I did return the 15PM when it came out because I kept going back to the pixel. It is just one of those phones that just feels right. It was hard to say which camera was better. I liked the 24MP photos detail from the 15 but I preferred the colors on the Pixel and Pro mode allowed for very nice 50MP photos when needed.
Am so glad it's not just me. About a month ago I upgraded to 15 Pro Max. I already have the Pixel 8 Pro but my plan was to give my Pixel to my wife as she also needed a new phone (her Huwaei P30 Pro stopped working) and for me to keep the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Regardless, ever since receiving it, it has been a nightmare for me deciding which to keep. Firstly, I think the novelty factor of the iPhone plus the battery lasting quite a bit longer makes it more appealing but I just kept wanting to use my Pixel 8 Pro even more. After taking several photos I decided the Pixel 8 Pro was just too good and ended up swapping with my wife. She now has the 15 Pro Max and I am back to my Pixel 8 Pro 😆
Thanks Alex for this very nice video! I also have both phones, and I'm fully with you. For me also the Pixel 8 Pro for photos and the 15 Pro Max for videos. Battery life is still the best on the 15 Pro Max. But I also have the Pixel Fold, which I also going back to all the time. Photos and videos are also decent! Only battery life is less on the Fold. Keep switching all the time! Keep up the good work!! 👌👍
Tbh, as someone who has both, and have used both for quite some time, it really depends on your OS…..I seriously can’t decide between android or iOS, so I keep both…..but there are a few people who would want some features in particular and for them android would be the most obvious pick, and then some for whom iOS will deliver the best of the best, cuz at the end of the day, both sides are extremely powerful and will fulfill almost any task you throw at them, no one phone is soo much better than the other that you really have to change your OS to get “that one thing”
@@hityouwiththatdduddudu "both sides are extremely powerful and will fulfill almost any task you throw at them" Then it all comes down to price which means the Pixel wins.
@@eastlondonhustler well yea, in this case the pixel does win….but firstly, I don’t really like the size of the pro max, so I’m obviously gonna go with the pro, which is the very same…..secondly, when you are already spending 1000 usd, many people don’t really mind spending a couple hundred more…..
Pixel's HDR is state-of-the-art. The iPhone photos look so bad when we have the Pixel shots next to it. And yet, people will state iPhone has the best cameras 😅
Pixel has always had the better still camera performance IMO. Google's photo science is just more natural and has better HDR performance. The only area I think Apple has done better is with portraits but Google does better with zoom quality. Apple still is king for video recording by far though. Pixel>iPhone for photography.
I have an 8 Pro and a 15 Plus. I've always loved Android way more but honestly, I've started leaning more towards iPhone as the one I can't really live without.
Thanks for the review, though the Oppo Find X7 Ultra and the Vivo X100 Pro are grabbing all the attention from photographers, these days, I think the iPhone and Pixel are if nothing else consistency kings, even if they can't quite match the quality. Is that fair? My question is I would be very interested to know how the Pixel 8 Pro fares in video when using with MotionCam, against the iPhone Pro Max using Pro Res, is the Pixel 8 Pro then better than the iPhone, or not?
Really? Did u have any issue on pixel 8 pro? Such as Overheating, and what about the battery life, the screen? Any flickering or bugs? Plss I just so confuse right now bcz Idontknow what should I buy, either is ip 15 pro max or pixel 8 pro 🤦🏻🤦🏻🥲🙃
When it comes to gaming I'd pick Android. Yes it may not have big names like the Resident Evil 4 Remake but it you can play Resident Evil 4 for the GameCube or Wii.
This is the first comparison video I've ever seen that gave a definitive conclusion everyone else plainly says it's a tie well done coming from an iPhone guy
Most tech reviewers would have chosen the iPhone, so props for the honesty and going with your personal favourite and what really matters to you. It's rare find an unbiased viewpoint, but i think this is as close as you're going to get! I use an iPhone for work and P8P as my personal phone and enjoy using both. Not really any major problems with either.
@@MarcoFlores-um7cj The more popular channels have all been bought by Apple. Apple may not be pioneering, but their money can sway opinions quite effectively.
I went from the Pixel 6a to the 8 Pro and there is a feeling of familiarity, but the differences are night and day. However, I do prefer the size of the 6a over the behemoth of the 8 Pro.
I have an iPhone 13 and pixel 7a. Much prefer my pixel 7a in every way. Obviously, my iPhone 13 does have some good qualities. If i had to get rid of one it would be my iPhone 13
the depth of facts ... .. people are just in the iPhone daze ... . ... great review... .. regardless,i love iPhone 15 lineup ... pixel is really competitive... really..
Well done and very objective. I have both phones as well…love them both but I tend to prefer android personally. iPhone is obviously an amazing phone though. Great comparison 👍
The one area where you mention that the iPhone video is better is in low-light main camera (more jelly/noise on the Pixel). This is exactly where the Video Boost function excels and beats the iPhone easily.
