Customer Ratings & Reviews

I received my unlocked Pixel 8 Pro this week and I have not been disappointed. It’s always worrisome to me setting up a new phone for the first time and transferring all my data and phone number, especially when I’m doing it by myself. I needn’t have worried. EVERYTHING transferred perfectly from my old Pixel without even connecting a cable. Following the easy instructions, the new phone received all my information, including wi-fi credentials from my old phone. It then transferred my carrier account and phone number, I didn’t even have to remove the SIM card from my old phone. Literally in five minutes I was ready to go, and I just watched as each of my apps transferred perfectly to my new Pixel 8 Pro. The only thing which did not transfer was my username and password to each website. That was a minor inconvenience. The phone did the ‘heavy lifting’ all by itself. Now, getting to the phone itself. By far the biggest new feature of this Pixel are all of its “AI” capabilities. With the camera, the Magic Eraser is smarter than ever but now there’s an AUDIO Magic Eraser, so that if your videos have irritating and distractive background noise, the AI will reduce or eliminate it. There’s also a new “Magic Editor” which can actually move the subject of your photo around the background and do other tricks with your photos. It was pretty amazing. The telephoto capability of the phone is very useful, even if you don’t want to take a picture. For instance, if you want to read a sign in the distance you can’t make out, the camera will bring it up close to you. In the opposite direction the macro feature is unbelievable this year. I had my phone less than an INCH from a subject and it was sharp and clear. Also back this year is the photo “unblur” and “night sight” and astrophotography. Get yourself a tripod or prop up the camera, and it will be as if you’re at the planetarium. Another AI feature is the ‘summarize’ capability. You can open a web page and ask the phone to summarize what’s on the page and it DOES in its own words. I can’t imagine being too lazy to just read the article for myself, but the feature is THERE if you want it. The phone will also take a web page written in a foreign language and translate it for you, both in text and voice. A few features offered I didn’t have a chance to try. Getting back to AI, if you have it set up, the phone will screen your calls, even ask QUESTIONS to the callers before it rings the phone. Oh, and I almost forgot the temperature sensor. You can take the temperature of an object by scanning it, such as liquid temperature, a cooking pan etc. And no, you can’t take a PERSON’s temperature with it yet, but when approval comes from the U.S. Food and Drug administration, Google says it will turn it on. This year Google is offering a industry leading SEVEN YEARS of security support and OS upgrades. So for seven years, if there’s a new version of Android, you’ve got it free. I don’t think Apple is going to match that. OK, here’s my thought as to whether it’s worth upgrading to the Pixel 8 Pro. Especially if you’ve got a Pixel 7 Pro and are happy with it, if you don’t think you’ll use any of the AI and new camera features, you’re probably fine with the one you have. The new screen is supposed to be brighter, but it wasn’t noticeable to me. I suppose if I turned the brightness all the way up, there would be a difference. The battery is supposed to be longer lasting too, but I never really had a problem with my old Pixel’s battery. But if you think you’ll have fun playing with all the new AI features the new phone has, and I’m sure I missed a few of the new ones, then upgrade away.

