Google Pixel 8/8 Pro Impressions: Software Magic!

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro hands-on and first look!

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[LofiKid]

We never doubted about the Pixels' camera performance, we are interested in how the thermals and battery performance are resolved.

[Sid_srinath]

7 years is actually INSANE. Good job google

[zainbiradar]

7 years of software support is insane, thumbs up for that, Google!

[iAmThatOneDuck]

I've had the chance to get my hands on the 8 and 8 Pro as well, and I can't deny these things:
- The blue looks really nice.
- The phones feel super good in the hand.
- They feel fast.
- 7 years of software updates is a lot.

[ritzz]

I think this video was more anticipated than the actual keynote 😂

[ThatsPety]

I personally like the temperature sensor. Our phones are already our swiss army knives, they can be a compass, a ruler, a map, an instrument tuner, a notebook, a remote, a level, etc. I think it makes sense to add thermometer to the list

I can see a future where a child doesnt feel well and a parent says "come here, let me read your temperature" and whips out a smartphone

[xDorade]

Using my OnePlus 5 since over six years, last three of them without updates... 7 years of updates is actually insane. It means a lot for sustainability imo

[ernon]

If it's gonna be 7 years of support, I think pixel is gonna make it's brand way more recognizable due to the fact that people are gonna use these over the years and it's still gonna be somehow relevant due to software updates

[kindofanmol]

7 YEARS OF That's absolutely ridiculously awesome!

[entropysalamander]

Great to see the camera app going back nearly a decade and returning to splitting photo and video like a number of phones used to do. As it should've stayed.

[deepanshbhadre]

Wow, 7 yrs of software support is amazing . Huge thumbs up for google !!

[harenk]

These photo editing features seem insanely cool. Will be interesting to see what they're actually like in the real world.

[__entiendo]

That 'best take' feature is something I figured more companies would have done longer ago. It seems like such an easy solution to fix with their computational photography.

[alno]

Wow, as a long time apple user, this Pixel is tempting. 7 years support and awesome software. This reminds me of the good old days of smartphone evolution where each year gives us something completely new.

[MrUnknownXD]

Changing people's faces and facial expressions seems really dystopian to me. I thought the point of family photos and photos with friends is to capture the moment, not to force it to look how you would have liked it to look like.

[robertyoung]

Big Pixel fan here. We've been buying them exclusively since the 1st. Skipped a year here or a year there but all 3 of us have had nothing but Pixels since they launched. The 7 years of OS updates is interesting. Not a chance in this world we'll have a Pixel 8 in 2030 but its going to be interesting to see for sure!

[doctorrobert]

Thank you Marques! Always look forward to your phone/tech reviews since they are always clearly discussed. Looking forward to the updated Pixel reviews.

[Astrometre_]

The software update support bump is insane 🤯

[GFourGadget]

The AI on Pixel 8 and 8 Pro is so insane, and a little scary. With all the power it has and how accessible it is, we won't know whether a photo is genuine or not in the very near future with this amount of altering. Impressive, yes, but also a little mind-blowing.

[Mortified_Penguin]

I'm upgrading from my Pixel 2 XL today. I've had it for 6 years and it's finally showing signs of slowing down. Getting 7 years out of the Pixel 8 Pro is gonna be wonderful 👍