It feels like the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have been around for a while, thanks to their susceptibility to leaks and teasers. But now they are finally actually official. The major addition is the Tensor G3 chipset - fabbed on Samsung's 4nm process. It has a 9-core processor packing a single Cortex-X3 prime core, four Cortex-A715 cores, and another four Cortex-A510. The Pixel 8 sticks to 8 GB of RAM, while the Pro ups that to 12GB. Both Pixel 8 phones are IP68 water and dust-tight and feature fingerprint and face unlock.
The Pixel 8 Pro has a 6.7-inch QHD+ LTPO
120Hz OLED with a higher 2,400 nits peak brightness, topped by Gorilla Glass
Victus 2. You'll have a choice of three colors - Blue, Obsidian, and Beige. Three
cameras sit on the back of the Pixel 8 Pro - a 50MP Octa-PD (phase-detect
autofocus) wide shooter with OIS, a new 48MP Quad-PD ultrawide, and a 48MP
Quad-PD 5x zoom camera with up to 30X Super-Res digital zoom. The front camera
is a new 10.5MP unit with a wide field of view.
There's a new skin temperature sensor next
to the cameras that's a Pixel 8 Pro-exclusive. The sensor is reportedly a
Melexis MLX90632 unit and its sole purpose is to read temperature - there won't
be any clever photography tricks with this one. Speaking of photography tricks,
the new Pixel 8 series has Photo Unblur, Magic Eraser, Best Take, and Macro
Focus (which uses the ultrawide). The Pixel 8 Pro has the new Pro Controls
feature, which the 8 lacks. Finally, the Pixel 8 Pro has a 5,050mAh battery
with 30W wired charging and 23W wireless charging.
Moving to the Pixel 8, which is now 10g
lighter and a bit smaller than its predecessor thanks to a move to a smaller
6.2-inch FHD+ display. That display is better in every way - it's a brighter
panel at 2,000 nits peak brightness, and finally has a 120hz refresh rate (it
can joggle between 60Hz and 120Hz). It has Gorilla Glass Victus on top. The
Pixel 8 also gets a new ultrawide, though it isn't the same as the Pro. It's a
12MP unit with autofocus and Macro abilities. Next to it is a 50MP Octa-PD main
camera with 8x Super-Res digital zoom. The Pixel 8 has the same 10.5MP selfie
camera as well. The Pixel 8 has a 4,575mAh battery with 27W wired and 18W
wireless charging.
Both new Google Pixel 8 phones come with a
free VPN by Google One and a promise of 7 years of OS and security updates,
which is the longest in the Android realm. As a matter of fact, the latest iOS
17 was only available to devices up to 5 years old. The 128GB Google Pixel 8
starts at € 800/US$ 700/INR 76,000, while the 128GB Google Pixel 8 Pro is
€ 1,100/US$ 1,000/INR 107,000. You'll get a free Pixel Buds Pro with a Pixel 8
purchase, and a Pixel Watch 2 with a Pixel 8 Pro purchase in Europe and the US.
In India you are only getting 50% discount on the accessories.
