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Google Pixel 8/8 Pro Impressions: Software Magic! - Marques Brownlee
Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro hands - on Engadget
Pixel 8/8 Pro Hands-On! | EVERYTHING New! - 9to5Google
Google Pixel 8 Pro - Early Thoughts! - Dave2D Articles:
The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks -Verge
Android 14 info:
clock/weather update - Mishaal
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Does the pixel now allow wired external displays? Alt-dp Mode? Any news of a desktop mode similar to dex?
I will buy a flagship when I can run grapheneOS and use desktop mode, preferably having a sd card with that set up.
Update: There’s actually a tweet up on [email protected] suggesting the hardware supports it but it’s disabled in software. Should be able to enable if rooted.
I haven’t heard anything on that. It’s really such an odd omission to not support USB-C Alt mode. It renders the Pixel devices incompatible with AR glasses.
Mishaal said no it seems like they didn’t implement it this year AGAIN.
Yea that was probably the only reason I would have upgraded from my 7 pro, and if it’s not there, looks like the 8 series is a pass from me.
The fact that there is no mention of it anywhere when even the latest iPhones mentioned it seems like enough evidence, but I even contacted Google pixel support and they said the same thing, doesn’t have it.
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Looks like a nice incremental improvement. I know we weren’t expecting it, but I really hope to see satellite functionality. Maybe next year!
Satellite messaging would be a killer feature worth the upgrade.
how is this incremental?
it has way brighter screen, longer lifespan, better haptics, better performance (which will help it stay usable for 7 years), and it still has partnership with ifixit so you can replace batteries by yourself
Time to wait for the 8A hehe
Tensor G3 with IMX363. Enhance!
Lol
Glad to see it finally being introduced in my country! Sadly they won’t accept trade ins for the 7, which means I’ll be passing on this until the 7 is EoL.
What time does it start?
In 15 minutes I guess
Just started.
10am EST. 15 minutes from now.
10 am est
Jeez. Just replace the keynote with a web page that lists specs, features, etc so I can decide whether I want to buy your product or not.
Good thing they immediately launched the product pages with comparisons and don’t force you to watch the keynote!
So much corporate vomit. Jeez.
Agreed. Also, mentioning AI every 3 sentences like every other tech company recently.
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Tbf it’s more like they started the trend, considering they do actually use a lot of AI
To be fair, they are primarily an Software (and theirfor AI) company.
It’s still pretty annoying.
I also actually really liked the intro of the Keynote for once.
Anyone know what time Android 14 rolls out?
today
I’ve got it downloading now.
Maybe not OTA yet?
Yea I did too 30mins ago actually
Really hope it comes to my country, but alas.
Just pre-ordered the 258GB Pixel 8 in rosé
Currently own a 4a and love it except for the battery life and the sometimes bad performance
Preordering a phone now?
Why? Lol
Because:
- I will buy it anyway
- I get free earphones when I buy now
- It will arrive next week
The 7 years of updates and that the software experience will be excellent, sold me to it. I don’t even consider Samsung phones because I absolutely hate their software. I also don’t consider buying an IPhone because I own an IPad and while not a terrible experience, it’s worse than on my Pixel.
7 years of OS support! That’s the kind of stuff I like to hear.
Definitely great to hear. It’s too bad they’re not bringing new pixel software features to older devices though. It’d be a great way to differentiate their lineup from the iPhone.
Until Google decides to change its mind 🙃
Lol, there’s a non-zero chance that Google cancels the Pixel series.
Now I would really like for Google to retroactively upgrade the Pixel 6 and 7 update support to match the Pixel 8.
I’d love it too with my 7a, but there’s no way Google does something nice just 'cause. They’ve already sold the phones with a shorter support window and they gain nothing by releasing more updates for those devices.
Oh yeah, I totally agree with you, hell will freeze before Google does that.
Yeah, they’re not gonna do that. The GrapheneOS team thinks Google will give the 6 and 7 series 5 full years of OS upgrades instead of 3 OS + 2 security tho so fingers crossed.
I see that Google is following the trend of limiting certain software features to the Pro model: Pro controls, Video Boost, Night Sight Video and multi-shot RAW. I hope Pro controls will eventually come to older models, either officially or with a modded APK.
Any news on older Pixel devices having a price reduction? Has that been the case in the past maybe? I haven’t ever payed close attention near a new device launch.
They usually get discontinued. But the 6a did get a reduction in price tho. So maybe the 7 pro would get a reduction?
Good to see minor battery life improvements to the Pixel Watch 2. Hopefully that upgraded heart rate sensor is actually accurate.
