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Google Pixel 8/8 Pro Impressions: Software Magic! - Marques Brownlee
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Google Pixel 8 Pro - Early Thoughts! - Dave2D Articles:
The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks -Verge
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Thanks for this, Welp! Pinning for the day :)
Jeez. Just replace the keynote with a web page that lists specs, features, etc so I can decide whether I want to buy your product or not.
Good thing they immediately launched the product pages with comparisons and don’t force you to watch the keynote!
7 full years of OS updates sounds pretty promising. Swap out the battery a few years in and this phone could last a while yet. Pretty impressive.
I mean they work with ifixit to supply the parts. So it should easier as well.
Oh they do? That’s great news, nice to see. I’ll have to keep that in mind when the Pixel 9 launches when I’m looking for a new phone.
They already do that for years
Well the 8 looks like a terrible value. Minimal upgrades over the 7, no software benefits like pro controls, $100 price increase.
Just wait for the 7 to go on sale and get that instead.
128gb at $1000 is a joke. I’m more or less done with high end phones. I won’t use most of the high end features anyway. Bought a mid range Samsung last year with a micro SD card slot. Stuck a 512gb card in it. I am happy.
I’d be happy with a mid-range phone too, except I want a good camera. That’s basically the only reason I’m looking at high end phones…
Also it’s such bullshit that only mid-range phones have SD cards these days.
Pixels don’t have SD card slots. Even the mid range ones.
I am still rocking my pixel 5 with a custom ROM. Don’t see a reason to blow $ on a new phone. Will keep using my pixel 5 for as long as I can
Which rom did you pick?
Evolution x with baalam kernel. I get crazy battery backup like overnight idle drain is around 1%.
Really hope it comes to my country, but alas.
Well, it seems like I’ll let my $200 Google credit expire because the pricing of the new Watch is ridiculous and unjustifiable for me to purchase it.
I feel like just letting the $200 expire isn’t the best play here. You could buy something and resell it, otherwise it’s a waste of $200
Then buy the pro, sell the phone and keep the watch
It’s included with the 8 Pro.
True, but I got 7 Pro last year and I’m happy with it therefore don’t want to upgrade my perfectly fine phone especially considering its low trade-in value if I decide to trade it for an upgrade and receive the Watch2 as a free (!!) bonus. However, for someone actively looking to upgrade their phone, I think the bundle deal is absolutely great for them.
There is some more Tensor G3 info here: https://blog.google/products/pixel/google-tensor-g3-pixel-8/
Biggest takeaway from that is that the Pixel 8/8 Pro will once again have secure Face Unlock that’s been missing since the 4/4XL.
I ordered an 8 Pro to upgrade from my 4XL, along with some Pixel Buds Pro. I already had a Pixel Watch last year and it still works great, so now I can pass that old one on to someone else.
I can see someone being undewhelmed if they already had a 6 or 7, but for those of us coming from farther back it’s still quite an upgrade, and unlike other OEMs, it’s still the whole Pixel software experience.
With 7 full years of OS updates, too, maybe I can keep this one going even longer. My 4XL is still decent, the battery is starting to show its age but otherwise it runs well, just no more updates.
Google says it uses AI and Machine Learning in the selfie camera of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro to ensure secure Face Unlock on the phones.
Without IR? That’s so sus…
Wow, 4XL to 8 Pro!
I was tempted by the 7 Pro last year but my 4XL still works really well. After being without updates so long, though, it’s hard to justify staying on it any longer.
I think the 7 years of updates will be perfect for you… assuming the 8 Pro battery holds up well!
I hope so! Allegedly they have made it easier to swap out the battery on the 8/8 Pro as well but I’ll believe it when I see it. Google said in the keynote that they are partnering with ifixit for replacement parts and so on. You can already get parts from ifixit for older pixels but the process is rather complex.
I see that Google is following the trend of limiting certain software features to the Pro model: Pro controls, Video Boost, Night Sight Video and multi-shot RAW. I hope Pro controls will eventually come to older models, either officially or with a modded APK.
Does the pixel now allow wired external displays? Alt-dp Mode? Any news of a desktop mode similar to dex?
I will buy a flagship when I can run grapheneOS and use desktop mode, preferably having a sd card with that set up.
Mishaal said no it seems like they didn’t implement it this year AGAIN.
Update: There’s actually a tweet up on !googlepixel@lemdro.id suggesting the hardware supports it but it’s disabled in software. Should be able to enable if rooted.
I would be excited except it’s 2023 and Google has not made it available in my country (Indonesia), with the 4th biggest population in the world. This is a country where over 80 percent of the population uses Android phones. It seems Google is just not that serious in trying to sell us phones.
Looks like a nice incremental improvement. I know we weren’t expecting it, but I really hope to see satellite functionality. Maybe next year!
Satellite messaging would be a killer feature worth the upgrade.
how is this incremental?
it has way brighter screen, longer lifespan, better haptics, better performance (which will help it stay usable for 7 years), and it still has partnership with ifixit so you can replace batteries by yourself
I keep seeing 4a 5G is cut off for 14… so this won’t be downloadable on a regular 4a ?
I grabbed a Pro for myself, a worthy upgrade from the 5, and getting a free Watch 2 with it is great. I love my OG pixel watch so that with better battery life is all I ask for.
It’s not free, you are paying for it in the phone price. Phone prices are super inflated rn. People keep buying these $1k phones, so prices are slowly going up to see what they can get away with.
Okay, so at no extra cost to me I get a $700 phone (by your standards) and a $350 watch, both of which I use basically all day every day for any number of reasons that will last me 3 years like my current one. Sounds good to me.
So what price do you think the 8 Pro should sell at?
And what price do you think would be good for a 8 Pro and Pixel Watch bundle?
At some point the 8 Pro would be sold at MSRP and without the watch which would be the worst value. And you would have to wait a long while for the phone to drop in price the value of the watch.
Nah pixels drop fast in price and there’s always loads of sales.
Phones havent changed much in the last few years, but prices have sky rocketed.
I think all these flagship phones should be like $700-800 max. $1000 is ridiculous.
Just pre-ordered the 258GB Pixel 8 in rosé
Currently own a 4a and love it except for the battery life and the sometimes bad performance
Preordering a phone now?
Why? Lol
Because:
- I will buy it anyway
- I get free earphones when I buy now
- It will arrive next week
The 7 years of updates and that the software experience will be excellent, sold me to it. I don’t even consider Samsung phones because I absolutely hate their software. I also don’t consider buying an IPhone because I own an IPad and while not a terrible experience, it’s worse than on my Pixel.
pixel 8 is underwhelming to say the least
that stupid widget they put on the main screen that you can’t remove, or move is absolutely the worst the fingerprint sensor is garbage compared to my S22, so many repeated attempts to unlock face unlock is absolute trash and almost never works adding a 2nd account on the phone and switching between the two causes the launcher to completely lock up necessitating in restarting the phone or switching back to the other account the picture quality is not on par with the S22, not by a long shot
i f’n hate samsung and all their bloatware so i made the jump back to pixel again and now i’m regretting it
