Google Pixel 8 Pro review

26 October 2023


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newflesh, 26 Oct 2023One day Pixels will have a good battery life... One day TBH, the idle battery life seems to be a big upgrade compared to Pixel 7 Pro.
At least in my case the drain during night and during day, when it is just sitting next to me, seems like a big difference.
When I use it, it is just barely better, but it might be attributed to my Pixel 7 Pro having a 1-year-old battery and some small degree of lower capacity.

    Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023That higher brightness going to kill the overall performanc... moreBrightness doesn't affect performance that's resolution

      Lugia4k, 26 Oct 2023This phone would have so much potential if it wasn’t for th... moreWhat's wrong with it?? Mine is fine

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        Anonymous, 27 Oct 20232023 flagship with 2018 flagship battery performanceBetter battery life than my galaxy s20 fe, and that had a 110hr rating..

          Anonymous, 27 Oct 2023Though, in certain 50 megapixel 2x sample images there are ... moreIt'll improve with updates no manufacturer is any different, Samsung, Apple all have had early software issues with cameras

            Nick Tegrataker, 27 Oct 2023I can see that Pixel 8 Pro's telephoto lens suffers fr... moreNo it doesn't as mine is tack sharp so must be bad unit

              Rkm, 27 Oct 2023The 50mp main camera samples are really impressive. I think... moreNothing to do with weather it's powerful or not it's Google and their processing not the actual chipset

                Stoon, 27 Oct 20231440p resolution = High battery consumption. 1080p is en... moreOn my 8 Pro I've noticed no difference between using either screen resolution

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                  • 27 Oct 2023

                  I can see the HDR effect on my mac screen on the pixel images uploaded by you in this review but not for iphone 15 or s23 ultra.

                    The quality of 50mp is very impressive, and I can see Ultra HDR effect of sample images in Camera review section on my Macbook screen

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                      • 27 Oct 2023

                      PanRT, 27 Oct 2023Why, OnePlus 11, Xiaomi 13T/Pro, Xiaomi 13 Ultra, all with ... more1440p resolution = High battery consumption.

                      1080p is enough for All smartphones ... anything over is useless and gimmick and NOT battery friendly at all !

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                        • 27 Oct 2023

                        Anonymous, 27 Oct 20232023 flagship with 2018 flagship battery performanceWhy, OnePlus 11, Xiaomi 13T/Pro, Xiaomi 13 Ultra, all with 5000mAh but bad battery life with better CPU.

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                          • 27 Oct 2023

                          2023 flagship with 2018 flagship battery performance

                            JakeJ, 26 Oct 2023Two questions: Can one use any type of charger to charge t... moreOpen camera should work with full lens support, at least it works on my 6 Pro

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                              • 27 Oct 2023

                              The 50mp main camera samples are really impressive. I think tensor g3 not having enough power to process it too much have helped a lot here. Google might have ruined it otherwise.

                                Again, a battery performance of only 90 hours isn't a lot to brag about but hopefully it might get better with SW updates. Also, it's only a test, not a real life experience as I noticed that several tests done by GSMArena are often not even close to the actual user experience. Sometimes it's too optimistic or the contrary, too negative.

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                                  • 27 Oct 2023

                                  Nick Tegrataker, 27 Oct 2023Quad Bayer sensors with 2x2 OCL design suffer from much low... moreI don't know what the Imx 766 is, but the Gn5 is just a Quad Bayer (Dual Pixel Pro) sensor like the Gn2, not a Quad Pixel autofocus sensor and not every manufacturer has the right algorithms. Samsung's S23 Ultra has a Quad Pixel autofocus sensor and the 200 megapixel mode does deliver more detail than the 50 megapixel mode. I have also seen 2x digital zoom images from an Asus Zenfone 10 and 1x images from a 200 megapixel Motorola phone, which both use a Quad Pixel autofocus sensor and surprisingly, the high resolution mode (or 2x zoom in the case of the Asus phone) didn't seem to be worse than Quad Bayer high resolution modes.
                                  It's strange because there is even an interchangeable lens camera (Om System Om-1) that has a Quad Pixel autofocus sensor, but doesn't offer a high resolution mode.

                                    Google knows that they should improve the phones with mew generations not make them worse?

                                      After the Xiaomi 14 series came out, this phone felt like it was 2021 phone.

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                                        • 27 Oct 2023

                                        Anonymous, 26 Oct 2023Unfortunately that higher brightness still not as bright as... moreComputerbase.de and dxomark tested it using professional tools and you are wrong. It's brighter than iPhone.

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