Thank you.. just what I needed. Apple fanboy using an iPhone 16 Pro Max, which I bought because I needed the longer Zoom. I just ordered the Pixel 9 Pro. I've done pixel ordering before. Use them for a couple weeks and send them back but after listening to you, I to find Photography, the most important thing to me. I'll have to adjust to the Green sooner to be fixed, bubbles, and I use Apple Mail so I'll have to find a way around that. But I think this time I will give the pixel a real go and not send it back within the timeframe. I think I will try again. Thanks for the great review very thorough.
Had the Pixel 8 Pro for a month then switched to 15 Pro Max, I like the photo of Pixel better just like you do, but the battery life doesn't cut it for me, so I had to give it up
Hi, I am planning to buy a new phone and i am super torn between the iphone 15 pro max and google pixel, which would recommend for me, I love taking photos, i also love a phone with a good battery life and i like a phone with an all round good experience, i also create videos. Please recommend. Thanks
After having seen many videos and reviews I finally decided to buy the google pixel pro 8, great phone but there is one thing which I found very disappointing and that almost none of these "experts" deal with: sport photography. When you take a picture of somebody or something which moves, the focusing of the pixel pro is very slow and even with good lighting the object is blurred. My previous phone a modest samsung a50 has a much faster shutter speed. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Any advice welcome!
why are we still doing iPhone vs android? Hardware on both are good enough. it literally boils down to iMessage or no iMessage and ecosystem. nothing else matters any more
Nobody cares about iMessage outside of the US and Canada. There are way more people using WhatsApp, Facebook messenger and WeChat than iMessage : Usa is not the world. Also, ecosystem is a nice to have. Main product is a phone so doing comparison is still something valid.
Ecosystem on apple is overrated. I use airdrop to copy 2 GB files between MacBook and iPad pro. In the end it worked better if I put those files on a surface pro and copied them via iTunes to iPad pro (with cable), it was quicker and more stable.
I tried a whole bunch of Android smartphones this year hoping to find something that would make me switch back to Android, even though I am 100% in the Apple ecosystem (iPhone, Mac mini, iPad). The only one I found that could replace my iPhone is the Pixel 8 Pro. I didn’t encounter the same issues I usually find with Android smartphones. The voice command works perfectly (unlike other Android devices where, for some reason, I can never get the voice command to work on the Gboard keyboard). Additionally, when setting up a new phone, you can have an exact copy of your old Pixel, just like you can with a new iPhone. This isn’t the case with Samsung, etc., where you end up having to put all the apps back into folders yourself, reorganize everything, etc. In the end, I found that the photo and video quality were not as good as on the iPhone, so I kept my iPhone 15 Pro Max and returned the Pixel. However, I’m still looking forward to seeing the Pixel 9 Pro XL. I would be very happy to see Google reclaim its crown as the king of photography. They have the resources and talent; I don’t know what’s missing for them to achieve it. Having a disability, voice command allows me to write very quickly without exhausting myself, so it’s indispensable for me. Additionally, I don’t understand why, when copying data from an old Android smartphone to a new one, you don’t get an exact copy of what you had on the old one. You have to reorganize everything, redo your folders from scratch, etc. This is a basic feature, and Android is advanced enough to have this functionality. I will never understand this.
The pixel 8 pro photos are always underrated when pitch side by side with that of iPhone 15 pro max. Google destroying Apple in photos, the same way Apple destroys Google in videos.
The photographic styles on iPhone can be used to tweak the look on the photos. Use the tone slider to make the photos more vibrant or more moody. Unfortunately there's no way to make the photos more colourful by default if you like that Samsung style boosted saturation but fortunately its easy as pie to boost the colours in post by hitting edit, the magic wand and then moving the slider left and right to tweak the image to your liking.
I actually decided to try the android again with the removal of the SIM card from the iPhone. I dont know how long I will stick with my S24 Plus, I've had more android phones than I have iPhones but I do prefer iOS. T-Mobile doesnt make it easy to switch eSIMs between iPhone and android without contacting their customer support.
I have to say that the pixel 6 had the rear auto brightness sensor in it as there was a weird issue of using the flashlight on a pixel 6 turned screen brightness all the way up
Alex, I have seen/ read/ enjoyed many of your articles and reviews at various outlets over the decades but I need to call this out. At 10:28 did you forget the iOS update that completely bricked thousands and thousands of users' phones requiring a visit to an Apple store to rectify? (iOS8/ 2014 I think). And a quick search pulls up many more recent threads of iOS updates bricking phones too. (up to 17.4.1 of Nov 2023). While you may never need to use command lines to fix - with Apple being locked you will have to take time off and book a visit to a store instead (assuming you have one close) or send it away as you can't fix it yourself. That comment was just unfair. Same with the comment about lack of polish - possibly less flair/ delight (that Apple does very well) - but I've had few experiences with any Nexus/Pixel phone of things not working. The idea that Android is buggy, beta software has been wrong for over a decade. Plus - Apple has never apologised for nerfing performance on older phones for "battery reasons" that was used to coerce people into the idea that their old, perfectly functional phone was on it's last legs and they should upgrade.
