Google’s latest flagship telephone is lastly official. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have been each unveiled as we speak, with the headline adjustments being a whopping seven years of updates, flat screens throughout the board, new CPUs, and a $100 value improve. The Pixel 8 Pro is formally $999, whereas the Pixel 8 is $699. ArsTechnica: As for specs, the Pro show is a 6.7-inch, 120 Hz, 2992×1344 OLED. Google is branding this show “Super Actua” as a result of it is one of the brightest telephone shows in the marketplace at 1600 nits for HDR content material and 2400 nits in daylight mode. That beats the daylight modes on the S23 Ultra (1750 nits) and iPhone 15 Pro Max (2000 nits) however not the (*7*) 13T Pro (2600 nits). The storage scenario right here is not nice. The Pixel 8 Pro has 12GB of RAM and storage tiers of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Most different telephones on this value vary begin at 256GB, and the 8 Pro makes use of slower UFS 3.1 storage as an alternative of the speedy UFS 4.0 rather a lot of telephones ship with now. The 8 Pro battery is 5050 mAh, and there is 30 W wired charging. Wireless charging will hit 23 W on the Pixel charging stand, whereas Qi chargers will solely hit 12 W (it could be nice if Qi2 would get its act collectively). Both telephones have IP68 mud and water resistance. On the software program replace assist lifecycle: This 12 months, there is lastly one thing tangible to level to — 7 years of OS updates. (*8*) with earlier fashions, there are not any video games being performed right here, as Google says there are “7 years of OS, safety, and Feature Drop updates.” That’s extra main OS updates than even iPhone house owners are getting, with the iPhone X getting iOS variations 11-16.
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