Weekly poll: can the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro finally get you to switch to Team Google?

08 October 2023
7 years of software support, much improved chipset, upgrades to the display, cameras and battery - what's not to love about the new Pixels?

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  • 09 Oct 2023

CongeeEnjoyer, 08 Oct 20237 years years of support is kinda dubious since google is p... moreAt least they have 7 years of updates in writing and google can be sued for not updating. The much loved apple doesn't have anything about support in writing, and there is no accountability(though obviously, iphone support is excellent). I'll take a gamble on google, because from what I have seen/heard, despite the utter shitshow of cancellations other things have been at google, the pixel department seems sanely managed post pixel 4.

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    • LiF
    • 09 Oct 2023

    Anton., 08 Oct 2023They should ban anyone who comes up with that phrase!! The ... more1000...1200 euros .....my minimum wage is 765 euros .....no sd card I rather buy a s20 plus 5g ...for 250 euros brand new....buy a new battery in a year or so

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      • Dk$
      • 09 Oct 2023

      Peter,

      You should have asked another question too: Will you wait for hands-on reviews?

      Not just...will you wait for prices to fall?

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        • Rysenchi
        • X%5
        • 09 Oct 2023

        8 is too small, would disappear in hand. There are more substantial phones out there at a lower price. 8 pro is better but even more overpriced.

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          • UNKNOWN soldier
          • LiF
          • 09 Oct 2023

          Price
          No SD card
          Price ...it doubled in 2 years ...

          People should BOYCOTT theese devices or they put a SD card slot or 1 Terabyte of storage...should be mandatory....

          I sell phones ..a loooooot of them ....3 years ago most phones were flagships and Samsung...now ..

          300.400 euros phones people want SD cards SD cards SD cards 97% of the time is the first question,

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            • UNKNOWN soldier
            • LiF
            • 09 Oct 2023

            Anton., 08 Oct 2023They should ban anyone who comes up with that phrase!! The ... moreSo u like to pay 1000 euros/dollars for a phone with no storage when literally a 100 euro/dollar phone has 256g storage and a SD card slot....so u are one of those people who think is normal to buy a flagship phone with no SD card and 128g storage ....128 ..for who? What? 8k ..4k ...videos ? Are u freaking that blind ....evry phone with no SD card slot should have 1TERABYTE of storage...mandatory....we pay for it ....or u are a daddy's boy or girl

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              • Dalilama
              • IJ$
              • 09 Oct 2023

              PeterThePanda, 08 Oct 2023Based on Google's reputation on failing to keep their ... moreRemember what MKBHD said: "Never ever buy a tech product based on the promise of future software updates".

              I also remember that guy not knowing how to properly use a the Xperia Pro as well.

              Don't trust any review online period or what anyone has to say altogether is the real truth it's all bias and misinformation or something else.
              Best thing you can do is try it yourself rather then go by what people say.
              Found that out for myself.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 09 Oct 2023

                arthurmdy, 09 Oct 20231000 $ phone with ufs 3.1all phones with 128GB are ufs3.1.
                Ufs4.0 exists only 256Gb or more.

                  1000 $ phone with ufs 3.1

                    Google is not making the same mistake that it did when the Pixel 7a made the Pixel 7 obsolete

                    No, it has not. 7a and 7 are different phones. 7a has several cost cutting measures which people know by now. Dont mislead.

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                      • 09 Oct 2023

                      Anonymous, 08 Oct 2023A few years ago, I actually considered switching to a Pixel... moreFunnily. I would only buy such an expensive pixel phone to avoid everything you critisise by installing GrapheneOS 😅

                      For me, only Graphene makes it even interesting. Otherwise I would compromise on camera and size and go for the Poco F5.

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                        • John DonGeilo
                        • njn
                        • 09 Oct 2023

                        Anonymous, 08 Oct 2023i really want to get a pixel but the lackluster performance... moreEven if they would have a 7+ Gen2 it would be an instant buy for me. Battery would not be a concern anymore. Should have partnered with Snapdragon instead of Samsung but I guess that typical US business greed.

                          IpsDisplay, 08 Oct 2023The PS5 is listed to be available all over the world Yet... moreWell, I can find PS5 to buy very easily nowadays here in Brazil, and it's much cheaper than it was on launch.

                            sanshiro, 08 Oct 2023Oversized and kind of unfashionable. Very wide. Samsung ... moreThere is a compare button on the page for the dimesions of the phones.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 08 Oct 2023

                              7 years of updates tells me the hardware is lacking and they try make up for price with software that no one wants and gets cancelled, wasnt there a upgrade scheme cancelled 2 months before due new handsets pffft to the big tech scamers

                                IpsDisplay, 08 Oct 2023The PS5 is listed to be available all over the world Yet... moreThat would be fine... If that were true, but it's not. I have bought 4 Pixels since moving to Europe. Two of them I got from local stores. One of them on my local Amazon and the other (first) one on Amazon DE. Stop spreading lies.

                                  Oversized and kind of unfashionable. Very wide.

                                  Samsung is more petite and narrow.

                                    Anonymous, 08 Oct 2023The problem is that we’re tired to see the overused "n... moreThey should ban anyone who comes up with that phrase!! The 3.5 jack and the SD card will not return, especially in the high range!! they will never return

                                      No Regrets , 08 Oct 2023My previous post typos included same sentiments. Samsung... moreEvenmek tensioner g3 is somewhat below the g2 in a video I saw today!!! No wonder Google in the presentation only talked about AI,IA,IA,IA,IA and I didn't talk at all about the performance of the chip since if it had been something to decide you would have boasted half a presentation about it... they know that they are not only asking 1000 dollars for a phone with components from 5 years ago if not trying to compete against Apple with this

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                                        • BecKS
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                                        • 08 Oct 2023

                                        No, because it is not officially available in Poland...