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Danner Banks
October 22, 2023 at 11:31 am
I would consider it for the OS updates and best take. But that’s really it
Kevin02 Mulder
October 22, 2023 at 12:26 pm
cute profile picture 😛
TomUK7
October 22, 2023 at 11:57 am
I’m not sure what people are expecting from a smartphone these days? Google improved the main cam, the ultra wide and the telephoto, flattened the screen and made it significantly brighter AND gave it a huge software support period of 7 years. What else are they supposed to do?! Holographic visuals? Give it spinning rotor blades like a drone? It seems Apple is given much more slack by tech reviewers.
Ultra
October 22, 2023 at 4:24 pm
He didn’t even compare it to Samsung, it’s main competition
TLDHOLLYWOOD
October 22, 2023 at 6:53 pm
That’s the thing I’ve noticed too! It’s like reviewers are looking for something to stay relevant or something 🤷🏾♂️
Pixelated
October 22, 2023 at 7:33 pm
I agree, Google is trying to advance and offer new experiences and Apple adds an “action button” lol.
Mack McCord
October 22, 2023 at 9:29 pm
@Ultrain my opinion Samsung is one thing and Apple is another thing and Pixel is something totally different and cannot be compared to the other 2. Pixel is a Personal Data Assistant that just does what you need right as you need it and much more with an amazing camera and great software. The iPhone is just a well polished boring phone. It’s the sidekick of the 2020s. Samsung is just a bunch of any and everything put together hoping you like some of the combinations of options that end up being in the way.
Mack McCord
October 22, 2023 at 9:30 pm
WordisBond! It’s literally a perfect phone. Loving my P8P!. No complaints at all.
Luis Rafael Gómez Gutiérrez
October 22, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Like always…a iPhone pro channel. The iPhone have stupid this world
IMO
October 22, 2023 at 2:15 pm
lmao he doesn’t think the phone is better and now you’re crying and he’s an Iphone pro channel??? grow up
Osvaldo Tivane
October 22, 2023 at 12:18 pm
I’ve kept my phone for 7 years，so I would have any problem keeping the Pixel for another 7 years😅
George
October 22, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Frankly the temperature sensor is useless.
Dante S550 10R80'S
October 22, 2023 at 12:34 pm
All the big phone makers took out Huawei so now they can be slow and stagnant again with no real competition trying to push the envelope.
keyslockdoors
October 22, 2023 at 12:36 pm
i just don’t like when people review phones with bias. to start this with say “it’s doesn’t really push the pixel line forward” please tell me what apple does every year that blows you away. it’s the same phone every year in a casing. it’s just what your accustomed to. i think pixel 8 pro is enough to at least get me to attempt to leave iphone. phone screening alone now is enough
Darknight
October 22, 2023 at 1:40 pm
This guy clearly has a skewed sense of reviewing a phone. I definitely wouldn’t rate Pixel 6 pro and 7 pro as editors choice since they had a lot of room for improvement. However, the P8 Pro is definitely worth that title – best in class screen, massively fluid OS and AI/camera enhancement make it worthy of it.
Mark Tomeh
October 22, 2023 at 2:05 pm
This has to be one of the most unenthusiastic reviews I’ve ever watched. The Pixel can do countless things the iPhone can only dream of doing, but it’s not enough? Btw this is coming from a user of both.
IMO
October 22, 2023 at 3:27 pm
What can it do that the iphone can only “dream” of doing? There’s plenty of Pixel vs iPhone reviews and nobody has mentioned anything that you’re claiming
Wandile Tembe
October 22, 2023 at 2:07 pm
🍿👨🏿💻
Nelson Ferreira
October 22, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Awful design.
Luis Alberto
October 22, 2023 at 2:27 pm
I’ll wait for the Oneplus 12. Played with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro yesterday at T-Mobile. Very smooth and nice displays, but charging speed is very important to me. If I don’t like what the new OP12 brings to the table, I won’t have any issues choosing a new Pixel.
fatalradius
October 22, 2023 at 2:27 pm
The Tensor 3 is currently slower than an A12 Bionic (A 5 year old CPU). An iPhone 15 Pro costs $1k, and it has an A17 Bionic with superb battery life. Please tell me why I should pay the same exact price for a smartphone with a 5 year old outdated CPU and a terrible battery life?