Pixel in Poland entering the markets. I'm using 8 pro for 3 months and is not revolution as pixel 7 pro but it's more balanced and battery is more stable. Camera and AI support is good as mentioned but still evolving
Gemini Nano is running locally on Pixel 8 Pro. Call Screen (:, 7 Years updates, ip68, great camera, but not good g3 but for normal usage like me it;s beautiful
Should I get Sony Xperia 1 VI or Apple iPhone 16 Pro/16 if I prefer iOS and will shoot with Nikon Zf with 28-400mm f4-8 and thought to use the phone for ultra wide and standard shoot plus macro (Sony has 2X macro with the tele lens), iPhone image quality nowadays is unnecessary warmish, but iPhone has programmable Shortcut feature and now grammar correction AI, should I just get iPhone 16/16 Pro?
One area the video does not address is navigation and consistency across apps and gestures. This is the one thing that surprised me going from android to ios. I found the lack of consistency between apps quite jarring on the iphone and this gets in the way of productivity.
And most people don't care, choose to buy those phones because charging speed is not main priority for them. That's why people can buy chinese phones if they want
@@iAfroTech They don't care cause they never experienced proper fast charge in their life🤦 . If a person gets used to 67w or 90w charging for a month , then they'll know how much behind the Samsung/pixel/apple are in terms of charging tech .
Why the fuck would I want 100w fast charging? That's creating a lot of heat within the battery plus you wouldn't need to charge if the battery life was good to begin with
@@MrViper7121 have you ever used a modern fast charging phone? Most fast charging phones has dual cell battery , i.e 2500mah+2500mah instead of single 5000mah cell and each battery charges at 50w (so total 100w) and because of large vapour chambers it will not heat up . The convenience fast charging provides is too good . By the time I have my coffee my phone goes from 20%-85% .
Yep, iPhone is way better with Facetime, Carplay, Maps, Apple Music. We started with android in 2010-2015, but swithed to iPhone in 2015 and we're all now on our 4th iPhones. I have the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I think the pixel now has caught up to the iPhone enough that it’s really a personal choice and if you’re too into either eco system. The real reason why I don’t use pixels anymore is the PWM (pulse width modulation) all pixels since the 4 give me insane headaches where as the iPhone doesn’t. Until Google fixes that I’m staying with the iPhone
How can you not mention the video boost on the pixel ? That feature is game changing. And, you just did not mention magic eraser and editor or give examples. Or split screen multitasking. These are all extremely helpful features that make a tremendous difference in performance. Because of these omissions, I have to say your video sucks. Thumbs down.
It's because the newer phones have ltpo, it constantly changes the refresh rate of the display while the camera shooting the display has a fixed refresh rate for capturing, hence the "distortion". Doesn't happen with the eye.
Im about to switch to pixel in couple of days. Can you anyone in the comment share the common issues encountered with the phone?. Although I only use the phone with basic needs and light camera activities (since I work in field). Is it worth it?. Thank you very much
At first I had impression that pixel is more detailed in most scenes, but then noticed weird thing, that nearly all iphone photos are focused in some corner, which made background or foreground objects sharper, but they are far from point of interest which can be easily overlooked.
I have been using Pixel 8 pro over 10 days, I probably will return it before the return window closes. Here are my reasons: 1. Photo colors(front camera) are not so accurate as iphone(I also have an iphone se 2, so I bet the new ones should be much better now.) Especially when camera meets red, pink and orange, it always make the color yellowish or too vibrant, it just doesnt get close to the real color. Editing can help but that will change the tone of the photos too. 2. Photo edges get blurred automatically. 3. Selfie camera makes skin tone too pale. 4. I shoot a lot photos and videos for jeweleries, and I usually use plants or other objects as background. The Pixel 8 pro camera can't focus well when camera is moving, it will always get focused on the background instead of jewelries. This happens when I'm using iPhone too, but most of time it gets what I want. I feel like iPhone gets 90% focused, and Pixel 8 pro gets only 50% or less focused. 5.Google Photo is so annoying and other photo apps dont work smoothly. I cant add albums without Google Photos which means I have to backup everything online, and I have to buy space if its over 15G. I downloaded other photo apps like Gallery and few others, none of them run well when I want to view the photos transferred from my old phone( ipone se 2). Those photos are loading one after one every time I wanna view them, it feels like using 90's computer. I still couldt find a way to fix it.