Pixel Watch was embarrassingly bad in health tracking compared to the Apple Watch SE. It’s cheaper to get an Apple Watch SE + (discounted) iPhone than just a Pixel Watch.
And please get rid of the Fitbit subscription, Google.
Yup, I considered the pixel watch for my android phone but Garmin has an advantage over it in every category while having no subscription. I would have considered an apple watch if it were compatible with android.
I think the pixel watch is doomed to fail unless they can separate from the Fitbit model and continue to improve the hardware and software.
I still wouldn’t consider an apple watch over a Garmin. Apple/Google/Samsung need to get their battery life on par with Garmin.
I agree, after owning Garmin watches I wouldn’t want an apple watch.
had no idea Google owned Fitbit. But looks like you don’t miss out on many features by not subscribing to the Fitbit pro thing. Could be wrong. But Yea screw a Fitbit subscription.
They moved detailed sleep tracking insights under the subscription model. It’s pretty disappointing.
What would be the difference (if there is one) from the detailed sleep tracking and non detailed version?
Sleep phase details, which can be useful for monitoring sleep quality over time.
I can’t stand sleeping with a watch on so not getting the sub hasn’t bothered me a bit.
Interesting! My smart watches are almost solely for sleep tracking and are used mostly as regular time pieces during the day.
I use my smart watch for 3 features
- As a watch
- For notifications
- For sleep tracking
I don’t really do any sports, but it’s nice to know how many steps I took today and how far I walked. (it’s between 100m-20km per day)
Thanks for the link! yeah thats a shame about the health tracking
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do you trust that guy because he calls himself a scientist or because he has fancy graphs, maybe his accent? hmm… must be the lab dress shown for 5 seconds in the intro.
I saw both of his videos where he compares pixel watch and apple watch against polar h10 chest strap as a reference device, but somehow the reference device is ranked lower than apple device in his pixel watch ratings? How does that happen?
how does a reference device wind up being less accurate against the device you are testing against? I couldn’t find him testing them against an actual medical equipment.
Him comparing Apple watch against Polar H10: https://i.ibb.co/MnSJXR1/image.png
His ranking when testing Google pixel watch where polar h10 is less accurate?: https://i.ibb.co/Xt9hS4J/image.png
Google is shit at hardware and nobody wants a subscription for a watch but maybe, just maybe, this guy seems like a apple fanboy?
The guy doesn’t reveal his data or the code he uses to plot the graphs, just 100s and 100s of affiliate links. How the hell people consider this scientific and why the fuck is it so popular?
I’m no scientist but I don’t know. educate me
He reviewed a second Polar H10 strap, which is why it was on the chart. https://youtu.be/6F_RccP7Ec0
It does seem to have been removed from newer videos. It’s not in the Apple Watch Series 9 review.
Regarding the accuracy of the Polar H10 strap itself: https://youtu.be/YGMZNF7Lnmo
Regarding comparing with actual scientific tests: https://youtu.be/7m_oBiYk8Rk he only does it for devices with significance, it seems.
It’s not a perfect series of tests since the subject is only him, but he’s clear about it and it’s above and beyond what regular tech reviewers do, who gloss over spec sheets.
These are the kinds of reviews I personally value.
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I grabbed a Pro for myself, a worthy upgrade from the 5, and getting a free Watch 2 with it is great. I love my OG pixel watch so that with better battery life is all I ask for.
Congrats! Should be quite the upgrade from the Pixel 5.
It’s not free, you are paying for it in the phone price. Phone prices are super inflated rn. People keep buying these $1k phones, so prices are slowly going up to see what they can get away with.
I think they actually want to inspire Fitbit Premium subscriptions with the watch. Not required, but recurrent user spending…
Yeah, probably part of it too. Google are an advertising company after all, they always have loads of sales on Pixel products to get people in the ecosystem for that juicy data. Good thing Pixels are the best phone for loading an alternative OS.
So what price do you think the 8 Pro should sell at?
And what price do you think would be good for a 8 Pro and Pixel Watch bundle?
At some point the 8 Pro would be sold at MSRP and without the watch which would be the worst value. And you would have to wait a long while for the phone to drop in price the value of the watch.
Nah pixels drop fast in price and there’s always loads of sales.
Phones havent changed much in the last few years, but prices have sky rocketed.
I think all these flagship phones should be like $700-800 max. $1000 is ridiculous.
Okay, so at no extra cost to me I get a $700 phone (by your standards) and a $350 watch, both of which I use basically all day every day for any number of reasons that will last me 3 years like my current one. Sounds good to me.
Woah my guy, I am not objecting your purchasing decision, relax! I hope they are great devices and you are happy with them.
