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Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#22Too expensive for my tastes. Give me 380USD phone which lasts for next 5-8 years, feels premium, is repairable, camera is decent, replaceable battery, OS is just Vanilla Android with atleast 5 years(more years of Software updates would be welcome) of Software Updates and when you can't provide it, make it hackable enough to install Custom ROMs.
Sadly, you are part of a minority that rarely gets any attention from mainstream manufacturers.
Samsung sells their regularly-refreshed A series into something close to this price range, and they're great devices. For some reason they don't get nearly as much attention in the US as they do in Europe and other parts of the world, though.
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#23Oooooh wow, that strip - no thanks. First impressions of the aesthetic: clouds & bubblegum.
That strip is part of the deal if you're buying a pixel.
https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_6-pictures-11037.php
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#24I was interested in this release. But right now it's a $20 difference here in CAD between the Pixel 8 Pro 256 GB and the S23 Ultra 256 GB (there's a sale going on for the S23). With all of the Pixel's heat, battery, and connectivity issues (bad reception I can live with, but not knowing if I can call 911?), I can't justify it at all.
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#25A pixel 7 for $400 seems like a much better deal.
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#26Wait, have they changed handling of (e)SIMs? I'm happily using two eSIMs on my pixel pro 7 (work and private). But looks like this supports only one physical and one eSIM?
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#27I'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.
My impression is that the flagships have become fairly interchangeable (aside from perhaps the new Xperia, which still has its own character to some extent) and which one "is the one to buy" is now mostly down when you're in the market to buy. As in, this one is debuting the new Samsung GN2 cam sensor and I think the SoC manufacturing process node, ahead of whenever Samsung and the others post their new updated devic…
I know GN2 might have been just an arbitrary example, but it looks like GN2 didn't make it to the 8 pro (contrary to the rumors).
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
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These downvotes for a genuine question (-3 points at time of writing) are why I don't participate in HN tbh. And maybe they're exclusively for my parenthetical request for feedback, in which case, still, like, come on guys. Those downvotes are why my posts and comments always shadowbanned in the first place. And they all started with downvotes for genuine questions. The typical response from HN is "I dunno, maybe post better content." But I post the best content I have in both submissions and comments. So yeah, I guess this community is not for me, that's all I can conclude.
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#296.7 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?
Interestingly the non-Pro pixels have been trending in the right direction for size.
The Pixel 6 is 6.4"
The Pixel 7 is 6.3"
The Pixel 8 is 6.2"
If the trend continues we only have to wait 3 more years for a < 6" phone
Re: Pixel 8 Pro
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
My impression is that the flagships have become fairly interchangeable (aside from perhaps the new Xperia, which still has its own character to some extent) and which one "is the one to buy" is now mostly down when you're in the market to buy. As in, this one is debuting the new Samsung GN2 cam sensor and I think the SoC manufacturing process node, ahead of whenever Samsung and the others post their new updated devic…
I know GN2 might have been just an arbitrary example, but it looks like GN2 didn't make it to the 8 pro (contrary to the rumors).
Oh, do you have a source? The pre-release coverage still talked a lot about the GN2 even days ago, and to me it was more or less the defining new HW drop in this phone.
It's a lot less exciting without a sensor upgrade and would be mostly playing catch-up otherwise.