The Pixel 8 is Google’s top-of-the-line flagship offering for the year 2023. It is also the first Android 14 phone and is the rightful successor of the Google Pixel 7 Pro.
Google Pixel 8 Pro Overview
Design and Display
The Google Pixel 8 is a flagship smartphone, and it is clearly visible on the material of choice. It uses aluminium for the body, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front and back. It follows the same design blueprint that Google has been following for a few years now. This smartphone is available in three different colours: Obsidian, Porcelain, and Bay.
In terms of display, we have a 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED panel that Google markets as “Super Acuta Display”. This screen has a resolution of 1344 x 2992 and a pixel density of 489 PPI. The Google Pixel 8 Pro obviously goes from 120Hz to 1Hz, if need be. In the meantime, it also supports HDR all while offering a peak brightness of 2400 nits.
Performance and Battery
Google has gone with its in-house nona-core (9 cores) Google Tensor G3 chipset. This chipset is assisted by the Titan M2 security coprocessor. Furthermore, we get 12 Gigs of LPDRR5x RAM with the Google Pixel 8 Pro. On the other hand, we get four choices of UFS 3.1 storage viz. 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB. In terms of software, Google Pixel 8 Pro also ships with Android 14 out of the box. Additionally, it will receive a hefty 7 years of software and security updates.
Powering the entire system is a 5,050 mAh cell that can give you over a day’s worth of general usage. Similarly, the Google Pixel 8 Pro supports 30W of fast wired charging. Whereas it also supports Qi-certified fast wireless charging, and reverse charging capabilities.
Camera
The camera has always been one of the strongest suites of the Google Pixel lineup. Here with Google Pixel 8 Pro, we get a triple-camera setup on the back and a single camera on the front with a hole-punch camera cutout. The primary rear camera is a 50MP shooter with a 1/1.31” sensor size. Complementing it is a 48MP ultrawide lens with a 125.8° field of view as well as a 48MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom. And on the front, we have a 10.5MP lens with f/2.2 aperture. Google’s camera comes with a wide plethora of photo and video-capturing features.
Google Pixel 8 Pro Price
| Google Pixel 8 Pro | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| 12/128GB | NPR 164,999 |
| 12/256GB | NPR 169,999 |
| 12/512GB | NPR 188,499 |
| 12GB/1TB | NPR 223,499 |
Google Pixel 8 Pro Specifications Compare
| Date | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Status | Upcoming |
| Device Type | Smartphone |
| Series | Pixel |
| Related Phones |
| Dimension | 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm |
| Weight | 213 gm |
| Build |
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Front: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Frames: Aluminum
IP68 dust/water resistant
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| Colors | Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay |
| Size | 6.7 inches |
| Type | LTPO AMOLED |
| Resolution |
2992 x 1344 pixels
20 : 9 aspect ratio
489 PPI pixel density
|
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Refresh Rate | 120Hz |
| Touch Sampling Rate | Unspecified |
| Brightness | 2400 nits (peak) |
| Others | HDR support, Always-on display with At a Glance and Now Playing, >1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, Full 24-bit depth for 16 million colors |
| SIM | Dual SIM (1 Nano-SIM, 1 eSIM) |
| Technology | GSM / WCDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19 |
| 4G Bands | B 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 32 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 46 / 48 / 66 / 71 |
| 5G Bands | N 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 38 / 40 / 41 / 48 / 66 / 70 / 71 / 77 / 78 / 257 / 258 / 260 / 261 |
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) |
| CPU |
Nona-core
– 1x Cortex-X3 (2.91 GHz)
– 4x Cortex-A715 (2.37 GHz)
– 4x Cortex-A510 (1.70 GHz)
|
| GPU | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| OS | Android 14 |
| UI Version | Stock |
| Promised Updates |
7 Years (Android Updates)
7 Years (Security Patches)
7 Years (Feature Drop)
|
| RAM | 12GB |
| Storage | 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB |
| Variant | 12/128GB, 12/256GB, 12/512GB, 12GB/1TB |
| SD Card | No |
| Dual |
Primary : 50MP Octa PD wide camera, f/1.68, 1.2µm, 82° FOV, 1/1.31" sensor size
Ultrawide : 48MP Quad PD with autofocus, f/1.95, 0.8µm, 125.5˚ FOV, Lens Correction, OIS, EIS
Telephoto : 48MP Quad PD, f/2.8, 0.7µm, 21.8˚ FOV, 5x Optical Zoom, Super Res Zoom up to 30x, OIS, EIS
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| Features | Pro Controls, High-resolution images, Ultra HDR, Magic Editor, Best Take, Macro Focus, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Panorama, Manual white balancing, Locked Folder, Night Sight, Astrophotography, Top Shot, Portrait Mode, Portrait Light, Super Res Zoom, Motion autofocus, Frequent Faces, Dual exposure controls, Live HDR+ |
| Video | 4K @ 24/30/60 fps, 1080p @ 24/30/60 fps, dual exposure on wide camera, Audio Magic Eraser, Video Boost, Night Sight Video, Macro Focus Video, 10-bit HDR video, Cinematic Blur, Cinematic Pan, Slo-mo video support up to 240 FPS, 4K timelapse with stabilization, Astrophotography timelapse, Optical Image Stabilization, Fused video stabilization, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilization, 4K locked video stabilization, 1080p active video stabilization, Digital zoom up to 20x |
| Single | 10.5MP, f/2.2, 1.22 μm, 95° ultrawide FOV, Autofocus |
| Features | Pro Controls, High-resolution images, Ultra HDR, Magic Editor, Best Take, Macro Focus, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Panorama, Manual white balancing, Locked Folder, Night Sight, Astrophotography, Top Shot, Portrait Mode, Portrait Light, Super Res Zoom, Motion autofocus, Frequent Faces, Dual exposure controls, Live HDR+ |
| Video | 4K @ 24/30/60fps, Audio Magic Eraser, Video Boost, Night Sight Video, Macro Focus Video, 10-bit HDR video, Cinematic Blur, Cinematic Pan, Slo-mo video support up to 240 FPS, 4K timelapse with stabilization, Astrophotography timelapse, Optical Image Stabilization, Fused video stabilization, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilization, 4K locked video stabilization, 1080p active video stabilization, Digital zoom up to 20x |
| Fingerprint | Under-display |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
| Speaker | Yes (Stereo) |
| 3.5 mm Jack | N/A |
| Features | Audio Magic Eraser, Stereo recording, Speech enhancement, Wind noise reduction, Audio zoom |
| Others | 3 microphones, Noise suppression, Spatial Audio |
| Type | Proximity, Ambient light, Accelerometer, Gyrometer, Magnetometer, Barometer, Temperature |
| WLAN | WiFi 7 (802.11be) with 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz, WiFi Direct, Hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 with dual antennas |
| GPS | Yes, with Dual Band GNSS, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG |
| Others | Ultra-Wideband chip for accurate ranging and spatial orientation |
| Type | Li-Po 5050 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | 30W |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (Qi-certified) |
| Features | Google Cast, Hearing Aid Compatibility, Free VPN by Google One |