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Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by xnx »

nicbou wrote: post #20
sbjs wrote: post #4

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It's a mix of good and bad. The iPhone is generally very good, and the integration with other Apple products is unmatched. ...but my Android runs Firefox with uBlock Origin. I forget that cookie banners exist until I use my iPad. It also runs two background apps pretty reliably: a GPS logger and Syncthing. It respects my default web browser and music player choices. Quality is subjective. For my specific needs, I pre…

GPS Logger, Syncthing, and a decent/ad-blocking/extensible browser (in my case Kiwi) are exactly the things that make Android my preference.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by karencarits »

I hope they will improve the photo post-processing. Currently, I have the pixel 7 pro, and the camera app really alters people more than I like. Fortunately, you can also save RAW files. The rumors on Reddit said that the processing algorithm may have been developed for cameras with lower resolutions - if that's true, the results on pixel 8 will be even worse

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by chickenpotpie »

willseth wrote: post #74

Is anyone else confused by the inclusion of a temperature sensor? Was there a demo that explains why anyone would want this? What?

My guess is that it's for AI photo editing features. The temperature can help the AI model determine people from objects.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by panarky »

thesuitonym wrote: post #49
andrewstuart2 wrote: post #3

I'm really glad to see both the partnership with iFixit and the 7 years of support. Because everything else seems mostly meh to me, and while I'm upgrading this year from a Pixel 6 Pro, the continued diminished returns make it seem likely that 2-3 years from now I won't have as much reason to.

>I'm really glad to see both the partnership with iFixit and the 7 years of support. Damn, it may be time for me to move back to Android. Do Pixels require the updates to be sent by your carrier, or do they allow direct download?

Pixels get updates direct from Google, doesn't depend on your carrier.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

I wonder if this time they allow you to take that 50Mpix photos, or are they magically transformed to 12Mpix again.

Pixel 7 Pro also had 50Mpix sensor.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by crossroadsguy »

coldpie wrote: post #51
j10u wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed, I moved away from Pixels because of size... I'm hoping for a Pixel Mini someday

I moved away from Android entirely because of size. Currently on an iPhone 13 Mini, which is riiight at the very upper edge of a reasonable size. I would love to go back to Android if only someone reputable would make a reasonably-sized phone.

This was the exact reason. I never even considered iPhone. I thought it’s ridiculous to pay that crazy price. Then one day I saw the first SE and it was at a decent price on deal. Fell in love with tue size. But now that size of phone is nowhere to be found essentially. I finally bought 14 few months ago and next time I have to change I’ll move back to some cheap Android phone. Screw tracking. If at this crazy price I have to buy a locked down brick I’d rather replace that with something much cheaper.

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Post by crossroadsguy »

Tade0 wrote: post #77
coldpie wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I moved away from Android entirely because of size. Currently on an iPhone 13 Mini, which is riiight at the very upper edge of a reasonable size. I would love to go back to Android if only someone reputable would make a reasonably-sized phone.

My SO is holding on to a first-gen iPhone SE for the exact same reason - I don't know what kind of hands manufacturers expect people to have, but at this point I'm all but certain that modern flagships are too large for most of the population.

If only 13 Mini battery wasn’t shit. I don’t need the 1000 mega pixel camera or M20 Apple cheap. Just give me a good battery and a non-crazy sized phone and I am good. And yeah take my money.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by crossroadsguy »

grumpwagon wrote: post #72
coldpie wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I moved away from Android entirely because of size. Currently on an iPhone 13 Mini, which is riiight at the very upper edge of a reasonable size. I would love to go back to Android if only someone reputable would make a reasonably-sized phone.

Asus Zenphone 10 is a bit bigger than the 13 mini, but is reasonably small and otherwise well regarded

They didn’t release that and 9 in many geographies.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by hiatus »

nicbou wrote: post #12

6.7 inch screen. My Pixel 5 is already big. This one is an inch bigger in my hand and in my pockets. Price increase. 875€ in Europe. The Pixel 5 was 630€. Do you really get 40% more phone?

I am also in the Pixel 5 group and have been struggling to find a replacement as our phone nears its end of security updates. Does anyone have any suggestions for a potential replacement? There seem to be few phones in this size and weight class.
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