I really like the Google Pixel 8 pro that I am seeing. In the video, the price of the iPhone 15 pro max has only been increased and some of the features are not special. I am using an iPhone which is inferior to the Pixel 8 pro in every way. I will go to the Google Store for the Pixel 8 pro phone, the Google Store has the world's most advanced feature phones
I love the iPhone 15 pro but the camera is awful 😞 couldn't keep it for longer than a week, it kept making people in photos look like stickers. Since I'm not married to any OS I went for the pixel 8 pro and I'm loving every single picture I get out of this phone. The pixel might be under power compared to the iPhone but that's only noticeable if you play mobile games.
the 15 pro camera is not awful.... I have 15 pro and pixel 8 pro. one is not better than the other. in a blind test, there's a 99% chance you wouldn't know which was which. stop the fanboyism already
I love both phones The Pixel 8 Pro has a better camera if Apple can change its camera and make an AI I think it can keep up with both Samsung and Google
Heavily considering selling my Pixel 8 Pro and getting the 15 Pro Max since they are supposedly making the Pro models larger next year and I am not sure if I want a bigger phone.
I use a Pixel 8 pro and 15 pro. Everything about this video is right. Apart from battery of iPhone 15 pro is worse than Pixel. Apart from that Both are great phones.
Agree, I'm seeing more Pixels in London too.
God bless London!
no one cares about london
I did return the 15PM when it came out because I kept going back to the pixel. It is just one of those phones that just feels right. It was hard to say which camera was better. I liked the 24MP photos detail from the 15 but I preferred the colors on the Pixel and Pro mode allowed for very nice 50MP photos when needed.
Am so glad it's not just me. About a month ago I upgraded to 15 Pro Max. I already have the Pixel 8 Pro but my plan was to give my Pixel to my wife as she also needed a new phone (her Huwaei P30 Pro stopped working) and for me to keep the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Regardless, ever since receiving it, it has been a nightmare for me deciding which to keep. Firstly, I think the novelty factor of the iPhone plus the battery lasting quite a bit longer makes it more appealing but I just kept wanting to use my Pixel 8 Pro even more. After taking several photos I decided the Pixel 8 Pro was just too good and ended up swapping with my wife. She now has the 15 Pro Max and I am back to my Pixel 8 Pro 😆
No reset is required to transfer the pixel watch 2 to another phone since a couple of months now 👍
I was going to comment the same thing. Just got the 8 Pro and I simply transferred my watch to the phone pretty easily.
Original Pixel Watch too. Just ported it over from 7 to 8 Pro
I love my pixel 8 Pro!! Video boost is a great feature on the pixel 8 Pro. You can get some really good nighttime videos 🤩
Thanks Alex for this very nice video! I also have both phones, and I'm fully with you. For me also the Pixel 8 Pro for photos and the 15 Pro Max for videos. Battery life is still the best on the 15 Pro Max. But I also have the Pixel Fold, which I also going back to all the time. Photos and videos are also decent! Only battery life is less on the Fold. Keep switching all the time! Keep up the good work!! 👌👍
Have been super happy with my pixel 8 pro switched from an iPhone 14 pro max.
Why is this the best channel, only one winner every single time, not "it depends on your pick"
Tbh, as someone who has both, and have used both for quite some time, it really depends on your OS…..I seriously can’t decide between android or iOS, so I keep both…..but there are a few people who would want some features in particular and for them android would be the most obvious pick, and then some for whom iOS will deliver the best of the best, cuz at the end of the day, both sides are extremely powerful and will fulfill almost any task you throw at them, no one phone is soo much better than the other that you really have to change your OS to get “that one thing”
@@hityouwiththatdduddudu "both sides are extremely powerful and will fulfill almost any task you throw at them"
Then it all comes down to price which means the Pixel wins.
@@eastlondonhustler well yea, in this case the pixel does win….but firstly, I don’t really like the size of the pro max, so I’m obviously gonna go with the pro, which is the very same…..secondly, when you are already spending 1000 usd, many people don’t really mind spending a couple hundred more…..
Pixel's HDR is state-of-the-art. The iPhone photos look so bad when we have the Pixel shots next to it. And yet, people will state iPhone has the best cameras 😅
It is wild to hear people calling the yellowish/greenish tint on the iPhone natural.
Iphone is clearly 100 x better
pixel's a series is winner of best camera of the year by MKBHD
iPhone is best video camera. And the shutter speed is faster. But the pixel is great too
Pixel has always had the better still camera performance IMO. Google's photo science is just more natural and has better HDR performance. The only area I think Apple has done better is with portraits but Google does better with zoom quality. Apple still is king for video recording by far though. Pixel>iPhone for photography.
I have an 8 Pro and a 15 Plus. I've always loved Android way more but honestly, I've started leaning more towards iPhone as the one I can't really live without.
Thanks for the review, though the Oppo Find X7 Ultra and the Vivo X100 Pro are grabbing all the attention from photographers, these days, I think the iPhone and Pixel are if nothing else consistency kings, even if they can't quite match the quality. Is that fair? My question is
I would be very interested to know how the Pixel 8 Pro fares in video when using with MotionCam, against the iPhone Pro Max using Pro Res, is the Pixel 8 Pro then better than the iPhone, or not?
