its summer-long decline. It is now at below 2008 lows, and is at the lowest level since data was reported in the 1970s.

While retail sales increased by 0.3% last month, Day said that this actually signals a decline in consumers’ purchasing volume.

“When retail sales are static and up only a little bit, when prices are up 10%, that means that the volume, people’s volume, is going down,” he said.

Day said that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise rates into this economic slowdown, but will stop and pivot right before they cause a “serious recession.”

For more information on Day’s long-term gold price outlook and his expectations for inflation, watch the video above.

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John Wiley Price calls out Dallas County health chief for ‘unacceptable’ monkeypox poster

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Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price condemned the health department on Tuesday for using a picture of a Black man on a poster about a monkeypox vaccination effort.

Posters in both English and Spanish on a free monkeypox pop-up clinic included an illustration of a Black man. Price called the poster “unacceptable” in the regular Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting.

“This flyer was out there, and I wanna know why this was published by health and human services,” Price said.

Health and Human Services director Dr. Philip Huang agreed that the poster needed to be removed.

“It was an error and we replaced it as soon as it became apparent,” Huang told commissioners. “As soon as we became aware of it, we pulled it.”

Marketing for the single clinic was done quickly — a day or two before — to publicize the event, Huang said.

Price asked why the poster did not include a white man, and Huang responded by saying the team did not want people to assume the virus was affecting only the white population.

“Then why didn’t you put a collective out there?” Price asked the health director.

“I totally agree. I think they were looking at a space issue,” Huang said.

Huang apologized and took responsibility for the poster.

“I’m not buying it. I got complaints. I contacted you. You didn’t even know it was out there. You said you take responsibility,” Price said to Huang.

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Google Pixel Watch color versions leak, along with price range for the base model

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Google’s Pixel Watch will be unveiled on October 6 alongside the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The smartwatch was already teased by the company back in May, and in the meantime a bunch of details about it have been leaked – including an alleged $399 price for the LTE-capable version in the US.

Today a price range has been outed, this time for the base model without LTE (Wi-Fi+Bluetooth only) in the EU, and this one will apparently retail from anywhere between €250 to €350. That’s a huge range to speak of, but presuming the actual price ends up closer to the lower side of that range, it’s basically in line with a lot of competitors – for reference, note that Samsung’s 40mm Galaxy Watch5 starts at €300.

Price aside, we’re also treated to the alleged official names for the three colorways in which the Pixel Watch will be offered – Chalk, Charcoal, and Obsidian. Those definitely sound like Google, and it’s good to note that the upcoming Pixel 7 devices will both also be offered in Obsidian – which is Google’s way of saying “black” in 2022.

The Pixel Watch will have a circular OLED screen, Samsung’s Exynos 9110 SoC inside, a Cortex-M33 co-processor, 1.5GB or 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 300 mAh battery, and will naturally boot wear OS.

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Google ‘Nest Wifi Pro’ leaks with 6E, higher price

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Back in June, we reported that Google was working on a new Wi-Fi 6 router and it has now leaked as the “Nest Wifi Pro.”

This device hit the FCC just over a month ago, and B&H has now listed it as the “Google Nest Wifi Pro 6E Router.” The name is presumably just “Google Nest Wifi Pro,” with the product page confirming the use of Wi-Fi 6E, which is the latest available connectivity standard that maxes out at 9.6Gbps in ideal conditions. Additionally:

The core difference between Wi-Fi 6 and 6E is the use of a third range of bandwidth, roughly between 6 GHz and 7 GHz. Generally speaking, Wi-Fi 6E shouldn’t have a direct impact on the potential speed of your home/office network. Instead, that 6 GHz band is typically less crowded, meaning there’s less potential for home devices to interfere with one another.

In terms of pricing, a single Nest Wifi Pro router costs $199 versus $169 for the 2019 Nest Wifi router and $99.99 for the relaunched Google Wifi in 2020.

A 2-pack costs $299.99 and 3-pack is $399.99, while the Nest Wifi Pro is available in Snow (white), Linen (light brown), Fog (light blue), and Lemongrass (light yellow/green). This color lines up with recent products like the Pixel Buds Pro, Nest Doorbell (battery), and upcoming Pixel 7. Besides that, we know nothing else about the physical design. 

Meanwhile, none of the listings mention a point, which acts as a network extender and Google Assistant speaker. This is a return to the Google Wifi model of offering just one device. The price difference with this single-hardware approach is not that much as a Nest Wifi router and point bundle today ($269), while adding another point is $349. In return, every unit has an Ethernet jack. 

The “Pro” naming scheme implies that the existing Nest Wifi will stick around, and follows the Pixel 6 and 7 Pro, as well as Pixel Buds Pro.

This listing clearly went up prematurely, and B&H says Google’s Nest Wifi Pro is a “New Item – Coming Soon.” It’s expected to launch at the Made by Google event on October 6 alongside the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, as well as the Pixel Watch. Google said to expect Nest hardware at this event, and this new Wi-Fi router could join the 2nd-gen Nest Doorbell (wired) that we leaked last week.

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