Google Pixel 8 Pro

Google’s Black Friday deals are kicking off a full week before Thanksgiving this year, and of note is a $200 discount on the Pixel 8 Pro that’s paired with slightly higher trade-ins. 

Google has been in the process of moving Nest products into the Google Home app, but the old Nest app is still in use by many on older cameras, thermostats, and more. For Pixel 8 buyers, though, the old Nest app is strangely unable to send notifications.

The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are arguably the best photography phones on the market, and Adobe just made them even better by adding Pixel 8 RAW support to its editing apps.

I love the Pixel 8 Pro, but there’s one element of the phone I just haven’t been using, and that’s the temperature sensor.

Google Photo’s Magic Editor is an impressive AI-driven editing tool that can turn captured photos into something completely artificial. Though potentially problematic, Google does have a set of restrictions in place on what you can and cannot edit – though it doesn’t seem very good about enforcing it.

With the Android 14 November security patch, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are getting their first post-launch update with a handful of fixes.

Samsung has officially unveiled a new camera sensor in its huge lineup of offerings, with the ISOCELL GNK serving as a technical successor to the ISOCELL GN1, and apparently being the camera found in the Google Pixel 8.

After its debut in the Pixel 6 series, Peak Design’s “Everyday Case” has been one of our favorites for Google’s smartphones, with its stellar quality and mounting options, but there’s always been one complaint – the color. While gray is a good, neutral option, it’s always nice to have a splash of color, and that’s exactly what Peak Design has delivered with its Pixel 8 cases.

There is a fine line between protecting your phone from dings or scratches and sticking it in the equivalent of its own bulky rubber room, which is what most cases go for. Taking a minimal approach, Thinborne’s aramid fiber cases for the Pixel 8 are simple, clean, and just downright fantastic in the hand.

During the announcement, Google said the “Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are the most beautiful phones we’ve ever made,” and we’ve mostly found that to be the case. An interview with the Pixel designers focuses on several key aspects, like the 8 Pro’s matte glass back.

The Pixel series has never been about performance, but in a new speed test up against the iPhone 15 Pro, the Pixel 8 Pro is heavily beaten by Apple.

Google’s Pixel 8 Pro has, at least for now, the brightest display on a traditional smartphone sold in the United States. And according to a deeper test, that display is also drastically more power efficient compared to Google’s prior release.

The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro both charge faster than the previous generation of devices from Google, but that doesn’t mean you need the most expensive and biggest charger on the market. In this quick guide, we’ll go through what the Pixel 8 needs to charge and what charger to buy.

Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro launched to the public just over a week ago, but a controversy has been stirred up around benchmark apps having been blocked via the Play Store ahead of launch.

Google’s Pixel lineup has struggled with a random issue where some apps will appear to have scrolling issues. With the new Pixel 8 series, that janky, stuttering scrolling is still around, but it’s still not affecting users consistently.

Google’s latest batch of Pixel devices has arrived, and Pixel 8, 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2 are some of the most promising launches Google has ever had. So have you purchased any of them yet?

With the new Pixel 8 series, Google is adding a Fast Pair-integrated setup process that’s super quick and super easy, but there is one downside: it doesn’t let you use a cable, at least not easily.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are more expensive, which means good trade-in values are more important than ever. But, after some underwhelming initial trade-in values, the Google Store and Best Buy have only further lowered how much you’ll get toward a shiny new Pixel 8.

There are smartphones that can charge at crazy speeds, but Google’s Pixel phones aren’t really known for their fast charging. With the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Google has upgraded the wired charging speeds, and a new test dive shows that there’s even more of an improvement than we see on paper.