Google Pixel 8 Pro
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- nano21
- LeV
- 16 hours ago
I bought the Pixel 8 Pro as a gift to my wife who was obsessed with her iPhone 14 Pro. She is super happy with it and left the iPhone aside. Amazing screen and good battery life. She also games with it a lot and does
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- Anonymous
- pE7
- 24 Jul 2024
Feres, 21 Jul 2024I am currently using the Samsung S22 Ultra 256/12 Snapdrago... moreNot worth. You wouldn't notice a significant difference except more natural photos.
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- Anonymous
- van
- 24 Jul 2024
while everyone here yakking, i got this phone for half it's price. EXCELLENT CAMERA. GOOD BATTERY. SMOOTH DISPLAY. how to i complain?
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- egorks
- M8r
- 23 Jul 2024
questionable phone. touchscreen precision ist mediocre at best, Google keyboard is one of the worst keyboards I ever used. also "improvements" in Miracast which stopped seeing my television suddenly - brings a lot of questions. in other words lots of issues with connectivity including VPN and HDMI. absolutely terrible and horrendous voice recognition, also heats up quite a lot for no apparent reason. strange speaker volume control which is either too loud or too quiet.
camera performance for close up photos and videos in normal lighting is quite good. however zooming capabilities are limited. absence of possibility to switch camera back to front while recording the video is frankly just frustrating.
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- MrKool
- ut2
- 22 Jul 2024
Indians please don't buy Pixel phones from Amazon; they are not official sellers. Only Flipkart is official seller. I wasted my hard-earned money buying Pixel 6 and Pixel 7pro. Both got screen damage in an accident and the service centers are not providing service as I bought from Amazon. They asked me to get repaired in Japan.
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- Anonymous
- 84G
- 21 Jul 2024
Feres, 21 Jul 2024I am currently using the Samsung S22 Ultra 256/12 Snapdrago... moreStop changing phones frequently. However, because of the detached volume keys, it's wise to swap the s22 ultra for pixel 8 pro.
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- Anonymous
- 866
- 21 Jul 2024
Feres, 21 Jul 2024I am currently using the Samsung S22 Ultra 256/12 Snapdrago... moreBro, Pixel 8 Pro is a way better phone than S22U. Is that even a question? Lol
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- Feres
- XFN
- 21 Jul 2024
I am currently using the Samsung S22 Ultra 256/12 Snapdragon version. I am contemplating whether to upgrade to the Pixel 8 Pro. I previously owned the Pixel 7 Pro before switching to the S22 Ultra, and I greatly appreciated its camera, software, and overall design. However, the volume button became detached on its own. Additionally, I do not engage in gaming on my phone, so the gaming performance is not a significant factor for me. Based on my research, the Tensor G3 processor in the Pixel 8 Pro is comparable to the Snapdragon Gen 1 processor in my current device. Considering these factors, I would like to seek your expert advice on whether it would be advantageous to trade my current phone for the Pixel 8 Pro.
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 16 Jul 2024
Anonymous, 15 Jul 2024The Pixel 8 Pro sucks
I've used the Pixel 8 Pro 256GB... more"the water resistance also goes away within a few days of just using the phone in freshwater"
Phone is water resistant not water proof. It's highly recommended to not take any phone to swim lessons because they are water resistant.
Water resistant means they can be damaged by water. Water resistant helps phone to avoid damage if you accidentally drop your phone in the water.
I'm 100% sure that you didn't read warranty rules for your phone. If you submerge your phone often it can be damaged and warranty will not cover anything. All phones has indicators inside the phone for water damage. It applies to all phones.
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- Anonymous
- UGw
- 15 Jul 2024
The Pixel 8 Pro sucks
I've used the Pixel 8 Pro 256GB for a couple weeks, it's just so bad. I thought having gorilla victus 2 would make the phone less durable to scratches , but no. The aluminum frame is extremely weak. It has already been dented with a half meter drop to a wooden floor with a case on, and the naked aluminum is so shiny it hurts to even look at my phone.
Not only the durability is mid , the water resistance also goes away within a few days of just using the phone in freshwater, now the usb port takes 2 hours to dry or it wont work.
The cameras are quite nice , but also mid at night, the samsung can take better photos.
The phone itself would drain lots of battery when idle , and if you use it without a case , the heat the phone emits is just painful to hold on to. I own another samsung a12 and it never has these kinds of overheating issues, the july update did kind of resolve the phone from overheating when running , but it still overheats when its idle.