I have been using my pixel 8 pro since launch day and every monthly update makes the phone better
Really? Did u have any issue on pixel 8 pro? Such as Overheating, and what about the battery life, the screen? Any flickering or bugs? Plss I just so confuse right now bcz Idontknow what should I buy, either is ip 15 pro max or pixel 8 pro 🤦🏻🤦🏻🥲🙃
@@peppermint86 what did you went by and why?
When it comes to gaming I'd pick Android. Yes it may not have big names like the Resident Evil 4 Remake but it you can play Resident Evil 4 for the GameCube or Wii.
This is the first comparison video I've ever seen that gave a definitive conclusion everyone else plainly says it's a tie well done coming from an iPhone guy
Most tech reviewers would have chosen the iPhone, so props for the honesty and going with your personal favourite and what really matters to you.
It's rare find an unbiased viewpoint, but i think this is as close as you're going to get!
I use an iPhone for work and P8P as my personal phone and enjoy using both. Not really any major problems with either.
Rare to find??? There are tons of reviewers bashing iPhones for fun
@@MarcoFlores-um7cj The more popular channels have all been bought by Apple.
Apple may not be pioneering, but their money can sway opinions quite effectively.
literally no reviewers ever pick apple. stop glazing😭
Not sure why Google cant figure out how to reduce that transition between lenses when shooting video. Its really jarring and ruins video.
Fact's
the cpu is weak
I have the pixel 6a and its way better than my old iphone 13 so i can imagine the pixel 8 pro being crazy good!!
I went from the Pixel 6a to the 8 Pro and there is a feeling of familiarity, but the differences are night and day. However, I do prefer the size of the 6a over the behemoth of the 8 Pro.
My Pixel 6A has been very solid.
#TeamPixel
@@ashe.gaming8a should solve that issue, it'll bring the snappyness of the 8 Pro
I have an iPhone 13 and pixel 7a. Much prefer my pixel 7a in every way. Obviously, my iPhone 13 does have some good qualities. If i had to get rid of one it would be my iPhone 13
I have a Pixel 8 Pro about 2 weeks now and the Video recording is insane. I also have a S22U, and it is no where close to the P8P in video and photos.
the depth of facts ... .. people are just in the iPhone daze ... . ... great review... .. regardless,i love iPhone 15 lineup ... pixel is really competitive... really..
Well done and very objective. I have both phones as well…love them both but I tend to prefer android personally. iPhone is obviously an amazing phone though. Great comparison 👍
The one area where you mention that the iPhone video is better is in low-light main camera (more jelly/noise on the Pixel). This is exactly where the Video Boost function excels and beats the iPhone easily.
Thank you.. just what I needed. Apple fanboy using an iPhone 16 Pro Max, which I bought because I needed the longer Zoom. I just ordered the Pixel 9 Pro. I've done pixel ordering before. Use them for a couple weeks and send them back but after listening to you, I to find Photography, the most important thing to me. I'll have to adjust to the Green sooner to be fixed, bubbles, and I use Apple Mail so I'll have to find a way around that. But I think this time I will give the pixel a real go and not send it back within the timeframe. I think I will try again. Thanks for the great review very thorough.
Great video. I've used both and fully agree with you. I've got a Garmin watch though. This works better with android as you can reply to messages
The only reason I’d couldn’t own a pixel is purely down to the power button and volume buttons! I can’t deal with it being the wrong way around 😅
Love your reviews..😊
Had the Pixel 8 Pro for a month then switched to 15 Pro Max, I like the photo of Pixel better just like you do, but the battery life doesn't cut it for me, so I had to give it up
Whats the battery life for pixel
@@ShundaeDreams around 6 hours SOT for me
Hi, I am planning to buy a new phone and i am super torn between the iphone 15 pro max and google pixel, which would recommend for me, I love taking photos, i also love a phone with a good battery life and i like a phone with an all round good experience, i also create videos. Please recommend. Thanks
@@makindefortune4732 The iPhone 15 pro max
@@makindefortune4732iPhone 15 pro max without a doubt, especially for videos.
The pixel also has a brightness sensor at the rear. I don't know of the pixel 8 pro, but I have it on my pixel 6.
True, I noticed that on my 6 too
After having seen many videos and reviews I finally decided to buy the google pixel pro 8, great phone but there is one thing which I found very disappointing and that almost none of these "experts" deal with: sport photography. When you take a picture of somebody or something which moves, the focusing of the pixel pro is very slow and even with good lighting the object is blurred. My previous phone a modest samsung a50 has a much faster shutter speed. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Any advice welcome!
