Google’s Flagship Lineup In contrast: Pixel 8 vs. Pixel 7 vs. Pixel 6

Google‘s newest flagship telephone, the Pixel 8, made its debut in October. It begins at $699 (£699, AU$1,199), which is $100 greater than final yr’s Pixel 7 and the Pixel 6 earlier than. (Word that the Pixel 7 is right down to $430 for Black Friday in case you’re trying to economize.) 

The Pixel 8 lineup is meant for individuals who wish to improve to a flagship Android telephone that takes wonderful pictures, which has been Google’s signature focus. The Pixel 8 includes a 50-megapixel foremost digicam and a 12-megapixel ultrawide digicam, that are the identical as these within the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6. This yr, there’s a higher-res 10-megapixel selfie digicam. T

Arguably the largest Pixel 8 enchancment nevertheless, has come by the use of its software program, which is among the key sights of a Pixel telephone. The Pixel 8 sequence presents seven years of help for Android OS and safety upgrades, forcing rival Samsung to increase its protection for its new Galaxy S24 lineup to remain aggressive. It additionally represents a major improve over the Pixel 7 sequence, which Google pledged to help with 5 years of safety patches and three years of main Android updates. The Pixel 6 has three years of OS upgrades and 5 years of safety patches promised, exhibiting Google’s growing help over time.

The design, with its signature digicam bar working throughout the chassis, is basically equivalent save for a barely bigger display and a barely decrease weight, amongst different minor modifications in look. After Google overhauled its telephone lineup with the Pixel 6 in 2021, the Pixel 8 presents an iterative improve from the Pixel 7, versus the unconventional modifications of three years in the past. 

Past its software program updates, the Pixel 8 comes with new options, specifically Evening Sight for video, Audio Magic Eraser, a robust software for eradicating background noise from movies, and Finest Take, a photograph enhancing software that alters the expression on somebody’s face in a bunch image.

A few of these options could come to older Pixel telephones in time, maybe those working on Tensor chipsets, however they’re obtainable on the most recent Pixel telephone first. 

The Pixel 8 runs on Google’s years-in-the-making Tensor chip as soon as once more, however this yr it is the next-gen model generally known as the Tensor 3, however we cannot understand how a lot it is improved on the Tensor 2 (within the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7A) and Tensor 1 (within the Pixel 6) till we’ve time to check it. The brand new telephone’s 8GB of RAM and both 128GB or 256GB of storage are unchanged from earlier Pixels, although its 4,575 mAh battery sits between the capacities for the Pixel 7 (4,355 mAh) and Pixel 6 (4,614 mAh).

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There’s additionally help for the next refresh charge of 120Hz on the show from the Pixel 7’s 90Hz most, which ought to enable for smoother scrolling and navigation. Pixel 8 additionally has the next charging velocity of 13 watts versus 5 watts in older Pixel telephones for Qi-compatible units, although the wired charging stays on the identical 30W as within the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6.

For extra particulars on how Google’s new Pixel 8 stacks up in opposition to its predecessors, take a look at the specs chart under for a side-by-side view. If you wish to be taught extra concerning the Pixel 8 Professional, you possibly can learn this comparability piece to glean some insights.