Google Pixel 8 Pro review

26 October 2023


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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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            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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                        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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                              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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                                • 27 Oct 2023

                                anyone testing the new pixel's data hogging numbers? I don't want to spend too much dollar for data packet monthly just because it send all of our file and information to its server. Is it true that image editing and video processing in this phone is done in their cloud instead of in the phone?

                                  Audioot, 26 Oct 2023Far to expensive. No value for money compared to other flag... moreQuite obvious Pro versions are always more competitive during Black Friday/Christmas discounts, since it's really hard to justify the price tag Google has set for the 8th generation this year.
                                  Considering how bad G3 is in comparison (not to even mention SD Gen3 here), battery life and miniscule camera improvements (if any).

                                    Hemedans, 26 Oct 2023Instead of looking at total endurance (which is influenced ... moreWhy ignoring total and especially standby in favor of active usage?
                                    It is the standby drain that's been incredibly annoying on Pixel 6 with its poor reception, so GSMArena is doing a fair job: active usage is important, but only to a certain extent, in a normal day to day tasks, when you might be busy with little time to stare at your screen but with your battery continuously depleted by a fairly outdated, not power efficient Tensor G1/2/3.
                                    So they absolutely nailed it here

                                      Dxomark has given the 8 pro the best display on the market..is this true?

                                        Lugia4k, 26 Oct 2023This phone would have so much potential if it wasn’t for th... moreBattery life is actually really good, better than my galaxy s20 fe and that had a rating of 110hrs so benchmarks aren't always the tell and be all.