I'm currently trying to sell this device for a s23 fe, i think it would be better in terms of performance and durability. And yes , google tensor g3 is a bad chip , it handles things quite easily but still overheats
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 12 Jul 2024
Anonymous, 09 Jul 2024i downgraded from 15promax. battery was bad but now stable ... moreWhy the f did you changed your phone when you have new flagship?
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- Anonymous
- vaX
- 09 Jul 2024
i downgraded from 15promax. battery was bad but now stable few days after software update. and i save fingerprint twice help better recognition
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 09 Jul 2024
BC57, 09 Jul 2024Good specs but not having a regular dual sim is a big miss.... moreNowadays "regular dual sim" is nano sim + esim. And this device have those
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- BC57
- 7Xd
- 09 Jul 2024
Good specs but not having a regular dual sim is a big miss. Most phones now have esim so that's not a big deal.
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 08 Jul 2024
leart78, 02 Jul 2024do you know the history of samsung in last 1,5 decade? for... moreI'm still waiting for your reply. One week< and counting
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- Mint
- 3Dt
- 05 Jul 2024
Negatives are the phone feels unfinished, I'm typing from my pixel 2 as prefer it - os is more stable, on p8 pro keyboard pops up randomly all the time, apps close themselves and it gets very hot, plus screen stutters on scrolling and battery not as strong as I'd hoped for, maybe 1 day usage, and I'm not a heavy user, plus I've no idea why they created sub menus for the scroll down menu buttons like internet, Bluetooth etc, makes something that should be quick and intuitive slow and laborious, very strange decision.
Positive are camera is very good, but so was pixel 2, yet zoom lens and ultra wide probably best I've seen, speakers sound great too and everything looks wonderful on the screen, very clear and crisp, just a shame it feels a bit wonky in use, a friend has s24 ultra and that seems a much more refined, complete offering, a shame as I waited a long time to upgrade and it feels a bit of a flop.
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- Anonymous
- m2A
- 05 Jul 2024
It’s not a case of “wanting to use subpar chips”. Google didn’t have any other options.
Google are basically replicating Apple’s playbook. But they seem to be speed-running it too!
Producing a chip involves two very different aspects which both require very experienced teams: design and manufacturing. Samsung is the only leading player who does both, so they can help companies with design AND manufacturing on leading edge nodes and processes. TSMC only offers manufacturing, so a company would need to already have an expert in-house design team who can handle leading edge node designs BEFORE they can deal with TSMC.
Both Google and Apple used Samsung’s expertise to help build their internal design teams while also buying chips from them over a span of many years.
Apple started with buying off the shelf Samsung chips, then when they built up their own internal chip design teams they jumped ship to TSMC. Almost every Apple ARM chip from the iPod to the A4 was a Samsung design. Then, when Apple had built up their internal design team over many years, they entirely designed the A4-A9 chips and got Samsung to manufacture them. And they went with TSMC after that.
Google are following a very similar path. Apple did it over more than a decade but Google are doing it within about 5 years or so: Tensor G1 was almost entirely a Samsung off the shelf design with a dash of Google design input. G2 and G3 have had more and more design inputs from Google. And now that they’ve built up their internal design team, they’ll go to TSMC soon to avail of their performance/efficiency leadership for their future chips.
So it’s not a case of “wanting” to use Samsung, they had no other viable choice. With Samsung they got access to leading edge design and manufacturing knowledge with which they could build up their internal teams.
As for Samsung, what do they get out of it if everyone seems to use them and then ditch them for TSMC? Massive amounts of cash to reinvest into their future nodes! They’ll be hoping to compete with TSMC eventually with their future nodes and then Google and Apple will be back to get their chips manufactured by Samsung. Remember, Samsung had the best ARM production facilities for almost 20 years before TSMC upped their game over the past few years. When Apple used them they were the best in the business. TSMC used to have the same poor reputation as Samsung does nowadays, so it’s not like it would be impossible for Samsung to compete if they can repeat their old performance.
- Wesker
- Je@
- 04 Jul 2024
Lolipop, 03 Jul 2024"Going to Samsung to get their own chip, I did not und... moreMoney, sure. But to the point of sacrificing battery life and performance on 4 generations of devices ? Does more wrong than good if you ask me.
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- Lolipop
- pdw
- 03 Jul 2024
Wesker, 02 Jul 2024Yeah I totally get that. At least if it had decently fast c... more"Going to Samsung to get their own chip, I did not understood that move from Google at the time, I still don't, and I probably never will."
Lol. Is it so hard to realize it's about the money?
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 03 Jul 2024
leart78, 02 Jul 2024do you know the history of samsung in last 1,5 decade? for... moreTell us. I don't know and probably no one else there. I love stories