Google Pixel 8 Pro FULL REVIEW - Should You Buy??

It should have a special watermark on the details because the best take app can be used for faking photos to be presented on court.

Terrible lens flare on pixel 8 pro.
And it can't be solved. It's a lens/hardware issue.

I am jumping to 8 pro from pixel 3😅

I hear a lot of people say that the battery on pixel 7 pro is really bad , is that true??

8 Pro in UK. Generally good but some annoying issues which really deminished the experience for me. Called Google support, they gave up.
1. The wifi calling option is missing from menus.
2. App dots appear but don't populate with numbers of alerts
3. Can't swap back, home, switch buttons at bottom of screen for right/left handed
4. Max grid is 5x5. Why not 5x6 with such a big screen
5. You can't remove 'overview ' on 1st home screen to use for you own widget
6. When on a phone call and walking, there is a 'click' sound in time with each step. I haven't had time to try the settings but it shouldn't do it.
7. You can't reorder home screen pages, you have to move each app icon around

However, battery good, screen lovely, camera excellent, photo editing awesome, form factor light and not too big.

I'm hoping many of the issues will be fixed in post👍😁

Glad you noticed the oversharpening issue with the front camera, my hypothesis is that because of the lack of AF in past models (and base p8) the software it's tuned to compensate the lack of sharpness that implies not having AF, something the P8P doesn't need but that tuning it's still present, for now the best way to use the selfie is to shot RAW, the issue isn't present in raw, but it takes more steps to get the photo obviously, hope google fix this sooner than later.

Can I have one

People buying android because they don't have money ...but now android also increase the price equal to apple...now everyone going to buy 🍎

I'm buying this only for the temp sensor.

hello, which camera and lens do youuse for recording videos?

Moved from iPhone 15 Pro to Pixel 8 Pro, no regrets at all. Loving it!!

Excellent and much appreciated review.

Gboard themes MUST be optimized to work with my Pixel 8 Pro's Generative AI. I said it first!!

Anyone else finding the Pixel 8 Pro's indoor colour accuracy isn't that, well...accurate? Running too white and not capturing the warmth of artificial lights or the colour of walls and carpet correctly.

Also the night sight is quite noisy and the Pro setting for shutter speed only goes up to 16 seconds. I had a OnePlus 9 pro that's 2+ years old and that shoots better.

Seems bad to have to post process photos that should by default be the 'best' there is.

The fix the horible cell radio?

Can anyone tell about pixel 8 battery life?
Heard it's battery drains fast even at minimal usage.
Please help

Can the temp sensor be used for hot-spot indication or IR pics when combined with camera? I'm an engineer and inbuilt ir pics would be a game changer for me.

The selling point for me was the thermometer, lol.

How did you get a 4K 30 video blur? Mine is capped at FHD.

My word, the trumpeter was playing my life away.

Battery life is the only reason I'm using an S23+ over a pixel

I bought the Pixel 8 Pro this morning, just finished installing it. I would have liked all the features of the 8 Pro in a smaller body since I prefer smaller phones but I am happy with it anyway :)

I had soo many issues with the 7 Pro. Everyday i had signal quality issues. Then one day while i was MILES from home the display decided it was done with. When i took it in for repair the technician said they do a lot of pixel repairs so much so that they cannot keep the parts in stock. The lady in front of me in line was having issues with the pixel 7 screen. The phone was also very hot all the time no matter what you were doing on it. Tensor is inferior to snapdragon processors in day to day tasks.

Man that's awesome your entire family can use the pixel like. Every year, more and more, iOS is becoming more of a necessity here

I like the look of the pixel but the fact its basically the same price/ slightly more expensive with trade in than the s23 ultra im leaning towards the ultra

I like the wider display of 7 pro

My dilemma is should I buy a Pixel 8 pro or Samsung S 23 ultra?

someone please answer can the 8pro do 4k HDR video at 60fps or is it still limited to 30fps as my 7pro is

I would imagine the thermometer will sync up with Google Home as a secondary or tertiary remote sensor amongst other temp-based apps.

What town is that?

Is it worth to upgrade from Google 6? Or to wait next year for pixel 9?

I feel like it will make a lot of iphone users switch to Google's ecosystem. I'm all in for it! Especially with 7 years of updates. When I ordered the 8 Pro, the trade-in value was truly amazing. (They even bundled the Buds Pro & Watch 2 for free)

Am I the only one thats sick of these camera centric reviews? For me im trying to get an understanding of the actual phone (not just the camera). Last year I rushed out with excitement on release day to buy the pixel 7 pro to then after a week get rid of it due to the terrible battery life, bugs with software, overheating issues, terrible display quality amongst a lot of other things. Yet now trying to gauge if Google has actually improved all fixed all those issues all ii get is these you tubers crapping on for 10mins about the camera.

Get well soon and take a rest

No vapour chamber not heat pipe. Throttles under load. No UWB. Can't remove the homescreen widget. Modem umder performs. NPU / GPU / CPU underperform. Not worth the current price but could be good vakue if they drop £150-£200 once they unbundle the watch / earbuds.

Not perfect sure. Nothing ist perfect. But what about this ugly iphones ? looks the same since years. And also this ugly ios, especially the keyboard und the yellow thint always on the camera ? LOL , i rather take no phone than an apple phone.

Fab honest review, you're my go to reviewer..and local! I struggle with the cost of these, I'm keen on my photography. My present S20FE with optical zoom was the best until it started smouldering whilst charging, any replacement suggestions without the cost ? Of the three Samsungs S2, A41 I've had they have all let me down ...

ahhh the blue colour looks so nice 🥲

The most important tests are often never done which is signal tests and uptime tests. The Exynos modems for the Pixel 6 and 7 had major network issues. Had a Pixel 6 dozens of times a day no signal at all up to 20 minutes at a time on both ATT and T-Mobile even in populated cities around DFW. Same sim cards in a $50 UMX phone didn't have those issues. Got it RMA'ed same exact issue with a different Pixel 6 device inspected. Others had 3+ RMA's and just ended up giving up selling the phone for a loss or traded it in which is what I had to do too. Google only offers to keep doing RMA's. Every review for every phone should do signal DBM comparisons and other tests that are the main point of a phone. I had no signal on both that I physical was there to witness 1-2 hours daily and it did it nonstop randomly throughout the day. Not 5G bandwidth or network unable to make/receive calls/text or use the network. Changed every possible setting that exist flashed the rom's tried Android 14 beta ect. The Pixel 7 also had the same issues. There wasn't a day over the 4-5 month period that I didn't lose signal at least half a dozen times.

It’s the most expensive pixel ever made but it’s literally on same right now I got mine for 399 from spectrum and I traded in my iPhone 11 and got 123 dollars trade in value so I’m paying even less 😂😂😂

Hang on blur mode has 4k30 ???

Same. I went from 6 pro to 7 pro and now 8. Each has been that much more refined.

seriously you are not qualified to review it cause you're a pixel fanboy. drooling over it does not do it any justice.

We receive a lot of contradictory information currently concerning this Pixel 8 Pro. Some press articles claim that there are photo problems with avatars that appear under certain conditions. Others do not report any problem. So in the end who to believe?I think that despite all the better to wait a bit before jumping on them. History to clarify the situation concerning this smartphone.

What kind of lighting do you use for behind your television? I wanna get that lighting. Looks super slick. Great vid too