ChadH2023
October 22, 2023 at 3:48 pm
Yet, iPhone can’t multitask and the pixel can. Benchmarks are irrelevant.
Gleb Heinke
October 22, 2023 at 3:31 pm
“I don’t like processor performance”, also this guy “it ran fast in daily use, and games ran smooth on high settings”. Absolutely useless reviewer
ElRadioDJ913
October 22, 2023 at 3:49 pm
CNET gave the Pixel 8 a 9 while 8 Pro a 7.5.
What are you on man. You do realize all phone software comes with an update to revise these changes and address these issues right?
Kaweesa Rajabu
October 22, 2023 at 4:13 pm
Just use iphones ” they bring new features and there price” 😅
Joshua Engering
October 22, 2023 at 4:58 pm
It’s only got the best display on a smartphone according to dxomark, better photos then the iPhone and better videos than the p60 pro. These reviews are ridiculous sometimes.
Stephen
October 22, 2023 at 5:52 pm
All phones look the same. Expecting a big upgrade there is rather ridiculous
Pixel - Peter Pan of Android
October 22, 2023 at 6:01 pm
😂 When Google makes a phone everyone wants because ” Bay Blue , Porcelain and a flat screen with up to 2400 knits and sensational videography With PRO Mode everything a Pixel fan asked for , hey its their opnion lmao….😂
Pixel - Peter Pan of Android
October 22, 2023 at 6:04 pm
Bro the iphone 15 wasnt an upgrade, they made minimal upgrades added usb c and titanium casing 😂 ? Lmao 😢 a shady review 🤣
Mr. Ash
October 22, 2023 at 7:36 pm
They guy had everyone thinking there was a big issue with the camera…. And we all know pixel was never a power house compared to any other new flagship phone
Steven S
October 22, 2023 at 8:04 pm
I recently pre-ordered this Pixel 8 Pro from my mobile provider. Buyer’s Remorse? Don’t know. I like the three items you stated, as I will probably never upgrade my phone again. I will never buy an Apple product, so for 7 years of Android updates, this was great for me. Camera editing (like Magic Erase) is perfect for me as I go on vacation often and the cost from my provider is much less than upgrading to another Samsung Galaxy phone.
andyH_UK
October 23, 2023 at 2:38 am
Enjoy it. A fantastic phone that, for most people will be more than enough. As I am older generation, the performance is not the be-all-end-all, so that is not a negative.
ph 178
October 22, 2023 at 8:56 pm
The screen is a lot brighter, the pixel 8 pro is easier to hold than the pixel 7 pro , it is a little skinnier, I like the blue, the photos seemed more Samsung like , brighter than my pixel 7, I 💬 the video has improved over the 7!. It’s a good phone, no complaints. It’s my daily driver , I also have an iPhone 15 pro max , but used my pixel because it seems Google screen my calls better. .
Kamila W.
October 23, 2023 at 4:10 am
Which takes better macro and Portrait??
𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬
October 22, 2023 at 9:22 pm
So an apple fanboy reviewed it lol
A
October 22, 2023 at 9:41 pm
As a Pixel 6 Pro owner, Pixels are nothing but higher-midrange phones. Tensor (Exynos) chips are so far behind Snapdragon, it’s not even funny.
kevin flanagan
October 22, 2023 at 10:59 pm
Another iPhone fanboy review,very biased
Pedallin with Paredes
October 22, 2023 at 11:31 pm
How is there a review here for this phone versus or before the OnePlus Open? Biased much??!!
The written review for the Open sounds like it wasn’t an “Open”,pun intended ,minded review(er). Like others that have mentioned here in this review, I found it disappointing.
SORYTIME
October 23, 2023 at 12:02 am
So many toxic comments I can’t read through this garbage lol. Everyone wants to one up each other and nobody wants to have a real discussion. What the heck..
OnTheySlay
October 23, 2023 at 12:16 am
I’ve owned the Pixel 2, Pixel 4, Pixel 5, Pixel 6 and now the Pixel 8. The Pixel 8 is the best one yet.
