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Google Pixel cameras to support external microphones from Thursday

The Pixel 3 smartphone will cost Rs 71,000 for the 64GB variant in India and up to Rs 80,000 for the 128GB storage variant, whereas Pixel 3 XL will be available at Rs 83,000 for the 64GB variant and up to Rs 92,000 for the 128GB model.

Google Pixel cameras to support external microphones from Thursday

The new Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones will go on sale on October 18. The Pixel 3 smartphone will cost Rs 71,000 for the 64GB variant in India and up to Rs 80,000 for the 128GB storage variant. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)

Tech mogul Google has corroborated that the Pixel camera app is coming with an external microphone support. This was announced ahead of its Pixel 3 launch on Thursday.

“At the same time as ‘Pixel 3’ launch (October 18), we will introduce support for Android-compatible plugged-in external microphones in the default camera app for all Pixels,” said a Pixel employee on an old post on Google product.

The Verge had reported on Sunday that the update about the external microphone support on older Pixel phones should become available at the same time as the retail launch of Pixel 3.

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Creators and users recorded video using a Pixel device while some third-party Android camera apps like Open Camera have already allowed external microphones to record audios.

The older models are also set to gain many new camera software features in addition to the external microphone support to the Pixel phones.

Google had officially launched Pixel 3 alongside a bigger Pixel 3 XL smartphone on October 9.

Pixel 3 Specs and Price

Pixel 3 comes with a 5.5-inch OLED display, 2915mAh battery, and 8MP+8MP front-facing cameras.

The Pixel 3 smartphone will cost Rs 71,000 for the 64GB variant in India and up to Rs 80,000 for the 128GB storage variant, whereas Pixel 3 XL will be available at Rs 83,000 for the 64GB variant and up to Rs 92,000 for the 128GB model.

(With agency inputs)

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