Pixel 8 Pro: 30 Day Review!
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This is my 30 day review of the Pixel 8 Pro as a lifelong iPhone user.
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I was DEEP in the apple ecosystem, found it hard to get out of it when switching to Android. Then bought the P8P, decided to go cold turkey and sell every apple product i have except the TV and i havent missed it as much as I thought other than when I need the apple TV virtual remote when i cant find the physical one.
LOVE the pixel asthetic, layout and google assistant. My work is heavily tied into google too and i often need to use my work MacBook so the fact google doesn't have a walled garden makes it a clearer choice imo. Very glad i made the switch
Plus now starting next year Apple will add RCS messaging to their iMessage system making it easy to text friends and family still stuck with iOS. The P8P has some amazing quality of life features that no other phone has.
I don't get what so good of the apple ecosystem? Never had iPhone so I don't even know what that is ?😅
This is the comment I needed. I have almost every Apple product and I’m about to break free from the ecosystem
@Faith_Driv3n what so good about it that people don't want to leave apple?
@@lokokrz.gaming basically as long as I have an iPhone I can call, text, FaceTime, on my iPad or Mac. Everything is synced so your reminders, calendar events, etc pop up on every device. You can be on a website on one device then switch to the other and continue what you were doing. My Apple Watch and HomePods only work with iPhone so those will be useless. There’s a lot more but it goes on forever
In the face unlock settings, you can enable "lift to wake" and "skip lock screen". That way you don't have to tap to wake and swipe up. Makes it a more seamless experience using face unlock.
Yep that option's carryover from the 4 XL to the 7 series face unlock.
Yep, totally agree! That's why I kept my Pixel 4 XL and l love my Pixel 8 Pro!! Face unlock is flawless.
@@barrygraves5324 I loved my 4XL. That thing was amazing. All they needed to do was improve battery and maybe give it a higher screen res. Other than that, it was the perfect size and I loved the soli tech.
honestly i see it as a good thing, 1 reason why i never used face unlock. hated it when i tried to check the time & my whole phone got unlocked instantly, since then i never used it again
Thanks! was looking for a way to do this
Such a great phone, I am in the same boat. I own both of these phones and I use 90% of the AI features with the other 10% being the photo AI features. I would rather embrace the imperfect moments rather than manipulate them
The eco system of Apple is by design to just keep you in Apple. Nothing Apple is doing is innovative. I love all the new features that Google provides. I wish everyone in the US would just get on WhatsApp and be done with this green bubble/blue bubble BS.
Apple is so innovative that they keep having to add Android features to their devices. Think Different. I do like my MacBook Pro, however. I feel like that's all they're truly good at, and convincing people to go way to hard in the paint over their products.
@@chhoyla Well, apple doesn't have true multitasking per se. Every time my kid opens multiple apps on his iPhone it dies fast. FYI, I don't have anything android.
I agree. The primary reason is to keep you in the system, secondary reason is for the benefit of productivity etc. This is the reason why the were against/resisted RCS for so long, they knew that iMessage and green and blue bubbles was an important if not the main reason people gravitated towards the iPhone and when that happened they could get them to buy more products and keep them in the ecosystem. With RCS coming in the next few months I believe more people will venture out.
I've had the 8 pro for about a month now and it's the best phone I've ever used. Its so damn smart and works the way I want a phone to work. Some of the photo features are out of this world.
What about battery?
Exactly, these reviewers are trying really hard to bash on the Pixel 8 Pro but the users of this phone speak for themselves
@@srortiz87I work 10hrs a day and come home with about a 60% charge at the end of my shift.
@@srortiz87battery for me is overall good. 1.25 days on normal use - few hours of RUclips, texting and scrolling throughout the day. Light use will get me close to 2 days.
