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Fahad @lemmy.world

1y ago

Is pixel 8 worth buying?

I’m sceptical about whether to go for Pixel 8 after watching some of the reviews. Or should I go for pixel 7?

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Pixel 8 has 7 years of support life compared to 5 for the Pixel 7. Its screen is dramatically better in brightness and power efficiency. Its processor is more power efficient too.
- it is a bit innacurate to call the Pixel 7 support 5 years, it is 3 years of OS updates and 2 additional updates. The pixel 8 is 7 years OS upgrades
  
  You're right. I'm being as charitable as possible. 🥹

As a former P7P owner and a current P8P owner (as well as a Motorola Razr+, Surface Duo, S23U, and iPhone 13) - I'd definitely recommend the 8 over the 7.
Maybe it was just me, but my 7 had heat issues, cellular radio issues, and just felt kind of sluggish versus other phones from that particular year. The P8P right now is pretty great.
- Why do you have so many fairly new phones?
  
  Alec loves to pollute the environment. for fun.
  
  S23U is personal daily use.
  Surface Duo is actually not on a line, so it's mostly a desk paper weight.
  Moto Razr+ is a work phone. iPhone 13 is a phone used for work (testing iOS apps).
  P8P is a business phone (like, my small business).
- I'm rocking a 7 pro as my personal and after giving my 7 that was my work phone to my wife I ordered another pro for my work phone. I've been happy with it. Some heat issues but mostly centered around trying to wirelessly charge it when the battery is really low. As for the cell issues, 5g was an issue but recent updates including at the os level have taken care of those.
  I was considering upgrading to the 8 pro but the cost benefit analysis didn't haven't making sense. Plus, historically speaking, the odd numbers with Google phones are the better option and the evens have problems. I'll probably wait for the 9 before I worry about upgrading again.

I wouldn’t go with either as long as they fix their hardware.

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