I think I've had every Pixel phone since they came out. While I've read stories or comments about issues people have had with some of them I have never really had any issues. I've always liked the plain Android software without all of the manufacturers' UI's and apps they add. They're very similar to iPhones in that you always know what you're getting and you are familiar with one Pixel phone you'll be familiar with any other one, including new ones. And they just keep getting better. The biggest changes Google tends to make with each version tend to come in the form of software updates (each new one usually launches with the latest version of Android before other phones get it), and the camera. And honestly the camera I think is what's made the Pixel line of phones so popular for Google. They take amazing pictures and video and the editing tools for photos are pretty amazing too. And Google continues to push the limits with their software, especially on the camera side of things. Not only do they have magic erase to remove objects from photos but they now have a similar function for audio on videos to remove or lower unwanted background noises so you can hear what you want to hear. You can also take several photos of a group and then pick the best version of each person out of the different photos (maybe someone blinked in one or didn't smile) and then it will stitch together those faces onto the same photo and it looks like the picture was taken that way with everyone having the perfect expression. You can take some pretty amazing low light and night photos as well as astro photography pictures. Some of these have been around a while but they have improved over the years with both software updates as well as better cameras and sensors. Then there's the other software features like live transcribe which will transcribe speech if you can't hear well or there's noise around. And live translate which will translate text, audio, or even live speech from one language to another. Not sure what language is being spoken? It can determine that and then translate it. You also have Google lens with will do all kinds of things from allowing you to copy text from a photo same as you would from anywhere else for copy/paste functionality, to searching the internet for similar items to what's in the picture. I think it's also pretty well known by now that Google's Assistant is superior to all the others out there. Some of these things are new to the Pixel 8 and maybe even only the Pixel 8 Pro. Some may or may not be added in software updates to previous Pixel phones. I don't know so I can't speak to that. So if you have a Pixel currently should you upgrade? It depends. If you have a 7 or even a 6, you honestly probably aren't going to notice much difference (unless you have issues with your current phone. Obviously with upgrading your getting better hardware and better software that you may or may not get on your current Pixel. But really since about the Pixel 5 or 6, it's getting hard to justify upgrading if you don't have a good reason to. The phones have just gotten so good and so we'll made that it's going to be hard to innovate much beyond the software side of things. But that's a good thing. It just shows how far the hardware has improved lately. I have had a few small issues/annoyances (auto brightness seems to reduce the brightness a little more than I'd like), but nothing that can't be fixed with an update, which you'll get almost monthly with fixes, features, etc.

So lets dive in! Before this phone, I had the S23+ and prior to that the Pixel 6 Pro. And the pixel 8Pro is my favorite so far!! It would be hard to detect the difference from the Pixel 6 from outward appearance. I think mostly the camera config. But both have that band of lenses. Where the pixel shines is its software, and how it operates. I was already familiar with its controls so it was intuitive. The pixel has a ton of features that are even better than the 6. The camera is unreal. I'm not a bit picture taker but I do love the tools. The camera is SO much better and it was really good then. I love magic eraser - allows me to remove objects and people from my pictures. Zoom is out of control! It is so powerful going to MACRO level in short distances of less than 12cm. The full 50megapixel and pro controls for extensive camera control - well beyond my ability. with 2 kids getting a smile from each at the same time is impossible - but best take solved that! love this one! I really love the face unlock which works well - only took about 20seconds to setup and it illuminates the front camera upon acknowledgement and just swipe up to unlock. Works in low light pretty well too. The phone has a temperature sensor as well. This is new and honestly I'm not really sure what its for. I can only guess is the idea of forehead temp readings we did during covid? LOL I only have 1 "complaint" is that the body is super smooth and curved edges. Makes holding it a bit slippery! Highly suggest a case

Ok so I was always a iPhone user but I just got tired of the same thing over and over so I jump the gun and say let's try android first I had the s23 ultra then I was like naaa this ain't for me fone was ugly then doing some research I said let's try a Google phoney first one was the pixel 7 pro and I liked it alot new 8 pro got released and I uploaded the phone is AMAZING love everything about it nothing to dislike camera and battery use is phenomenal thanks Google keep up the good work

So far works great descent improvement in battery great built quality software very impressive overall very satisfied

I've been an Apple user for 20+ years and I also own a S23 Ultra and this new Pixel 8 Pro is my favorite! The simplicity of use, design, camera, and integration into the Google applications which I use for everything make this phone a game changer. I like my S23 Ultra for work with the S pen but the flat screen on the Pixel is superior IMO. Every day I learn new things that it can do that other phones can't and I'm impressed!