Notification management is enough for me to choose Google Pixel 8 pro and Android phones in general over iphone.
why are we still doing iPhone vs android? Hardware on both are good enough. it literally boils down to iMessage or no iMessage and ecosystem. nothing else matters any more
Android phones have RCS messages which is just like iMessage. That ain't making no difference when you're texting from the Google messages app
iMessage is a very US issue. Maybe Australia too. But no where else
Nobody cares about iMessage outside of the US and Canada. There are way more people using WhatsApp, Facebook messenger and WeChat than iMessage : Usa is not the world.
Also, ecosystem is a nice to have. Main product is a phone so doing comparison is still something valid.
That's just in the US. Like my guy here who's in the EU, it doesn't matter one bit. People use WhatsApp for online messaging.
Ecosystem on apple is overrated. I use airdrop to copy 2 GB files between MacBook and iPad pro. In the end it worked better if I put those files on a surface pro and copied them via iTunes to iPad pro (with cable), it was quicker and more stable.
Great comparison. Thank you.
Pixel watch doesn't require a restart. You can easily change phones in the watch settings.
Very good review. Thanks
Very Great Video!
Watching on my pixel 8 pro...
Ps u 4got abt the video boost for low light video on the pixel
I used my iphone xs and now 13 pro for a year and i might switch to pixel 8… it feels very restricted and honestly i dont like that
I tried a whole bunch of Android smartphones this year hoping to find something that would make me switch back to Android, even though I am 100% in the Apple ecosystem (iPhone, Mac mini, iPad).
The only one I found that could replace my iPhone is the Pixel 8 Pro. I didn’t encounter the same issues I usually find with Android smartphones. The voice command works perfectly (unlike other Android devices where, for some reason, I can never get the voice command to work on the Gboard keyboard). Additionally, when setting up a new phone, you can have an exact copy of your old Pixel, just like you can with a new iPhone.
This isn’t the case with Samsung, etc., where you end up having to put all the apps back into folders yourself, reorganize everything, etc.
In the end, I found that the photo and video quality were not as good as on the iPhone, so I kept my iPhone 15 Pro Max and returned the Pixel. However, I’m still looking forward to seeing the Pixel 9 Pro XL. I would be very happy to see Google reclaim its crown as the king of photography.
They have the resources and talent; I don’t know what’s missing for them to achieve it.
Having a disability, voice command allows me to write very quickly without exhausting myself, so it’s indispensable for me. Additionally, I don’t understand why, when copying data from an old Android smartphone to a new one, you don’t get an exact copy of what you had on the old one. You have to reorganize everything, redo your folders from scratch, etc. This is a basic feature, and Android is advanced enough to have this functionality. I will never understand this.
The pixel 8 pro photos are always underrated when pitch side by side with that of iPhone 15 pro max. Google destroying Apple in photos, the same way Apple destroys Google in videos.
The photographic styles on iPhone can be used to tweak the look on the photos. Use the tone slider to make the photos more vibrant or more moody. Unfortunately there's no way to make the photos more colourful by default if you like that Samsung style boosted saturation but fortunately its easy as pie to boost the colours in post by hitting edit, the magic wand and then moving the slider left and right to tweak the image to your liking.
Great review
I actually decided to try the android again with the removal of the SIM card from the iPhone. I dont know how long I will stick with my S24 Plus, I've had more android phones than I have iPhones but I do prefer iOS. T-Mobile doesnt make it easy to switch eSIMs between iPhone and android without contacting their customer support.
I have to say that the pixel 6 had the rear auto brightness sensor in it as there was a weird issue of using the flashlight on a pixel 6 turned screen brightness all the way up
Alex, I have seen/ read/ enjoyed many of your articles and reviews at various outlets over the decades but I need to call this out.
At 10:28 did you forget the iOS update that completely bricked thousands and thousands of users' phones requiring a visit to an Apple store to rectify? (iOS8/ 2014 I think). And a quick search pulls up many more recent threads of iOS updates bricking phones too. (up to 17.4.1 of Nov 2023). While you may never need to use command lines to fix - with Apple being locked you will have to take time off and book a visit to a store instead (assuming you have one close) or send it away as you can't fix it yourself. That comment was just unfair.
Same with the comment about lack of polish - possibly less flair/ delight (that Apple does very well) - but I've had few experiences with any Nexus/Pixel phone of things not working.
The idea that Android is buggy, beta software has been wrong for over a decade.
Plus - Apple has never apologised for nerfing performance on older phones for "battery reasons" that was used to coerce people into the idea that their old, perfectly functional phone was on it's last legs and they should upgrade.
Thanks as ALWAYS Alex. I miss you, Daniel, Jerry, Andrew on Android central podcast from a few years ago. Big love, kindest regards, Richard U.K
Pixel in Poland entering the markets. I'm using 8 pro for 3 months and is not revolution as pixel 7 pro but it's more balanced and battery is more stable. Camera and AI support is good as mentioned but still evolving
How much sot u get on lte/wifi?
