Google Pixel 8 (128GB): $699 / €799 / £699
Google Pixel 8 Pro (128GB): $999 / €1,099 / £999
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I’m coming from a 6 Pro and getting the 8 Pro. I’m pretty happy with what I’ve seen:
- 7 years of software upgrades!!!
- Incremental improvements in processor & cameras
- Free watch
- The display isn’t fucking curved
Do you think that you’ll use the pixel 8 longer than 2 years?
It depends on how well it holds up, but I like having the option to keep it longer and better support usually means higher resale value if I do decide to upgrade in two years
- A modem that isn’t do do water.
Yuck. Minimal upgrades from last generation yet they increase the price. Artificially limiting software features to the pro.
And those prices are for 128gb? Just so they can overcharge you for more memory upgrades.
It’s time for me to renew my Pixel 4 XL for a Pixel 8 pro. 7 years for software update, it’s just unbelievable! 🥳
I think Google is a great company. They make very high quality products that I use daily.
IMHO one of the hardest negative aspects of the company to argue against is their pattern of killing products and features with little to no notice regardless of previous statements. To their credit, my experience with the Stadia shutdown felt fair and reasonable, so it’s not necessarily the end of the world when they do.
Probably something to keep in mind when reading about multi year support statements.
I’m disappointed that so many features seem locked to the Pro and not the regular P8, and a lot of them don’t make sense to me.
A lot of the AI stuff they talked about towards the end of the keynote seem to be locked with the P8P, even though the regular P8 shares the same chip so it has no reason not to be able to do the same things. Why?
Video Boost also seems to be locked to the P8P, which is more disappointing since half of it is run in the cloud and not on device, along with manual camera controls, which I think should be a basic feature every phone camera should have.I was originally eyeing the P8P already, but I’m going to wait for reviews before making a decision. I currently have the P6a, and I already feel frustrated that a few software features like motion mode do not get updated to the earlier models. I feel the same frustration for people who want a regular P8 but are going to be missing out on software features not limited by hardware.
Was considering P8, but I feel like they neglected it for P8pro.
128GB? Really?
I bought my OnePlus 8T 256GB 3 or 4 years ago! Who seriously sets a flagship phone in 2023 to go with 128GB? That’s nonsense. Hard pass.
It’s not nonsense, many people simply don’t need that much storage on a phone. I’m currently at 53% of my 128gb, most of that is Spotify cache.
Why would I want to dump tons of data on my phone?
Because it’s a 1000 flagship phone? If I have to pay crazy money, I want crazy specs, not last decade specs.
That, and not everybody wants to store their stuff on Google services so that they can sniff though all your stuff
Though you have an option to buy a version with more memory, don’t you? IOW you have an option to go either way, what’s wrong with that!
Whats wrong with it is that a flagship phone even offers specs that were available 5 years ago
The 8 pro is a fair upgrade from a 6 pro but the display is worse than the previous two generations. I’ll be keeping my 6 pro
How’s the display worse?
Lower resolution and PPI
Resolution isn’t everything. It’s a brighter better quality screen. I guarantee it will look better than the 6 pro side by side. The few less pixels will not be missed
True, but the pixel 6 pro display is HDR10+ while the 8 pro is standard HDR, same display type.
The display is also 2400 nits peak brightness. I will take a brighter screen over HDR10+ literally any fucking day of the week.
Peak and average brightness are two different things. Either way, I have never had issues seeing what’s going on the screen unless you shone a bright light directly on it or something.
Typically brightness isn’t what I’d consider as a factor for a quality display, rather instead color accuracy. As long as you can see the display enough to distinguish colors in most environments, that’s what matters.
Are they going to bring the manual camera controls (shutter speed, iso, etc) to the Pixel 7 Pro?
Thats the one thing the camera app needs. 3rd party manual cameras can’t seem to access the two other lenses. At least the ones I’ve tried. And they also don’t have the nice AI processing.
For that matter, it looks like the 8 Pro can do 1-for-1 pixel raw files instead of pixel binning down to 25 MP like on the 7 Pro. That’s just software, too. They need to bring that to the 7 Pro.
I can get $420 (maybe) as a trade-in credit, and get free Pixel Buds Pro which Ive been thinking of buying anyway. But thats still $380 for some better software.
At least it doesn’t appear to have this crappy curved glass! Why google thought that was ever a good idea is beyond me.
£1000 for the pro lmao no thanks
I’m disappointed that the Pixel 8 is 6.2" instead of 6". I really wanted to support the smaller form factor, but since it’s not as small as I wanted, I may end up going for the 8 Pro.
on the other side, they’re reducing 0.1 inches every year
6-6.4" 7-6.3" 8-6.2"
But I always ask myself, do I really need all these features? Am I really going to use them?
After this introspection, I realized that one-handed use is much more important to me than many futures companies suggest.
The specs on the 8 look solid, but I wonder if they’ve improved cell radio performance and the fingerprint sensor over the previous models.
Im due for an upgrade and was waiting for this since they announced 7 years of security updates (makes it such a better value than a used 7).
Any of you guys have experience with black friday sales on pixels? I researched a little, and it seems i wouldnt be saving much more than by selling the free buds that come with it rn.
Also damn google theyre offering $55CAD for my 4a 5GI have a Pixel 6 Pro and looking at the raw specs, there is no justification for an upgrade.
The prices differences are weird as well. For my upgrade, it would be $549 for the Pixel 7 Pro and $599 for the Pixel 8 Pro?
Aside from some camera differences, these phones have flat-lined.
Phones in general flatlined. There’s hardly any real life improvement, and the improvements in spec numbers are eaten up by unjustifiably resource hungry apps.
I have a Nexus 4 in my drawer. Roughly 10 years old, but did everything just fine back then, almost the same apps I use today. But even just starting a reasonably recent Android version on that phone results in 5 fps.
There should be improvements in the idle battery life department along with the camera. Probably not earth shattering. Pixel 6 Pro is still a completely competent device and likely will be till the end of its update lifespan and beyond.
P6P is a solid phone and I’ve had great luck with it. I haven’t maxed anything out so wondering why I should get a faster chip with more memory so I can take photos of my dog and message my friends. Google Fi is doing just $400 off a 8P which I may take because I don’t want their watch or buds. I’m not sure what I’ll do.
I jumped on that deal. Will see how it works out.
Thinking of doing the new fi user monthly credits for the P8
Glad it has an actual display as compared to all those previous imposters /s.
They have still yet to make a new one that makes me even consider upgrading from my 3. They still haven’t made a just as small one (except for the 4a, but that came out not long after I got my 3 so I didn’t upgrade).
I love the look of the 3. Not the big one, the small one. It’s awesome
Yeah that’s the one I’ve got, I’ve never been a big fan of big phones, No new (non specialist) phone has been as small or smaller since which also adds to why I’m still on the pixel 3.
I could actually go look at the specs and early reviews but because its Google I automatically hate it just like every previous pixel lol
actual linux based OS for mobile when
