Google Pixel 8/8 Pro Review: We'll Fix It In Post! 

Love seeing the Pixel get better every year. I am seeing more and more of them in public now.

I've owned every pixel. From what I remember, this might be MKBHD's most positive Pixel review in a while.

I also like the little things Google pixel does. I just flew and 24 hours before my flight Google reminded me of it. Not only did it remind me of it, it told me when to leave to arrive at the flight and what gate my flight was on. When I landed it told me what number carousel my bags were coming out. It's the smartness of this phone. The little things that it does. The voice to text is almost perfect. I use it every single day. The pixel makes my life easier. due to the small enhancements that you don't realize you need until you live without it.

Who wishes LG came back to the phone game under a new name?

Great photo choice at 6:27! Much love MKBHD

I know it won't come back but I really do miss the old rear fingerprint reader on older Pixels. It always felt so responsive and straightforward. It feels like the one piece of the puzzle that would make this phone perfect to me.

The Android 14 update on my Pixel 7 pro just bumped my battery life up by around %40. From 6,5h sot to around 8,5-9h😮

I think the only thats stopping me from switching from my 4xl is the radar feature. The ability to just immediately unlock as soon as you pick it up is super underrated, it has stopped receiving updates now though and the 6 years of support for the 8 is tempting

I am liking the amount of advancement and refinements Pixel series has been doing. I have been using my pixel 6 past two years and so far it has been a great phone that is just as fast as when I got it (small bugs here and there rarely). I am looking forward to what the pixel 9 will look like when I am ready to upgrade next year.

So happy to hear that Pixel keeps moving up Huge congrats to the massive amount of people behind this awesome line of phones

Wow! I was really surprised. You are a tough reviewer. You are fair, objective and you don't play favorites. If there is even the slightest problem, you will let us know. Even if it is a minor, under-the-hood techie issue that most people wouldn't even notice. So, when I saw this, I was shocked. If you like it, then it really is good. I have ordered the phone. Thank for taking the time to do this.

Love your videos. One nice thing I'd like to see is some small explanation of common tech phrases and acronyms for those who are not "in the know." E.g.- LTPO or nits. This would be for those of us that have pause the video 3 or 4 times just to Google things that you are talking about.

Now getting even more excited for the Blind Smartphone Camera test at the end of the year💯 Seeing Pixel lineup improving year on year is the good news we all wanna hear!😊

My wife just got hers in the blue, really jealous but I'm still loving the Fold. It's by far the most complete foldable phone, the screen size is so great to the point I'd love shorter phones with closer to 16:9 even without the fold!

WoW thanks for a great review. I stick to my 7 pro for another year, but the 8 looks like an amazing improvement again . One point of criticism: I have my 7 pro 11 months now, after 6 months it seems to drain the battery faster and getting hotter while charging. But then after an update, I think in June/July, the battery life has improved soo much and it didn't get hot while charging....very weird, but I'm happy. The battery life has definitely improved soo much ! Thx.

Man! I am literally have been 10 years watching your channel. WOW! Always amazing presentation and contents too. Thank you and keep doing what benefits people.

I really love the way you explain things so that it is clear and precise. Excellent explanation, simple and calm as always. Thanks a lot

I am in love with the camera quality it has definitely came a long way!!

I'm excited for my Pro but you nailed it when you said the features make it easier to lie. A lot of the AI features made me uncomfortable at first and I'm sure I'll get over it once I play arouns woth the features but the ability to alter photos to such a degree is kinda weird. Again, I'll probably have a blast but I think I'll definitely be using the feature minimally and makinf people aware of what's real and what isn't

One of my favorite reviews in a year or so! Keep enlightening the world bro. 👏🏾

As someone who works in AI, it's really cool to see how capable the phones are becoming!

Google is doing a lot of great things with the Pixel phones these days. Hopefully they can continue to make incremental, meaningful improvements consistently over time and win over the masses. I'll probably stick with my Pixel 7 and wait for the 9, but man, I hope these phones do well!

Every year your videos and reviews are far better than the others.

