Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro announced

[Jan]

Google unveils Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro

Google unveiled its latest line of smartphones — the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro — at its Made by Google event on Wednesday, 4 October 2023.

The company said the powerhouse of the Pixel 8 series — the Tensor G3 processor — has seen upgrades to every component.

 

[FiestaST]

Obligatory.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709576911867806163

 

[FiestaST]

Android folks online are nursing a semi for this:

Google says the devices will get software support and security updates for seven years.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709594728608481501

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709589833629286650

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709586398695547196

On paper impressive yes.

 

[Grubscrew]

I do wonder if the 7 year OS support is due to people hanging on to their phones much longer?

 

[Dups!]

Would have loved to get this as my second phone... pity we don't get them over here.

 

[Dolby]

I do wonder if the 7 year OS support is due to people hanging on to their phones much longer?

I guess it depends on how much they reduce features with every upgrade

 

[FiestaST]

For the speed freaks:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709443259628769778

 

[Dolby]

For the speed freaks:

Can’t wait until real world results are out though!

 

[backstreetboy]

Can’t wait until real world results are out though!

Yeah catching up to an iPhone 12 from 3 years ago.

iPhone 12 Benchmarks - Geekbench

browser.geekbench.com

 

[Dolby]

Yeah catching up to an iPhone 12 from 3 years ago.

iPhone 12 Benchmarks - Geekbench

browser.geekbench.com

Yea the benchmarks - that’s great!

But I I’d love to see REAL WORLD tests. Every tech enthusiast knows they’re pretty different?

 

[SYNERGY]

/ordered.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709592297694749094

 

[FiestaST]

/ordered.

Vanilla or Pro?

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709594838872817741

 

[SYNERGY]

Vanilla or Pro?

Pro. Really excited for my first Pixel

 

[Leisure Larry]

Would have loved to get this as my second phone... pity we don't get them over here.

Had a Pixel. It's fun only in the USA.

No Call recorder
No double tap to lock.
Restricted up to 4G connectivity in SA.
All those Pixel exclusive features don't work here.

 

[FiestaST]

Pro. Really excited for my first Pixel

Nicely done, please share your findings/experiences.

 

[SYNERGY]

Nicely done, please share your findings/experiences.

Delivery is on the 12th. I'll only get the phone in hand on the 20th :/
But definitely will do. Changing from the S22 Ultra (with a blob of dead pixels)

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Delivery is on the 12th. I'll only get the phone in hand on the 20th :/
But definitely will do. Changing from the S22 Ultra (with a blob of dead pixels)

Who did you order through?

 

[backstreetboy]

Who did you order through?

Google?