I switched to the pixel after using iPhones for 12 years. I always used a Mac, loved when they introduced that calls could be transferred to my Mac. I have an iPad and and apple watch too. But, I got bored. The iPhone felt so monotonous to me at one point. So, I started using my iPhone 11 Pro with a new Pixel 6. I stopped using my iPhone after a few months, then. So I used a pixel 7 now, and planning to upgrade to 8. Honestly. it’s better than the iPhone in a lot of ways. I love that calls don’t show up on my Mac and on my watch. I continue to use the iPad, the Mac, the watch and the phone as separate devices. I feel that I feel mentally less cluttered than I did when I was using all the devices in sync. A closed platform is a problem only if you let it be. Yea, it’s hard to get uber notifications on Apple Watch, but man the plain watches are so much more cooler. Reading on iPad is good when you don’t get constant messages, calls from your phone there. Using your laptop is good when your phone is really away.
That’s my experience. As I said again, I am planning to switch to a pixel 8, not an iPhone. Oh yea, saved money helps, too :)
Is there a possibility to transfer data from your Pixel to the Mac, like AirDrop?
How are you still using the Apple Watch? The ultra watch is the ONLY thing keeping me on iOS. It’s where android falls behind HARD. Their watches suck in comparison
@@feridzilkic7778 Bluetooth or the USB C cable
@@kopkiwi08 I linked it to an old phone (11 Pro) with pathetic battery now. I still have my apple ID. But, that phone is always home and doesn't have a SIM card in it.
@@chhoyla Video quality on the iphones are very good. If that's something that matters to you, then definitely it's worth spending that extra money. However, these days it's so easy to have a charger with you in the office, in the car while connecting maps, wireless charging etc. I don't think battery life isn't an issue these days. If we get fast charging on both the pixel and the iPhone, it will be better than having a longer battery 🔋
I wish you wouldve talked about thr battery. Its a key factor for a lot of people and yo know how it actually holds up wojldve been helpful. Overall decent video
I have Pixel 8 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro. I think the Pixel 8 Pro the best phone on the market. Don't care about benchmarks, the Pixel is smooth as iPhone in every day use. With Apple supporting RCS soon, there's no reason to buy an iPhone.
Whats RCS?
Saying no reason is a steep say
Rich Communication Services (RCS) chats provide an upgraded, rich messaging experience. RCS chats: Show you when someone is typing. Offer read receipts, which show when someone has read or received your message.@@delvinfernandes7388
Battery life is the big dealbreaker for me. Pixel is just ways behind on this part.
which color is better😂
Magic eraser is by far the most useful for me, no longer do I need to wait for people in background to clear, i can just remove them after
A 30 Day comparison with the Pixel 8 would be very interesting. Especially battery wise
LIDAR on iPhone is not a gimmick. It is used for focus, accurate measurements and also by many other third party apps unlike the thermometer on the Pixel.
The accurate measurements is what makes the LIDAR sensor worth it. I found myself using it alot.
For regular people it is 90 percent of phone users don't use the features
Pixel has Time of light sensor for focus
I dont think he called it a Gimmick.
@@ernstt16166:00 he did
My two biggest gripes is they need to upgrade to a ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and the battery is a bit underwhelming. Other than that, it's been a terrific phone.
Been on P7 and have the same gripes other than that pretty good phone.
Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor tech is patented by Samsung, so I doubt we will see Google or any other brand use it :/
@fabiopedrocchi2894 They make Pixels screens. Might as well just pay them for the ultrasonic as well.
I got 8 hours sot after being a bum doing nothing all day
I actually don't miss the ultrasonic as with optical I can use any tempered glass screen protector.
The photo unblur feature is extremely impressive. It even works on imported photos that were taken with other phone brand.
Pls iPhone users when reviewing an android phone, forget everything you know about a phone. Bc u can do what ever u want on your android phone. For example, you can bypass the swipe with face unlock. It's in the settings. Great review though
You can bypass the lock screen for Face Unlock. In the Face Unlock settings just toggle on Skip Lock Screen. As for photos and videos, both received very similar DXOMark scores, separated by only one point.
I'm actually currently on a Pixel 3 and I'm considering upgrading to Pixel 8 Pro. I feel like Google finally nailed this one. Especially on the RAM side of things. 12GB . I also love the video features like Action Pan. And a really big one is the promised 7yrs of OS upgrade. Hopefully they deliver on that
Worth for upgrade, I upgrade from P3XL .