Pixel is the only phone that keeps me away from going back to an iPhone.
Gemini Nano is running locally on Pixel 8 Pro. Call Screen (:, 7 Years updates, ip68, great camera, but not good g3 but for normal usage like me it;s beautiful
Pixel watch ,u can transfer to new phone without resetting, its almost a 6 to 9 month old feature now (with Wear OS 4)
Should I get Sony Xperia 1 VI or Apple iPhone 16 Pro/16 if I prefer iOS and will shoot with Nikon Zf with 28-400mm f4-8 and thought to use the phone for ultra wide and standard shoot plus macro (Sony has 2X macro with the tele lens), iPhone image quality nowadays is unnecessary warmish, but iPhone has programmable Shortcut feature and now grammar correction AI, should I just get iPhone 16/16 Pro?
The pixel 6 had rear light sensor too. I don't know if they've kept it
Fun fact : oneplus 8T had 2 ambient light sensors one on back one on front 👋
Team Pixel supremacy 🎉
The camera is > iPhone + love the fun factor of Pixel.
The performance is definitely noticeable especially with mobile gaming my 8 pro struggles with genshin impact compared to my old oneplus 9 pro
The OnePlus 8T had the light back sensor, too! :)
One area the video does not address is navigation and consistency across apps and gestures. This is the one thing that surprised me going from android to ios. I found the lack of consistency between apps quite jarring on the iphone and this gets in the way of productivity.
Both battery charge speed are from dinosaur age😅😅
Chi va piano, va sano ☺️
And most people don't care, choose to buy those phones because charging speed is not main priority for them.
That's why people can buy chinese phones if they want
@@iAfroTech They don't care cause they never experienced proper fast charge in their life🤦 .
If a person gets used to 67w or 90w charging for a month , then they'll know how much behind the Samsung/pixel/apple are in terms of charging tech .
Why the fuck would I want 100w fast charging? That's creating a lot of heat within the battery plus you wouldn't need to charge if the battery life was good to begin with
@@MrViper7121 have you ever used a modern fast charging phone?
Most fast charging phones has dual cell battery , i.e 2500mah+2500mah instead of single 5000mah cell and each battery charges at 50w (so total 100w) and because of large vapour chambers it will not heat up .
The convenience fast charging provides is too good . By the time I have my coffee my phone goes from 20%-85% .
Has there been any updates released to fix the overheating issues with the pixel?
What overheating issue?
Does the pixel 8 overheat ..I've heard it does
My pixel 8 pro and pixel6pro don't overheat.^^
Yep, iPhone is way better with Facetime, Carplay, Maps, Apple Music.
We started with android in 2010-2015, but swithed to iPhone in 2015 and we're all now on our 4th iPhones. I have the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I urge you to try these apps again. They may have been better in 2015 for sure.
Love my P8P. 👍
11:52
Colours on here are so different, it looks like a different building
Which one's closer to the real thing?
I think the pixel now has caught up to the iPhone enough that it’s really a personal choice and if you’re too into either eco system. The real reason why I don’t use pixels anymore is the PWM (pulse width modulation) all pixels since the 4 give me insane headaches where as the iPhone doesn’t. Until Google fixes that I’m staying with the iPhone
Me pasa exactamente lo mismo , me quedaría con el pixel pero no puedo con esos 240hz de PWM.
Rear facing brightness sensor is present in OnePlus devices.. it works on my OnePlus 12 and it was even present in my previous OnePlus 8t
How can you not mention the video boost on the pixel ? That feature is game changing. And, you just did not mention magic eraser and editor or give examples. Or split screen multitasking. These are all extremely helpful features that make a tremendous difference in performance. Because of these omissions, I have to say your video sucks. Thumbs down.
Everyone you made a statement about the pixel in the camera comparison I couldn’t see what you referring to at all even when zooming in the video
I see more Pixels in NYC now...
I wonder if the people in this comment section that are bagging the Pixel 8 actually own one lol
Hi , on 04:59 on the display what is it ?
It's because the newer phones have ltpo, it constantly changes the refresh rate of the display while the camera shooting the display has a fixed refresh rate for capturing, hence the "distortion". Doesn't happen with the eye.
I have a galaxy and never tried Pixel. But I've tried iPhone so I know pixel is better already
2:35
A €1100 MSRP phone's chip is not designed to compete with other flagships? Are you hearing yourself? Is money no object to you?
I own both. Pixel hands down
Really! I want to buy one out of the iphone 15 pro max and the Pixel 8 pro, but i am torn. Is pixel better?
What is the best phone for video recording in 2024?
