If you like our Google Pixel 8 review but haven’t yet purchased the phone, you’ll have another reason to do so later this month: Google has teased a new “minty fresh” color for the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, or both.
There’s now a countdown on the Google Store (via Android Authority) that announces the new hue, as well as an animation of a blue Pixel 8 Pro covered with swishes of virtual pale green paint.
The caption on the image states “Google Pixel 8”, but the phone itself (as demonstrated by the camera configuration and the blue color) is clearly a Pixel 8 Pro, so we’re not sure which model will get a new Minty, fresh color. Maybe it will be both of them.
We do know that the countdown stops on Thursday, January 25 at 12.01am PT – that’s 03.01am ET, 08.01am in the UK, and 7.01pm AEDT in Australia – but it’s unclear whether the new hue will be available worldwide.
Color us interested
The Pixel 8 is currently available in Hazel (dark gray), Obsidian (black), and Rose (pale pink), whereas the Pixel 8 Pro is available in Bay (pale blue), Obsidian (black), and Porcelain (light gray) – three colors apiece, with only one common shade.
We don’t expect anything else to change about these phones when the new color arrives, however there may be a new official cover to accompany the new paintjob. Keep an eye on the Google Store for further information.
Adding a new color to the lineup is definitely a simple approach for manufacturers to increase interest in handset sales. The Pixel 8 phones were unveiled around the end of October 2023, which is roughly three months ago.
You may recall that Apple previously released a yellow variant of the iPhone 14 long after it first went on sale, and the Samsung Galaxy S22 received a new Bora Purple color choice halfway through its existence.