You are the most popular tech reviewer for a good reason. This video should be studied by other reviewers as the golden standard. Fast, entertaining, every bit of info matters but is still easily digestible, you mentioned the things people find practically important while still also giving all the technical mumbojumbo. You highlight positives and negatives. Perfect.

Wow, the edits are getting better not only in the pixel but also in Marques' videos.

There is another difference between the regular 8 and the 8 pro shown on the website The 8 still has a fixed focus for the selfie camera while the 8 pro has now autofocus (otherwise the exact same sensor) Any noticeable difference in the experience?

The video quality of this guy is amazing !! I loved the introduction.

Always the best reviews. Thanks

Thanks for the review, indepth and hits important points. Finally upgrading from my Pixel3a, which has worked very well, including battery life and photos; just experiencing some freezing now and then. I will miss the fingerprint sensor in the back, it is still very responsive and the placement works well for me. 😀

THAT'S IT! I'm officially convinced to go with the 8. As always, simply a fantastic and thorough review. Thanks!

I am finally upgrading my Pixel 2 XL thanks for the review.

Great content mate! Definitely helped my decision…will be subscribing for sure

As always great review… I wonder some of the camera software features from pro would trickle down to the non pro version over time

Most entertaining phone review I've seen in a few years. I'm a pixel guy and as a tradition i buy them with 95% batt openbox deal a year after release from a random Kijiji store for less than half price...that's the pixel secret 😅

Man i love your reviews

Exciting for the next pixel video! ❤

I was really considering going from the P7 to the P8 Pro, but considering how many features are simply software locked I'm gonna hold out for the P9, by which point a lot of the features will have probably trickled down in typical Google fashion. Still, it's super exciting to see Google continue to make big swings in the smartphone space!

MKBHD is such an a great critic and tech reviewer. You fully breakdown the entire catalog and make sense of it all. Just wanted to show some appreciation because big name editors don’t give tech the love it deserves quite like you do MKBHD.

Your Chevy Corvette is so sick! That orange paint color is crazy 🔥

I've got a pixel 6 pro which had quite a rocky launch but here I am 2 years later and with all the software updates I don't feel like the phone has gotten old, new features all the time, impressive cameras and still runs anything I need and battery still lasts the whole day. I'm probably good for a couple more years and when I need to upgrade I'll most likely get another pixel as it has so many features that I won't be able to change to a different phone.

Great video as always!! I preordered the phone so I'm happy there's not too many negative points (so far).

This is the review I've been waiting for 💪🏾💪🏾

What a great video. Technically spot-on with shots, sound and lighting and a relaxed, insightful and useful presentation. Maybe you like the phone too much for total objectivity, but I love mine too!

Great no BS review. Ported to Pixel 6 huh ? Got to look that up!

Great overview. My pixel 6 still has close to the original battery life after 2 years of use. I never used a fast or wireless charger and that should have helped with the longevity of the battery.

As a Pixel 4 user, I don't really have any problems with it except for the battery. This is the only phone that makes me want to upgrade 💯

I have yet to see someone mention one of the coolest features on the Pixel 8, that is the onboard AI wallpaper creator. Although somewhat limited at the moment, it nonetheless creates some amazingly beautiful wallpapers.

Don't have to fix an awful lot in post, the shutter speed is ridiculously fast on the 8 Pro and I always end up with an amazing photo, another plus is that I can check out the temps on my wife's iPhone 15 Pro max which is great fun.

Here it is the review I was waiting for!

Soooo glad to see the battery life improvmemts compared to the pixel 6 and 7 series. I just got my s23 this year and will make the switch to a pixel phone after a few years if they keep it up👌

This phone has been advertised everywhere, so I decided to watch a review on it. MKBHD never fails 🔥

You summed up my thoughts on this phone and Pixels in general. They are smart. This embodies what a smart phone should be (in my opinion). Coming from an iPhone 13 pro user. I wanna make the switch but im locked into the ecosystem (specifically the Apple Watch).