You should have also used the low light video mode on the pixel
Im about to switch to pixel in couple of days. Can you anyone in the comment share the common issues encountered with the phone?. Although I only use the phone with basic needs and light camera activities (since I work in field). Is it worth it?. Thank you very much
Update: Not worth the hype. Its a garbage phone to be honest and should have just stayed with Samsung. Instant regret
I would have selected s24 ultra over pixel 8 pro. But I didn't because of the camera on p8p and the app bloating on s24u.^^
I'm kind of sad the Pixel 9 is going to look like an iPhone
Thanks great
The signal reception is much better on iphone i have both phones
Dont forget..Iphone is at list 50% more expensive
#TeamPixel
My wife told me I'm crazy to have both Pixel 8P and iPhone but I see that I'm not the only one 😂
I absolutely love Pixel devices, but I’m one of those iPhone suckers that Apple has its ecosystem claws deep into.
Pixel is the smarter and better phone overall. It reminds me of Sony
The video isn't close at all. Just being real the details aren't good enough
At first I had impression that pixel is more detailed in most scenes, but then noticed weird thing, that nearly all iphone photos are focused in some corner, which made background or foreground objects sharper, but they are far from point of interest which can be easily overlooked.
Pixel 👍💪
Personally I would like to switch over to pixel but my Apple Watch causes issues with replacement as it is one of the best smart watches
899€ vs 1350€
More like 890€ vs 1250€, 256gb.^^
I have been using Pixel 8 pro over 10 days, I probably will return it before the return window closes. Here are my reasons:
1. Photo colors(front camera) are not so accurate as iphone(I also have an iphone se 2, so I bet the new ones should be much better now.) Especially when camera meets red, pink and orange, it always make the color yellowish or too vibrant, it just doesnt get close to the real color. Editing can help but that will change the tone of the photos too.
2. Photo edges get blurred automatically.
3. Selfie camera makes skin tone too pale.
4. I shoot a lot photos and videos for jeweleries, and I usually use plants or other objects as background. The Pixel 8 pro camera can't focus well when camera is moving, it will always get focused on the background instead of jewelries. This happens when I'm using iPhone too, but most of time it gets what I want. I feel like iPhone gets 90% focused, and Pixel 8 pro gets only 50% or less focused.
5.Google Photo is so annoying and other photo apps dont work smoothly. I cant add albums without Google Photos which means I have to backup everything online, and I have to buy space if its over 15G. I downloaded other photo apps like Gallery and few others, none of them run well when I want to view the photos transferred from my old phone( ipone se 2). Those photos are loading one after one every time I wanna view them, it feels like using 90's computer. I still couldt find a way to fix it.
😂
I really like the Google Pixel 8 pro that I am seeing. In the video, the price of the iPhone 15 pro max has only been increased and some of the features are not special. I am using an iPhone which is inferior to the Pixel 8 pro in every way. I will go to the Google Store for the Pixel 8 pro phone, the Google Store has the world's most advanced feature phones
I love the iPhone 15 pro but the camera is awful 😞 couldn't keep it for longer than a week, it kept making people in photos look like stickers.
Since I'm not married to any OS I went for the pixel 8 pro and I'm loving every single picture I get out of this phone. The pixel might be under power compared to the iPhone but that's only noticeable if you play mobile games.
the 15 pro camera is not awful.... I have 15 pro and pixel 8 pro. one is not better than the other. in a blind test, there's a 99% chance you wouldn't know which was which. stop the fanboyism already
@@mbvx7 he probably returned the phone before tweaking the camera settings, lol
Hahahahahaahahahah, you’re smoking something serious
Google should bring back the rear fingerprint sensor it was brilliant.
I feel like it works better than the screen one too
Googles assistant is the best
Better the the iPhones and better then Samsung's
I have the 6 pro and 8 pro and honestly my 6 pro works better. 8 pro lags, LTE is awful and wifi drops, I'll get rid of the 8 pro
I had both, loved both but my iPhone stayed
"That's how I roll" lol okay "homeboy"
Apple & Google make beautiful looking phones. But, Pixel images seem better. Google Pixel is underrated
Very surprised you chose the pixel.
I'm not surprised. Only think about one thing.... how limited the apple system is.
Tried to have MP3 play on my wife's iphone... nightmare.
I mean, who wouldn't. Unless you just don't want to be honest.
@@netgarnet4337 of course, every simple thing is a nightmare on iOS. But, the eco system is just too blinding for the fans to truly see
Then you weren't paying attention
I'm not, it's such an amazing device that gets out of your way
I agree 💯
I love both phones The Pixel 8 Pro has a better camera if Apple can change its camera and make an AI I think it can keep up with both Samsung and Google
Heavily considering selling my Pixel 8 Pro and getting the 15 Pro Max since they are supposedly making the Pro models larger next year and I am not sure if I want a bigger phone.
Opposite actually, they're planning to make 2 sizes of pro phones, a smaller one and an XL one
Pixel camera is way better than iphones
I use a Pixel 8 pro and 15 pro. Everything about this video is right. Apart from battery of iPhone 15 pro is worse than Pixel. Apart from that Both are great phones.
Which phone gets better reception?