The launch of the new Pixel line has led Google to take a new important step in the smartphone market with the line known as Pixel 8. The two flagships launched promise great efficiency, both in performance and usability for what you need throughout the days.
This specific device, The Pixel 8 Pro sufficiently improves the Pixel 8, whose objective is focused on those consumers who require both power and photography quality. Install a larger screen, more RAM and a highly durable battery (with a higher nominal capacity).
In this article we will analyze the best features of the Pixel 8 Pro, which if you use them you will get a lot of use out of them and all this in both the domestic and professional environment. The values of the version called Pro make it think of this as a possibility, since the price exceeds 1.000 euros in the Google store.
An AI with enormous potential
If the Pixel 8 stands out in something, it is in the generative AI, you will use it in the images, although it goes one step further, which is in the end one of the important things to consider. It is a main element if you already know ChatGPT, adding to that the inclusion of Android 14 as the latest version of the operating system available.
To this aforementioned artificial intelligence it is worth mentioning the incorporation of "Real Tone", promising more vivid photos, they are usually decisive in colors such as skin, the tone of a t-shirt, among others. You have several modes once you start using the camera and its sensors, which in this case are three in the Pixel 8 Pro, all of them of a high level.
Google assures that with AI and Real Tone they will be on par with the latest iPhone, so they will fight in a market where the high-end phone segment is immersed. The Pixel 8 Pro goes one step further, it usually has the ability to download apps from the Play Store and many of them are free.
A much improved assistant
Google has improved the assistant over time, all with voice recognition through commands, it is necessary to speak and everything is managed automatically. At the moment it is in English, despite this it is valuable because it will soon be translated into Spanish and many other languages.
Despite being in another language, it will do the things you tell it, such as opening the browser, launching an email and many other things that you have at your disposal. Plus, you have the Google Assistant Always in case you need it at a time that is appropriate and understood in Spanish.
You just have to invoke it, for example by pressing the power button and saying what you are looking for specifically, if he asks you, he answers in just under a few seconds. Once you do it, this will undoubtedly be a good incentive to make tasks easy to do, making some of them automated.
In-camera pro mode
After appearing In Xiaomi brand terminals, Google has taken this step in its new Pixel 8, both in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro models will be available. You will make a lot of improvements when capturing a photo, white balance, shutter speed and other sections thanks to it.
The so-called "General" is more of an advanced mode, where you have the decision to make changes in the sections you decide, in addition to tweaking if you want to take advantage of the sensors. What is recommended whenever you want to take a good photo is to use the mode known as "Pro" and just activate it.
You just have to click on this and it is activated, being able to deactivate or activate with just a few small presses. The valuable thing about professional mode is that you will take the best photographs with hardly any knowledge of them, just focus, press the button and wait for it to be taken in less than a second, if you leave the button pressed you will launch a burst of several photos.
Technical sheet
[table],GOOGLE PIXEL 8 PRO
SCREEN,6.7″ OLED (Super Actua Display) – Resolution: 2.992 x 1.344 pixels – LPTO 120 Hz – Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PROCESSOR,Google Tensor G3
GRAPHIC CARD,Immortalis-G715 10-core 890 MHz
RAM,12 GB LPDDR5X
INTERNAL STORAGE128/256/512GB UFS 3.1
REAR CAMERA50 MP main sensor / 48 MP ultra wide angle/macro sensor / 48 megapixel telephoto / 5x optical zoom / 30x Super Res Zoom / Night Sight in both video and photo
FRONT CAMERA,10.5 MP sensor
OS,Android 14 – Updatable for at least 7 years
DRUMS5.050 mAh with 45W fast charging
CONNECTIVITY,5G / Wi-Fi 7 / GPS / Bluetooth 5.3 / Dual SIM / NFC / USB-C
OTHER,On-screen fingerprint reader – Facial recognition – IP68 certification – Integrated temperature sensor
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm / 213 grams
[/ Table]The thermometer, something you should not miss
Pixel 8 Pro adds an internal thermometer, thanks to it it allows you to measure the temperature of each of the objects, including a computer, laptop, television and many other gadgets, as well as elements such as a frying pan, a pot, among others.
Despite seeming like a function that will be used from time to time, it can take you out of specific cases over time, it can be activated by just going to the specific resource in quick settings. In the Play Store you have apps that also make you get good use to this function that if you use it will tell you approximately the degrees of the object.
The Pixel 8 Pro will take advantage of this sensor as it does with others integrated into the phone, including the gyroscope, screen and other elements that are usually essential for the operation of the phone. It is a decision that Google itself took into account when launching the new Pixel.
Pixel 8 Pro price and availability
The new Pixel 8 Pro has a price of 1.099 euros for each unit, being one of the first phones to arrive with Android 14 software installed from the factory. The chip is Tensor G3 and despite not being the most powerful on the market, it promises great efficiency.
- 6.7 screen inches
- Refresh rate intelligently adjusts between 1 and 120 Hz for responsive performance