Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro: what we know so far

08 July 2023
The phones are expected later this year with new chipsets and cameras. Once again, the best improvements will be reserved for the Pro model.

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  • 30 Jul 2023

It will be released in the first week of October

    AutoFocus, 21 Jul 2023I have used a 65W China Phone and its battery bulged and ne... moreGotcha, I had terrible experiences with slow charging, while you had bad experiences with fast charging, now I understand you perfectly brother and I'm sorry that happened to you!

      DarlingYext, 17 Jul 2023No, it doesn't. :) I've used a phone with 120W... moreI have used a 65W China Phone and its battery bulged and needs to replaced in less than 2 years for safety reasons. 27W is safe and enough charging speed.

        Anonymous, 12 Jul 2023Fast charging nowadays is only for people who do not know a... moreNo, it doesn't. :)

        I've used a phone with 120W fast charging for over 2,5 years and it's still fine.

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          • 12 Jul 2023

          JackM, 10 Jul 2023whatever... but must need future at least 60W fast charging... moreFast charging nowadays is only for people who do not know any better and fall for fads. Fast charging destroys batteries.

            dbjungle, 10 Jul 2023I have both of them. When you have both in hand, the 7a is... moreAhhh ok. I do agree that physical size is important though. If a phone doesn't sit right in your hand, it's going to bug you every time you use it. Too big, too small, too flat, too curved, etc.

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              • 10 Jul 2023

              whatever... but must need future at least 60W fast charging. nowadays this is most important. But simply google follow apple trend.

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                • 10 Jul 2023

                Don't make phones same thing will happe like microsoft lumia phones pixel phones one day get eliminated by their own mistakes lol. Keep Going provide 1gb ram phone and 4 gb internal storage in pixel 9 pro and price 3999. ok

                  justasmile, 09 Jul 2023It's a good choice to lower the res of the 8 pro, sinc... moreLowering your smartphone's screen resolution doesn't save power if you aren't gaming a lot. It still requires the same amount of power to display a 1080p image as it does on a 1440p image.

                  You can see the more detailed answer on Reddit 6 years ago by FlugMe; https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote5/comments/6e4oq0/does_lowering_display_reaolution_increase_battery/

                  Also, PhoneBuff did a '1440p vs. 1080p Battery Test'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPpM9tesPc

                  I would suggest that if you want a long battery life, then pick smartphones that are reviewed and tested for their battery life, such as realme 10 Pro+ 5G (149h), Samsung Galaxy A34 (133h), ASUS ROG Phone 7 (131h), and ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro(131h). Or lower the game resolution instead of your smartphone's screen resolution.

                    Pumpino, 09 Jul 2023The 6a and 7a are basically the same size.I have both of them. When you have both in hand, the 7a is noticeably wider. I'm not sure how they did the measuring, but it's definitely more than .2mm taller as well. At minimum 1mm.

                      dbjungle, 09 Jul 2023I care more about the size of the phone than the size of th... moreThe 6a and 7a are basically the same size.

                        dbjungle, 09 Jul 2023The reality is you don't. You use some other service ... moreYeah, well it might be fine for my email app (Fairemail), but what about my banking app, for example? Privacy is good, but not at the expense of not being able to use my phone the way I want to.

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                          • 09 Jul 2023

                          over priced not on par specs with some gimmick functions

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                            • 09 Jul 2023

                            Remove CEO of Google Alphabet Sundar Pichai don't know how to make phones lol.

                              Darth Caesium, 09 Jul 2023Until Asus brings a telephoto lens, their Zenfone phones wi... moreI have medium hands and I feel quite comfortable holding a 76mm wide phone that have 71mm screen. I'm expecting more large screen (75mm) phones.

                                If the charging speeds is still 20W then pathetic. 🚮

                                Waiting for 80W minimum maybe Pixel 11 pro it will be inevitable then 😅

                                  sohail shafayat, 09 Jul 2023Same thing every year with different numbers, boring Until Asus brings a telephoto lens, their Zenfone phones will never properly take off. That, and not losing features that their predecessors had. They should've replaced the selfie camera with a 12 MP one that has Dual Pixel PDAF or better; and utilise the Dual Pixel PDAF that the ultrawide sensor already has. Literally, the loss of the autofocus on the ultrawide makes no sense when the new sensor already has Dual Pixel PDAF. All they need to do is to make the software utilise it, that's it.

                                  In its current state, the Asus Zenfone line is really uncompetitive with anything. They should also remove the gimbal OIS, as it does not help photos at all. Either that, or somehow combine it with lens-shift OIS and/or sensor-shift OIS, where the other two are used for photos while gimbal OIS is deactivated and then deactivate the other two while using gimbal OIS for videos. In its current state, gimbal OIS has far too niche usecases while taking up way too much internal space.

                                  Now I like my big 6.7" Google Pixel 7 Pro, because I have big hands, but I can think of people I know that would prefer phones with smaller screens, and they shouldn't be robbed of the full hardware suite just because they have smaller hands. That's why I like Apple making both a big and small version of their Pro variants, where the only difference is bigger battery on the Pro Max (except for upcoming 15 Pro not having the 15 Pro Max's 6× periscope telephoto).

                                    Same thing every year with different numbers, boring

                                      SAHAN, 09 Jul 2023Sony IMX787 sensor is 1/1.73. not 1/1.37". But i hope ... moreAlso, without using additional space, Google could still use a 1/2.55"-type sensor for selfie without using any additional space on the screen, as long as there is no camera bezel around the selfie camera itself, like they do on Samsung phones.

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                                        • 09 Jul 2023

                                        Sony IMX787 sensor is 1/1.73. not 1/1.37". But i hope google will update to 1/1.37" sensor. Also front facing camera need upgrade too. Al least for 1/2" sensor.

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