Nice to see Marques calling out those artificial software locks on Pixel 8. I noticed them during the phone announcement straight away and was surprised when it wasn't covered on WVFRM podcast. Apparently was saved for review, which makes perfect sense. I really hope Google will make these features available to non Pro Pixel 8.

Honestly absolutely excited to order my Pixel 8 - I've decided to go with the base model as I don't really have a use for the extra camera features (as nice as they are) and they get the same main sensor which is the only one I truly care about. Also, 7 years of software support is frankly brilliant and I look forward to replace my aging Pixel 4 (yes, my battery life is terrible, before you ask) Brilliant video! Can't wait to fix my life in post.

Great review, I wonder if some of the editing differences are due to the RAM…8GBLPDDR5X in the 8 and 12GBLPDDR5X in the Pro

Great review! I have had a Pixel 6Pro since 2021, and while I have been generally pretty happy with, there are a few issues I'm not...battery charge time, screen brightness outdoors, call quality and call/data reception, stupid fragile curved screen, slight orange cast to some photos, inconsistent focus, and lack of a real Manual Mode for the camera (My old LG G4 had a much better camera, IMHO). Looks like the P8P has addressed all of those issues. But one thing about the P6P's camera that's always bothered me is how it gains up the brightness slightly in shadows, to show more detail I assume. It can give some photos an unnatural look. It looks as though the P8P is still doing it, if that brightening of your face example is any indication. Thanks for pointing that out. I just wish Google gave you more control of that though maybe the new Manual Mode can correct it, so I don't have to "fix it in post" LOL!

Thanks for the great reviews as always. One question is do the non pro pixel 8 have the same "colors" , fast autofocus and noise reduction in it's video or that's exclusive for the pro version?

Would love if they brought back the backside fingerprint. On my 7P now and my auto brightness did its (dumb) thing right when you pointed out the 8's is behaving better 😅

Great summary!!! Thank you.

7 years of software updates does sound really great, my #1 concern however is in the durability of the phone. My personal experiences with the pixel 7 longevity have been really bad with the screen pretty much falling off the phone and that makes me quite concerned about the 8 as well. It is not a one time issue either as I have gotten a brand new pixel 7 multiple times through warranty and eventually switched off it now and got a samsung phone. From talking to third party repair shops it seems it is a common issue and they blame the way the phone is mounted, the glue used and the manufacturer that google has decided to use (at least the ones that come to norway). It really is unfortunate because almost everything else about pixel phones is incredible, but having the screen fall not even 2 months after I get a brand new one is really not pleasant and completely turns me off ever getting a pixel again unless I know that issue is fixed in a newer model.

This makes me a lot more excited for the 8 pro I ordered. Really wish I didn't have to get the 7 last year when I did but not mad about having it. Just think this is the generation of the pixel I've been waiting for

I'm hoping the camera software comes to my Pixel 7 Pros. I decided against upgrading this year so fingers crossed.🤞🏽

Really good review, thanks.

Coming from a 6yr old phone, the Pixel 8 feels insanely fast and responsive. Decent price and extremely simple OS. I'm in love.

Best buy gave me $450 trade in for my pixel 7, I got the pixel 8 and new pixel buds pro for free. Pretty nice deal. Glad to hear the screen looks nice, it was something I was hoping they'd improve on.

Hopefully these nice software features trickle down to other tensor pixels because they really dont need g3 especially the ones that upload to the cloud.

Enjoyed the review. I'm a little surprised the fingerprint unlock with face ID wasn't addressed in too much detail. It's a whole new and very fast unlock experience compared to my Pixel 6 Pro.

Great review, what kind of camera glasses do you use?

Great job on the video Marques! Thanks for making it. My wife just "accidently" dropped her old Pixel. Guess it's time for a new one finally. Was thinking about one for myself, but I've had my sights on an Xperia 1 V for quite some time now. Have to get a new camera for film school first, and then it's new phone time for me too.

The face correction in group photos is really dope. Glad to see the pixel keeps getting better.