@@kahhin oh nice! How are you liking the phone? What's your favorite features and what are some gripes u have if any?
@@AFRNick definitely love it , especially the battery life & screen refresh rate , if tenser g3 chipset cooperate with snapdragon would be great , so far everything satisfied.
phone is buttery smooth...no stutters after the nov. update, no scrolling issue. waiting for the feature drop this december where they will introduce night sight videography and video boost
@@kahhin The 3XL is what I have now. I was going to upgrade to the 7 Pro but the deals on the 8 Pro seem to be better.
$6 for a wallpaper? you can't be serious!
That's what I said seriously that's to much
A.I. features I use the most? I guess it would be AI features that are available when you make phone calls. I know its shocking, these 'photo editors' can still make calls. When I make a call to many businesses, the pixel wakes up and shines!! I wont make a blog of this comment, but trust me, google AI shines very brightly for people who actually use their phone for "phone calls". Google these phrases "pixel hold for me", "pixel direct my call" and "pixel call screen". Warning these only matter to people who actually make and receive phone calls.
Are these devices still phones or should we start calling them something else? Because this was a video comparing two "phones", nothing about call quality, call transcriptions, voicemail features.
New world eh?
I have been known to refer to my phone as a "Feline Image Capturing Device", so your point about whether or not we should even call them phones anymore is 100% valid! 🤣
I'm going on a little over a month with my pixel and the AI feature I use most is best take and read article.thanks for the video I really enjoy your content keep up the great work
I loved this phone so much. I was ready to switch from iPhone to the 8Pro but after two weeks I had to return it because of massiv overheating. But maybe I will buy it around new year and go for it again. It is one of the best phones I have ever used.
Nearby share on Pixel has been more useful than air drop. Works all the time for me unlike airdrop
It's been a week with my new Google pixel 8 pro. To be honest I am loving it. Jumped from mi11 to Google pixel 8 pro
The one huge problem that the Pixel 8's never gets mentioned in reviews is the reception. I just ordered the 8 had it for one day and will be returning it. I have a Galaxy S23 and S21FE and both sitting in my house will get 5g UC with full bars or 90% of all the bars. The Pixel 8 in the exact same spot will not even pick up the 5g. It drops to LTE and 1-2 bars at best. So I did a little research and they are using the same
Exynos made 5300 modem as were in the pixels last year. It was disappointing as the Pixel 8's are very nice phones, but I have to have a phone that can get good reception.
There's a bunch of awesome small things that Apple hasn't invented yet that Android already has: app split screen, clipboard manager, a decent keyboard, reverse wireless charging, interactive widgets (g cal widget on Android is A+), customizable home screen, etc. iPhone is like the candy crush of smart phones: looks great, "fun", but not productive.
exactly, iphone is not productive.. like when i want to close all tab, i have to do it one by one, etc
Impressive, excellent review. I felt you had an open mind about both devices.
I like how you said its more of " a learning experience" than a Gimmick becasue they are indeed useful, for me the WebPage Audio is such a great feature. Never thought how useful because i never imagined it in a phone , but now to study and hear what im reading is just WOW!!.. I do use those AI Camara features tooo, the portrait feature is better than Iphone's but yeah i think this will get better and people will start to use this more and more , i would like to see AI calculator features :) you didnt mention the CALL AI features which there are 2 that i do now use. The 1800 feature, and the Assistant as a HOLD or answerin machine, my sugestion is , to anyone who buys this, go thru the demo, it explains every feature .
I always prefer googles science when it comes to photography. Video is on the iPhone side for me. It’s whatever is important to you I guess if the camera is the main thing making you choose between a pixel or an iPhone. The video on the pixel is still excellent especially on the newer phones. For me it’s pixel because the video is excellent and the photos are top-notch. If it’s just iOS versus android well then that’s a tossup whatever ecosystem you prefer. They’re both good.