I am upgrading from a Pixel 7 and really had a high bar with the Pixel 8 Pro. I admit, I was a bit underwhelmed. Why? The phone is great, the reception seems better on Tmo network in Texas, and the build is a bit sturdier, with the Tensor 3 chip, I was expecting a lot more but ended up getting a baby-step in hardware. However, the software is the star of the show. The unboxing is the usual fare, with just the usb c and the fob to transfer data and the usual docs included. The overall size is maybe a bit wider than the Pixel 7. Is it faster? Marginally to me. I don't really feel like it's like boost of any kind, other than the camera set up. The camera is where this shines really. I normally use the factory setup on photos and use auto, but you really. have to tweak it a bit to make it look natural in a sense. It's not a bad thing, but view this as a HDR+++. It is really amazing. The wireless charging is there, the usb charging doesn't feel faster to me but I know it is. I mean the usual day to day functionality is fine, but it doesn't feel any different than my Pixel 7, which I was suprised with. I was expecting almost flagship feel, but got just a new phone feel. There was really nothing that really got me going like when I got my Pixel 7. The setup and transfer was very long and I don't have much on my phone. Well let me take one thing back. The one thing that did improve from my Pixel 7 is the brightness of the screen and that had improved a lot when looking at it outdoors and the fingerprint or biometrics is better. Not way better, but better than the Pixel 7. I mean would I recommend this? Yes of course, but not if you have a Pixel 7. I can't really recommend a 1k upgrade from that point. I really, really liked the Pixel 7 experience. But the Pixel to Pixel Pro, not so much, unless you see yourself using a lot of the picture software, where you need to back up on your G drive for any of the magic to really work. Any other edits are normal. Going back to the camera, there was also the inclusion of the macro lens there I forgot to mention previously. It works well, but for me, gets in the way and I find myself frequently disabling it when taking certain pictures. I am excited for future software updates for this to really shine, but for me, this Pro doesn't shine in my eyes to warrant the cost at this time.

Excellent phone for the money at time of purchase. Under $500 for a phone that is comparable to Samsungs flagship S24+ and ultra? Don't mind if I do. Before this phone that I've now enjoyed and adjusted to, I would have said buying a good phone you only have two options Samsung or Apple. This has changed my mind entirely. For the budget minded looking for the next best bang for your buck, skip the Pixel 9 and S24 series and save a good chunk of change without the major draw backs of some other questionable phones in this same price bracket. I can comfortable say give the Pixel a chance.

Best phone I've ever owned! I bought it just for the camera and was surprised how fast and smooth this phone is with everything. Definitely recommend it

Excellent camera. The design is good. The screen has a very good resolution. A very nice phone in general.

Very happy with the screen & brightness. The battery life is decent, and prefer the flat screen to last years rounded edges.

Love Baby blue! Incremental improvements from Pixel 7 Pro are great -- Matte finish Super bright screen (7 Pro was terrible here) AI capabilities (call screening, photo editing) Camera improvement for video and night sight Amazing 7 year software update support Only thing not sure is the flat screen. Using highest resolution takes a battery life hit, still gets whole day plus in normal usage.

Previously had the Google 7 Pro. That was a great phone with just a few small things I didn't care for - curved edge display and occasional heat buildup on the back of the device. The Pixel 8 Pro has the same clean Android experience, but now comes with a beautiful flat display, no indication of heat buildup (even with heavy use), incredible cameras, and many other small improvements, making this phone even more intuitive. It appears Google has truly nailed it!!

Great camera. Fast and snappy processor. Much better than my old Pixel6

It's is a good phone. I like it it takes great pictures and I like the big screen

This phone is awesome! Super fast and the camera is unmatched.

This is Googles flagship phone that I will review with some references to my android flagship from a different manufacturer. First, unboxing the phone which comes with a USB-C cable and adapter, a warranty brochure and a pick to open the sim drawer. Setup was very easy if you have a Google account or by moving data over directly from your old phone if you choose. After puttimg in the sim I was immediately connected to my carriers network with 5G service, another option is the eSim. And just with my other phone speaking on a call was clear without any 'dead' spots as I walked around the house including the basement. Some of the things this phone brings with it that leaves my phone in the dust, in no particular order, that I really like are; • Temperature sensor - update in playstore if it's not on your phone • Voice recorder • Magic eraser/editor • Live translate This model 8 pro unlike the model 6 has wireless charging, welcome to the 21st century. LOL For me it lacks my number 1 favorite and a few other things; • The S pen - not just for taking notes • 10X telephoto lens • 108MP rear camera Bottom line for me, this is an awesome phone with many great features that I'm still exploring, such as macro photo, AI wallpaper, camera magnifier. Yep this one is giving my phone a run for the money

Upgraded from P6... This phone is a beast, from camera to battery life. Display is beyond gorgeous, no matter how bright outside may be, I guarantee this display will be more brighter! The back matte black is beautiful, easier to grip on.

Excellent camera excellent features very fast phone Feel a little bit expensive but they throw with it Google pixel 2 watch which made it very interesting deal

This is the phone to get if you like Android. Fast and snappy, amazing display, amazing camera, and cool AI. Battery is ehh but that dispose is so bright