I'm a fan boy....love your work...well appreciated 👍

I just bought the pixel 8 and it's awesome. I come from a oneplus 6T and I miss the physical vibrate/mute toggle but it's nice that there is the shortcut to mute the phone on the lock-screen, although it would be nice to also have a shortcut to put it on vibrate. It should not be that hard to add it with a future update. Hope they will do that. Apart from that it's an awesome phone.

It’s good to see the Pixel starting to gain back some ground. I’ll always be a Google Pixel fanboy. The Google Play Edition branding has been imprinted onto my soul ever since Touchwiz days. I need them to continue winning, if only to place them where I feel they should have always been.

Getting interested in the 8 Pro more and more. And if the battery doesn't degrade as fast as my iPhone's battery, I'm happy.

Good review , nice to see pixel in a good light.

If you're into photos , the telephoto lens really does change the game when taking a photo from afar👌👌

Pixel is really shining this year. I have a pixel 6 and I don't feel the red to upgrade just yet. But they seem to be getting better every year.

Insane intro Marques, keep killing it!

Top 10 channel on all of RU-vid. The quality of so consistently super well done. Never, ever, ever am I disappointed. The lack of brand loyalty displayed gives a really unbiased point of view(the least biased it can be, imo). I regularly listen to the reviews playlist while I play games because even if I don't really care about the product being reviewed, the information is given in such an authentic way, its never boring or off-putting.

Gracias por toda la información y por implementar el audio en español. Un saludo.

I pre-ordered on launch, I was due for an upgrade regardless. I am so happy it seems to be a good year for the Pixels

Great video! I see you didn't comment on overheating at all. Has the phone been heating up more or less than during your time with the Pixel 7 Pro?

You talked about Pro Controls on the Pro and selected the settings on the bottom left in the camera. A better showing of Pro Controls is on the bottom right, where you can see everything you can control. Including ISO and shutter speed. Great video.

I've been debating whether to go to the 8 from a 6, or wait until the TSMC chips on the Pixel 10.

I'm just so happy Google is keeping the Pixel work up.. not like they did with Nexus phones. I felt like an orphan back then, I genuinely hope they have learnt something!

Has been waiting for this review! 🙌 So much Magic editing. Best part is 7 years of update but see if Google keep that promise😅 Great video as always! 💯

Footage looks good. Nice vlog

I would like to see more topics discussed on the Pixel and other phones besides the camera. I have owned every generation of Pixel and just set up my 8, I really like it. I bought into Google's AI dream when Sundar first started mentioning the term during their conferences.

I love the pixel series and I will probably get the 8 pro but my absolute favorite pixel has to be the 3, the finger print reader in the back was so fast and also had many other features that were so nice

Google literally kills it with new editor and camera features every year, love to see the Pixel start being more popular every year. Just hope they could fix the pricing in India where there isn't any 256 Gb option at all and the price is $200 or so more

As always, great review.

great review man, I like the "ridiculous" part 😂😂

I remember Google Photos had the best take feature way back in 2013 I think. I remember taking a photo of my family and it was like 5 different photos one after the other, NONE had all of them smiling or looking at the camera at the same time. Google created a new photo with all looking at the camera and smiling. It was perfect. Strange that now it’s a “new feature” that’s only on the Pixel 8 🤔

I've been rocking the Pixel 6 ever since it came out. It's still working just as strong as when I got it but the 7 year promise + the phone, watch, and headphones are looking VERY tempting 😅

Love the Marine Johannes highlights!! 🏀🏀

My lumix camera had pick the best photo faces thing in 2013. It was fantastic, surprised it took this long to get to smart phones.

I have a Pixel 6 Pro and THOUGHT about upgrading due to battery life, then Google fixed it in post with the Android 14 update. My 6 Pro battery lasts a ton longer than it ever has! 😂 Somewhat aggravating that they could have already improved my battery life all this time, but now there isn't enough changes to justify an upgrade. We'll see what 9 Pro brings.

Watching this on the 8 pro. So far so good. I was worried it'd be too big but seems ok so far

6:28 oh man, that's insane. THAT'S what I call technology evolution!

The under display fingerprint reader is a real bugbear of mine on the Pixel 6. Whatever happened to the rear located ones, they were incredible!