Google Pixel 8 review
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- Anonymous
- H5x
- 27 Oct 2023
T, 26 Oct 2023You are right, im using pixel 8 in real life it gives me 7-... moreThat's good to hear
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- Anonymous
- nU2
- 27 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Does GSM have to relook at their battery scoring? Alot of e... moreNo need because no amount of software update can get endurance rating from 90h to over 100h. For that you need better chipset if battery capacity kept same.
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- Anonymous
- nU2
- 27 Oct 2023
HubertSatheesh, 26 Oct 2023Could you please elaborate on what you mean by screen off t... moreThe only alternative those "professionals" and users understand is iPhone, not surprising since most of them are Americans. Smaller iphones have poor battery life and when pixels appear competitive when compared to them.
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- Anonymous
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- 27 Oct 2023
Super Android 22, 26 Oct 2023GSM's battery tests arent exactly accurate to most rea... moreThey aren't exactly accurate and no test can be. But out of all tests out there by reviewers, this seems much better controlled and reliable. Most importantly, all phones here undergo same tests so at least there's consistency. If pixel has gone through this "inaccurate" test, so did Samsung and Xiaomi etc. And that's where it cancels out. Using same "inaccurate" tests they're scoring 105hr or more endurance rating. What's so special about pixel that suddenly we have to disregard those tests?
It's too apparent that tensor is at fault but some people don't wanna confess.
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- Anonymous
- skJ
- 27 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Time to stop whining about chargers not being included. You... moreI would like to see every review put it as a negative.
Along with no jack, sdcard and FM radio.
They are big, they should show some balls, maybe get the companys to think twice about removing stuff from smartphones.
I know I know, but one can dream
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- Anonymous
- RYg
- 27 Oct 2023
Super Android 22, 26 Oct 2023GSM's battery tests arent exactly accurate to most rea... moreTheir battery tests run the battery down about 4x and the battery rating is based on that.
Divide the number by 4 if you're a moderate user for the actual battery life, 6x if you're a heavy user.
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- njn
- 27 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Exactly. My 6a had bad standby times for about a week, then... moreYou're right that updates most probably improve things. But since when is it acceptable that companies release unfinished products? Every recent Google phone gave the impression that they are beta products when they came out because they needed so much fixing. I think it's unacceptable for a product that costs $600-1000 or even more.
I guess that's capitalism and especially American business culture that is spreading.
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- Anonymous
- mc5
- 26 Oct 2023
Hemedans, 24 Oct 2023Check on screen score, only Standby is bad Onscreen scores ... moreExactly. My 6a had bad standby times for about a week, then it goes really good. I think all pixel reviews, and some other phones, aren't tested for long enough. I realize they do the same tests for every phone, and they should keep doing it, but some phones will have worse battery score than they would during normal conditions
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- Anonymous
- nBm
- 26 Oct 2023
Time to stop whining about chargers not being included. You know very well why. Most people have few already a few lying around at home that work perfectly.
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- Jman
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- 26 Oct 2023
Yeah I don't think the tests represent the phone's true battery life in everyday tasks. I suspect that this is more in the ballpark of 90+ hours for moderate usage. It's still not great. It'll be interesting to see how long the Pro lasts, as previously it has had similar scores with the bigger battery.
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- 26 Oct 2023
The pixel 8 can charge with a 5 watt charger although it wil be slower
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- 39y
- 26 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Yea that looks right. My S23 had WAAAY better battery life... moreCould you elaborate, How many hours SOT you get on wifi and mobile data??
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- Anonymous
- IuM
- 26 Oct 2023
Yea that looks right. My S23 had WAAAY better battery life than the P8. Which is disappointing. Shame Samsung is not root friendly in the US
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- HubertSatheesh
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- 26 Oct 2023
Could you please elaborate on what you mean by screen off tests? Does it mean standby time test? The final score is less than that of Pixel 7. However professional and user reviews have recorded that the battery life is better than that of Pixel 7. The thermals too seems to be better than 7.
I believe you should re-evaluate your test. Somewhere something is amiss...!
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- 39y
- 26 Oct 2023
Super Android 22, 26 Oct 2023GSM's battery tests arent exactly accurate to most rea... moreYou are right, im using pixel 8 in real life it gives me 7-8 hours SOT on wifi.
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- landale
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- 26 Oct 2023
How is it that the Pixel 8 has such a large decrease in talk time compared to the Pixel 7 despite the much larger battery but the Pixel 8 Pro improves from the Pixel 7 Pro in the same test with virtually no battery size change. Both have the same processors and modems.
Something doesn't seem right here and I wonder how this is even possible. It would be nice if you guys could comment on this as if this is true it leads me to believe there is an issue with the software on the regular Pixel 8 meaning this could be fixed by a Google update.
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- 26 Oct 2023
acemang, 26 Oct 2023if you read it right you see it's not a bit off. chec... moreI'd say most people use their phone good actual calls, or data on the go, which again then makes it important.
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- Anonymous
- T1w
- 26 Oct 2023
acemang, 26 Oct 2023if you read it right you see it's not a bit off.
chec... morethe "talk time" category includes standby time.
So if you're not using your phone at all... which everyone does... it's burning battery faster than everything else while doing nothing.
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- yat
- 26 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Why is the battery endurance so low i dont understand ???GSM's battery tests arent exactly accurate to most real life situations, more like a benchmark than actual realistic results. I mean no phone is getting 4-6 days usage on 1 charge, you're looking between a day or 2 based on your usage.
This should get you through a day atleast and the actual screen on times are pretty good (im sure gsm calculate like the entire stand by time with usage time, some phones do far better on standby than screen on, some vice visa, so the end endurance rating isnt accurate at all).