You say iPhone takes better low-light pictures, but in the examples rhe p8p was very clearly better 🤔
Apple is a marketing juggernaut. I bought a 13 pro after vowing never again after iPhone 4 and regretted it within a week. Lagging is not something I expected from a $1600 AUD phone. Camera is decent and speakers too but phone is heavy AF. NEVER AGAIN. I've always been a bit wary of pixel build quality but looks like they've finally made something decent.
I just purchased a 8 pro yesterday ☺️
You forgot to mention how good the haptic feedback of pixel 8pro.
ahahahahahaa fully with you on thermometer use case - I am heavy green tea drinker, and this needs around 70 degree Celsius to be brewed correctly - so Pixel's feature matches like a piece of a puzzles :)
Your astrophotography pics on the 8 pro are crap? You sure you did it right? Both phones are great but most reviews have the 8pro being superb in astrophotography.
I'm a car wash mechanic for a chain and I've already used the thermostat several times. The check equipment and has been awesome
I feel like the 8 pro is slightly difficult to use one handed ..other than that .I love everything about the phone
Google's flexibility for productivety itself is a huge features for me, the split screen and built-in AI is very much helpful as I'm just using my phone for very much all the task
the thermometer helps me a lot when I'm preparing food.
As a former pixel 5 user, my pixel 8 pro is even louder than pixel 5 when I press the volume button.
i live in Australia. The price for Pixel 8 had dropped to $999 ( original price $1199) while the Pixel 8 Pro, down to $1300 (original price $1600). Still decidng whether or not to make the switch or wait for the release of the new Samsung S24. Whether to get a bigger phone or a smaller phone. I once over saw someone using a bigger phone on a publc transport, so, a bigger phone is not too great because of privacy reasons - that people can see what you are watchng on your phone. I currently using a really old iphone S6 so I am in desperate need for a new phone.
actually in the settings you can change the face unlock to skip the lock screen and not require eyes to be open, and I've tested this with sunglasses on and it works just as well as without, only thing it struggles with is low light environments
I've my P8P. Simply awesomeness. 💪🔥
You can make the pixel smoother and faster by cutting the animation speed in half in settings :)
Call screening is the biggest one for me and it catches spam calls silemtly in the background. I have been using my pixel 6 pro for the last 2 years.
Face unlock is now secure enough to use with banking apps, so if you disable tap to wake on the lock screen and disable the fingerprint reader, and enable raise to wake, you can open your phone quickest if you only use face unlock. I've set my phone up this way and it works fine even in low light, and it's quicker than the fingerprint reader.
Best AI phone that you can buy right now!!!
Love for the team pixel!!!
i had a pixel 8 pro but i returned it, only reason is i work outside and i dont have wifi for most of the time, and even if i was using the 4g instead of the 5g the battery would have eventually died after 4-5 hours of usage, which is absolutely not okay for a 1300 euros phone (it was 512 gb version). the fact both the s23 and iphone 15 (even standard one) has almost as twice as the performance didnt help either.
im no iphone or samsung fan but google has done a gigantic trash also with the memories, in order to capture proper 50 MP pictures, i had to bring with me a tripod expecially at night time, only because the phone has no good cpu/gpu.
i am currently using a 4 year old phone and i bought google one monthly so i still have the magic eraser.
I wish google understands that if im willing to buy a 1300 euros phone you dont have to let me wait 3-4 months in order to have all features.
ps
im sorry for my bad english, its not my language
Pixel's photos are the more natural, iPhone's the more 'enhanced' - like: pre-prepped for online use. Either's pics could be tweaked to look like the other's.
I've been using Pixel 2XL and from the time the updates has stopped, and the battery life had diminished.... I've been waiting to upgrade. Thought of Pixel 7 pro last year, but heard a lot about heating up issues.... Glad I waited, so with 8 Pro can get 7 years OS updates now :) The only thing holding back for me is the HIGH PRICE IN INDIA @ Rs 1 lakh plus. Just waiting for some price drops and sweet deals to come up hopefully by early 2024 :)
Great review however you can skip having to swipe to unlock when using face unlock in the face unlock menu. 👍
You can turn on '' ignore the lockscreen '' so it unlocks the phone directly with face unlock so you don't have to swipe up.
