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TL; DR
- According to reports, Google is working on a Pixel Pass subscription service.
- This would bundle a Pixel phone purchase with a bundle of premium Google services.
- However, there is no information about availability or pricing for this subscription plan.
There are several ways to buy a smartphone these days, but it looks like Google will add another option when it launches the Pixel 6 series later this month. A recent retail leak detailed the existence of what is known as a Pixel Pass service.
The leak announced by YouTuber M. Brandon Lee on Twitter, claims that Pixel Pass is a subscription-based service that bundles a Pixel phone with a collection of Google Apple One-style services and an extended warranty. Check out a screenshot below that Lee received.
The services included in Pixel Pass appear to include Google One, Play Pass, YouTube Premium or YouTube Music and Google Fi connectivity. There are two notable omissions here, though, namely Stadia and a streaming service similar to Netflix.
There’s no word on availability or pricing for this supposed service, although we suspect it’s currently a US offering. After all, Google Fi works in many countries but needs to be activated in the US. So it stands to reason that Google Fi wouldn’t be included if the offering were available elsewhere.
It’s also unclear whether Google will launch a standalone bundle of services that excludes the Pixel phone and Google Fi, as it would certainly make sense. But pricing will be critical for a standalone bundle and June 2021 Android authority Survey found that most respondents would only pay between $ 10 and $ 15 per month for such a package.
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