They’ll soon realise for £999 customers would rather buy an iPhone.
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Google Debuts New Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Smartphones, Pixel Watch 2, and Refreshed Pixel Buds Pro
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We like choices. Buy an iPhone with IOS or a Pixel 8 with Malware. Oops silly me, obviously i meant Pixel 8 with Android 😂
That thermometer feature sounds awesome.
Use it on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max to see if they're truly overheating!
Use it on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max to see if they're truly overheating!
Much more exciting than the 15 Pro Max, and for less money.
Pixel 8 looks really good, imo. And I would kill to have a similar call hold/screening feature on iOS. Next level software.
7 years of updates sounds like a good baseline, it would be nice if it became standard.
Every time I see a pixel phone it makes me want to switch back to them just for the rounded sides/edges. Oh how I miss the rounded sides.
It's also a bit shorter in height than the IP15 ... which for us small-phone fans is a plus.
Sadly, I don't want to deal with Android/Google, but it's certainly an attractive phone if I was ever going to switch.
Sadly, I don't want to deal with Android/Google, but it's certainly an attractive phone if I was ever going to switch.
But it’s not though? Both start at $999 for 128gb
Edit: Nevermind, I didn’t realize google only has one size.
Be honest, what’s your dollar amount to use one of these for an entire year?
Mine $ is $15,000.00. I’d use a Pixel 8 for an entire year for that amount. It’d compensate me for the hassle😵💫
Mine $ is $15,000.00. I’d use a Pixel 8 for an entire year for that amount. It’d compensate me for the hassle😵💫
Apple provides first-class software updates for 5+ years for its devices and then a few more years of second-class updates. How many of those "7" years of updates Google provides will be first-class? C'mon, reporters, question what you're told, don't just parrot.
Not sure if you looked, but if you are upgrading from last years Pixel models, the Google trade in values are garbage. I was on the fence about upgrading my 7 Pro to the 8 Pro, but for $425 in trade in, it is completely not worth it.
I guess I'll be waiting to see what Samsung comes up with in January, then choose between their Ultra and the 15 Pro Max.
I’m surprised at how excited people are. Those phones are kinda… ugly.
Thermometer sounds pretty cool though.
Thermometer sounds pretty cool though.
I’m happy to see a Google ecosystem coming up. Hopefully they can stick at it and commit in the long term to a mature suite of products and services. They’ve a long way to go before I trust them not to dump anything that isn’t a core product line.
The devil is in the details. How many of those years will the devices receive first-class support?
I felt the same way about my OG Pixel and 3aXL. But this is now, with Google offering 7 years of updates, etc. Might make the devices more worth your (and my) consideration.
I immediately know a use case for the thermometer (if it’s accurate). Modern cars need their transmission fluid filled while the system is in a certain temperature range. You can either check the temperature from the OBD port with an expensive scan tool… or thermal gun the transmission pan.
I’d have used the thermometer all over the place last month while working on my friend’s BMW transmission.
I’d have used the thermometer all over the place last month while working on my friend’s BMW transmission.
Good stuff. Glad there are options. Those options (mostly Samsung and Google) keep Apple moving forward as well.
["Apple hasn't done much since the iPhone X"]
So it seems you haven't paid much attention to what Apple has done all these years.
Regarding Foldables: The touchscreen on those foldable feel like cheap plastic, remind me of the way the Palm Pilot displays used to feel back then.
I just showed this to my wife. She was unimpressed and said her pixel 3 is still working just fine and doesn't want to upgrade.