I'm Bi-EcoSystems i guess. Wifey and Kids are on Apple Devices - while I prefer Google/Android and I'm always tinkering around Windows/Linux OS for home and work - but kids have iMacs as well (converted running Windows11 full time LOL). We don't discriminate..i suppose -- we even have Amazon's firesticks/Alexas and RokuTV too.
And Work Phone is an Issued iPhone tied with personal Apple Watch for IT On-call stuff - but my main personal phone is the Pixel 8 Pro. so that looks weird I guess - Apple Watch while using an Android?
Being an IT professional, in a company that decides to do 180 switches on product/services we use and implement - you're kind of forced to adapt to change or be left behind (let go)
But over time you just get used it.... what people call "challenges" in getting used to different ecosystems. It's just conditioning honestly, like going on a diet - but we're all creatures of habit I suppose.
I'm more curious about AI advancements - and while apple/meta decided to focus on the VR route - Google and M$ have gone AI which has more practical use cases than VR. The Pixel 8 is an early example of it, its not perfect - or fast and there's probably some privacy concerns - but its on the right track.
I like your style of reviewing things with a battery. Haha. I subscribed! 😉
its been a while since iPhones were in any way better than android. So much more to choose from with android as well.
I’m surprised no one realize that the back of the phone looks like the robot bender from that cartoon.
Just ordered my 8 Pro. Was gonna. I fancied it at release time but upgraded my iPhone 14 PM for the iPhone 15 Pro instead and as great as it is I’m bored already and you just don’t get that new phone excitement going from iPhone to iPhone as the user experience is basically the same. I’m gonna miss Face ID and most of all my Apple Watch Ultra as that’s unbeatable but I’ll pick up one of those tiny little Pixel Watch 2’s and give it a go. Not had a Pixel since the 3XL and only Samsungs, and iPhones since
Tiny, little pixel watch. Lol. True.
How are you enjoying thus far?
I love my 7 pro. The only thing I don't like is the curved display. The 8 pro would be perfect in my hands.
Im the same but Im not upgrading due to the price hike. The Black Friday deal here in the UK is useless to me I dont want a store credit I want money off like in the States
didnt know that some people think that the pixels button is cheap and the iPhone is more premium, clearly we have different preferences, but i think otherwise.
People keep on mentioning about apple ecosystem, and I think its only valid in US. In Asia, whatsapp > imessage, whatsapp video call > facetime, google photos > icloud photos, and google keyboard > anything that ios has to offer.
And I'm apple user, I have ip 15 pro max, macbook pro m1, ipad, airpods pro gen1. But google software are superior compare with apple. IMHO.
Switched to the 8 pro from the iphone 13 pro max. It is my first android phone in a while. I still prefer iOS and will probably go back to iphone but the pixel 8 pro is a damn good phone and will last me a while. I don't really use the AI features but they're nice to have.
So, basically, you're using your Pixel like an iPhone.
Why you still prefer iOS?
The P8P is truly a smartphone, if you still play video games on your phone do yourself a favor and get yourself a 15 Pro Max or if you want an Android I recommend the Motorola Edge Plus 2023 that thing is a beast.
I switched from a Galaxy S20FE. Pixels selling point for me was the camera features. I find Google Photo intrusive and a pain and no way to simplify it. All apps I used on my Samsung are not built in and face adjustments are not permitted in the AI built in features. Erase was on my other phone plus smoothing facial features and red-eye removal. It takes twice as long or longer to do any editing. All edits go through the cloud and delays a quick fix.
The phone is nice but Im so sorry I switched... I have to surrender to Google for 2 yrs. Ugh 😩
Are you seriously complaining you can change the resolution?
Dont purchase those wallpapers lmfao. The phone literally generates one of a kind wallpapers for you.
The thermometer sensor would be of great use of could measure ambient temperature and show it in the weather app.
iPhone astrophotography looked trash btw
great content Josh!
