Introducing Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro:
The premier Android device offering the most authentic Google experience with integrated AI wizardry.
Rating: 7.9/10
Introducing Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, crafted by Google with AI at their core to deliver a more intuitive and personalized user experience. These smartphones boast groundbreaking features driven by Google Tensor G3, setting new standards in innovation. Plus, enjoy seven years of continuous software support, encompassing Android OS updates, security enhancements, and regular Feature Drops. Explore the latest offerings, from their sleek design to enhanced sensors and upgraded cameras.
Designed:
Designed for everyday elegance, Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro feature refined contours, premium metal finishes, and eco-friendly materials.
Pixel 8 sets a new standard with its sleek profile, contoured edges, and a more compact form compared to Pixel 7. Its 6.2-inch Actua display delivers unparalleled clarity, boasting a 42% increase in brightness over its predecessor. With satin metal accents, a glossy glass rear panel, and available in Rose, Hazel, and Obsidian finishes, Pixel 8 exudes sophistication and style.
Display:
The Pixel 8 Pro boasts a 6.7-inch Super Actua display, our brightest yet, ensuring your Ultra HDR images appear true-to-life even in direct sunlight. Its sleek design features a matte glass back complemented by a polished aluminum frame, available in three elegant colors: Porcelain, Bay, and Obsidian.
Furthermore, the Pixel 8 Pro is equipped with a new temperature sensor on its back, enabling quick scanning of objects to determine their temperature. This feature proves handy for various tasks, such as checking if a pan is adequately heated for cooking or verifying the temperature of a baby’s bottle. We’ve also initiated an FDA application process to enable the Pixel’s Thermometer App to record and store temperatures directly to Fitbit.
Cameras:
Enhancements in Camera Technology: Both Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro showcase significant advancements in their camera systems, delivering exceptional photo and video quality alongside innovative editing capabilities.
- The Pixel 8 Pro features upgraded cameras across the board, beginning with the main camera optimized for superior performance in low-light conditions. Additionally, its larger ultrawide lens offers enhanced Macro Focus capabilities, while the telephoto lens captures 56% more light and enables optical-quality 10x zoom photos. Moreover, the front-facing camera now boasts autofocus for unparalleled selfie quality on a Pixel device.
- Meanwhile, the Pixel 8 inherits the enhanced main camera and introduces a new ultrawide lens to facilitate Macro Focus functionality.
Both devices offer a redesigned camera app interface for intuitive navigation, allowing users to swiftly capture content in their preferred photo and video modes. Additionally, Pixel 8 Pro users gain access to Pro Controls, providing greater creative flexibility with settings such as shutter speed, ISO, and 50 MP photos across the zoom range.
A glimpse of Pro Controls within the Camera app interface.
Ever found yourself in the predicament of capturing the perfect group photo only to realize someone wasn’t looking at the camera? Best Take1 comes to the rescue, utilizing the images you did capture to recreate the ideal shot you envisioned. Leveraging an on-device algorithm, it seamlessly blends multiple photos to ensure everyone looks their best.
Google Photos:
Introducing Magic Editor in Google Photos, an experimental editing tool powered by generative AI. This innovative feature assists you in refining your photos to encapsulate the essence of the moment you aimed to capture. With just a few taps, you can adjust subject positioning, resize elements, or apply presets to enhance the background, effortlessly bringing your photos to life.
Experience the magic of Audio Magic Eraser1, designed to effortlessly eliminate distracting noises from your videos, whether it’s howling winds or bustling crowds. This groundbreaking computational audio technology utilizes advanced machine learning models to categorize sounds into distinct layers, granting you precise control over their levels.
Video Boost feature:
Exciting developments are on the horizon for Pixel 8 Pro with the upcoming Video Boost feature. Through the synergy of Tensor G3 and our robust data centers, Video Boost employs state-of-the-art processing techniques to elevate the color accuracy, lighting, stabilization, and graininess of your videos. The result? Breathtakingly realistic videos that capture every detail. Video Boost also introduces Night Sight Video for Pixel, enhancing low-light smartphone video quality.
Efficient Features for Productivity: Empower your productivity with features designed to streamline tasks and provide valuable insights. With Summarize, Pixel offers quick access to essential information by generating summaries of webpages, allowing you to grasp key points swiftly. Additionally, your Pixel can read aloud and translate webpages, enabling you to listen to articles on the go.
A depiction of Pixel 8 Pro reading a webpage aloud.
Pixel now excels at comprehending the intricacies of human speech, enabling more natural interactions to accomplish tasks efficiently. It patiently waits through pauses or “um” moments before responding, allowing for smoother communication. Utilize your voice to swiftly type, edit, and send messages, even across multiple languages.
Enhanced AI brings significant improvements to Call Screen, reducing spam calls by an average of 50%. It discreetly handles calls from unknown numbers with a more authentic voice, engaging callers while effectively distinguishing between wanted and unwanted calls. Soon, Call Screen will offer contextual reply suggestions for simple calls, such as appointment confirmations, streamlining your response process without requiring you to answer the phone directly.
Experience 7 Years of Secure Updates:
Experience 7 Years of Secure Updates: Google Tensor G3 collaborates with the Titan M2 security chip to safeguard personal information and enhance Pixel’s resilience against sophisticated cyber threats. Additionally, Face Unlock on Pixel 8 meets the highest Android biometric standards, granting secure access to compatible banking and payment apps like Google Wallet.
Pixel devices come with exclusive features and ongoing updates that enhance performance over time. For the first time, we offer seven years of software support for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, encompassing OS upgrades, security enhancements, and regular Feature Drops.
Pre-order Today: Secure your Pixel 8 starting at $699 and Pixel 8 Pro from $999 with exclusive benefits. Pre-ordering a Pixel 8 Pro entitles you to a complimentary Pixel Watch 2. Explore the new Pixel phones on Google Fi Wireless for the best deals, including flexible and secure phone plans that offer full connectivity for the Pixel Watch 2 at no additional cost.
Both devices, along with cases from us and our partners, will be available for purchase at the Google Store and select retail partners starting October 12th.