Josh
October 23, 2023 at 12:32 am
When the new Samsung S24 comes out, this thing will be forgotten.
revenge.trader
October 23, 2023 at 12:46 am
Are all these tech reviewers out their f mind? This is a big leap in many areas, much more than most competitors are doing. And… it needs more?
MVIVN
October 23, 2023 at 1:04 am
Adding a temperature sensor is so weird, who was asking for this feature? Anyone who needs to regularly measure temperatures probably already has a way to do it, I don’t see any normal person using it regularly. It’s not a bad thing to add it, it just seems like a strange thing to put on a phone out of the blue.
Robert M
October 23, 2023 at 3:05 am
Testing for hours only is not enough to give a verdict on its battery life. I will take weeks for the phone to learn how you use it to adjust it’s battery. Professional photographer will not use a cellphone to take photos. They use actual photo cameras for that and nothing beats Google when it comes to it’s assistant which has no comparison too
MJ Jones
October 23, 2023 at 6:56 am
All android phones have Google’s assistant that runs android.
Robert M
October 23, 2023 at 10:04 am
@MJ Jones yes only android phones
Moe Sizlak
October 23, 2023 at 3:08 am
Coming from a S22 Ultra would you consider this to be a worthy upgrade?
MJ Jones
October 23, 2023 at 6:54 am
I don’t think so. We lose too much leaving Samsung. Our phones still support 32 bit and 64 bit apps. The pixel 8 only supports 64 bit, which means if developers have not switched over, you will not be able to download certain apps.
Paul Wilson
October 23, 2023 at 3:33 am
I think this dude either has a duff unit or is so blinkered by his sheep skew that he isn’t seeing what an awesome device he is holding. Maybe he’s been so wowed by an action button he’s forgotten what unbiased and well researched journalism actually is !
MJ Jones
October 23, 2023 at 6:53 am
His review is unbiased. You’re just a fan boy
Paul Wilson
October 23, 2023 at 7:43 am
@MJ Jones I have neither an iPhone nor a pixel. I do however recognise biased journalism
Allen Altland
October 23, 2023 at 6:41 am
I’m unsubbing
MJ Jones
October 23, 2023 at 6:53 am
Lol
John
October 23, 2023 at 7:20 am
This guy is a tool
David St John
October 23, 2023 at 7:21 am
You must be an iPhone guy lol which means his opinion doesn’t matter
theteacherinfo
October 23, 2023 at 8:00 am
The problem with silly features on anything new is that they become seriously embarrassing, once the just-released hype passes. And so it is with the utterly ridiculous external temperature sensor on the Pixel 8 Pro. Beyond silly, you are going to be the butt of jokes forever, as you whip out your device to shakes of the heads, rolls of the eyes and smirks, as once again, your temp sensor enabled phone is dragged kicking and screaming into public view, just to make a call or take a photo.
Whoever thought this was a great idea needs sacking. Twice.
Casey Darwin
October 23, 2023 at 9:55 am
The magic editor is a cloud based feature, so the ‘excruciating 15 seconds’ can’t be blamed on the SOC.
Marty Harrison
October 23, 2023 at 10:33 am
How did this guy get his job ? This video is flawed from the start. They improved and added more than ever on this pixel. Not saying it’s the nest phone, but to say nothing really new to talk about is ridiculous. Then he just drones on because everything else isn’t quite the way he’d like it lol. That’s not how to review a phone. Even Apple channels gave much better and more real of a review then this joke !
Barry Lawson
October 23, 2023 at 10:42 am
Those long wait times you speak of for the photo edits are not because of the chip. They are working on Google’s servers, that’s why there’s a wait.
m Games
October 23, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Love my Pixel 8 Pro. I think it offers a great experience. Better than Samsung where bixby and samsung apps are at constant battle for phone space on the same device. I don’t need 2 messaging apps, 2 calendars, 2 email clients etc etc etc. Even if you try to turn bixby off, it still keeps trying to pry itself back into the phone.
If you don’t like pixel, just get an iPhone.
Marlio Visual Artist 007
October 23, 2023 at 7:29 pm
Samsungs camera is still king of the hill, next iPhones then Sony then Google in 4th place, for a brand that brags allot about its camera quality it’s sure far from ready to compete with the big dogs.
K.A.C
October 23, 2023 at 9:02 pm
Biased reviews are meaningless.