4:36
There is a setting that unlocks the phone completly just by looking at it, so you do not need to swipe.
For years I always have to have the best phone android or iPhone but I never use any of the flagship features it’s such a waste. I only buy them for the quality of the display
IMAGINE BEING STUCK ON IOS BECAUSE OF MESSAGING AND VIDEO CHAT APP
Welcome to the world of consumerism
IMO Pixel produce better in still images. Iphone is a bit too warm for my taste. Night photos Iphone is still warm & the lights if you watch indetail it is a bit blown out. Ofc in video Iphone still wins.
You won't have to worry about iMessage because apple is going to support rcs next year.
What folks forget is that the pixel pro is already MUCH cheaper than the iPhone pro. The difference per month with 02 was close to £25 a month so price wise they aren’t even that close in reality.
bought it just one day ago and playing with "best shot" AI feature for grpup photos which is nice. it might be subjective but i think camera on Pixel 8 pro is better than iPhone 14 pro (the one i used for past 2 years).
What is the difference between this 30 days reviews and 3 days review?
The 2 negative things you said in the beginnen could have made the phone €1200. Worth it i gues?
I had he s23 ultra and the 8pro battery has been great
So your review is basically a rehash of 98 % of other youtubers. You have the same exact talking points. You give a few points to Apple ( so you can stay in good grace), and a few points to Google. Trophies for both phones.
Downplay the Goggle features by saying a lot of people want use it. And trying to equal the playing field for Apple. You guys basically call them gimmicky until it appears on an iphone. Got it.
Speaking of super gimmicky ----Dynamic island
"In low light photos the iPhone pulls ahead in sharpness". While showing an iPhone photo with the blurriest human subject imaginable. 7:43
Forget apple crap. Nice unbiased review, well done. Fark I hate the terms face time, air drop or i message. They sit next to lowcarb, paleo, and fat shit. The rest of us think your all in a cult and are brain washed.
This guy has no idea about pixel 8 pro.
The iPhone is warmer in ALL photos. But.... there is an easy work around if you don't like that.
Great video!
In the face unlock change the setting to skip lockscreen . Also there's a setting for sunglasses too.
Fyi . Cheers.
I've returned my Pixel 8 Pro and replaced it with an iPhone 8 Pro Max. After 8 years with Pixel devices I'm done....Google will never be a hardware company. Switching back over to Apple, the difference is night and day
The temperature thing is kinda pointless until they get FDA approval to use on humans.
I am currently using the Pixel 7, I changed from a 6 pro for the form factor. But I am tempted to go back to the bigger screen of 8pro.
The only challenge I have is damn sheer weight of the phone
How is the call quality ? Hearing aid support ?
to quicker face unlock without swipe up
go to settings
in face unlock area there is skip lock screen toggle
turn on that toggle it will skip the swipe up
Why do tech reviewers only review the “Pro” versions?
Go to your face unlock settings and turn on the skip lock screen feature!
i use a pizza oven and need to know when the ceramic pizza stone reaches proper temperature. I use an infrared thermometer to do this, so I assume the Pixel 8 Pro temperature sensor would be useful to me.
I don't understand the whole eco system thing with apple. Google has implemented an eco system as well. I can nearby share and type on Google messages on my custom built PC running windows. I have google drive and photos constantly synced.
I'm blown away by the ai wallpaper and have yet to try all of the other AI features. It's a short week so I'm gonna tinker around.
What does the ai wallpaper do?
The read-aloud feature of Google Assistant is not as good as the Reading Mode app. It can mistake ads' text with the webpage's main contents.
I feel these displays are washed out and so bland. Colors don't pop - even in adaptive mode.
For face unlock theres a setting that lets it automatically take you to your home screen as soon as it unlocks making it WICKED fast.
come on Google. Watching 2 ads before the video. Than another ads after just 1 minute?? WTF ???????
Noticed you reading the Holy Bible. Subscribed.
LIDAR is much more useful than a thermometer. Android needs to get on that.
quality vid as always
It's an awesome review!!!!!!!