Pixel 8 Pro has four updated pro-level cameras with a dedicated 5x telephoto lens. (Image: Google)
New year, new ? With countless phone options, it can be difficult to figure out what is most worth your while. The latest offer from Amazon, however, may convince shoppers to pick one of Google’s Pixel models.
The has been reduced on Amazon to £549.99 from a staggering £999. In one of the biggest price drops we’ve seen all month.
The Pixel 8 Pro, available in three colours, has a 6.7-inch display and a refresh rate that adjusts independently between 1 and 120 Hz for a more responsive performance.
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If you’re over having to charge your phone multiple times a day, with this phone, battery life can last over 24 hours – with an option to turn on an extreme battery saver mode which can last up to 72 hours.
The Pixel 8 Pro has four updated pro-level cameras with a dedicated 5x telephone lens and pro controls to unlock advanced settings and full-resolution images. The Audio Magic Eraser feature includes Google AI to reduce disruptive noises like cars and wind but will highlight the sounds that you do want to hear.
The new Google Tensor G3 chip is also built with Google AI for photo and video features and smarter ways to help the user, with Pixel being super fast and efficient. With the Video Boost feature, colour, lighting, stabilisation and graininess are automatically adjusted to help improve overall quality.
The Pixel 8 Pro can also handle any slips, spills and dust with IP68 protection and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 – with a VPN by Google One built-in, the Pixel helps protect your online activity regardless of what app or web browser you use.
With Live Translate, you can interpret face-to-face conversations in 49 languages, chat in real-time and even translate a menu with your camera.
The new Google Tensor G3 chip is built with Google AI for cutting-edge photo and video features. (Image: Amazon)
Customers seem impressed with the phone, and so far it has a 4.4 average star rating on Amazon out of some 2.200 reviews.
One Amazon buyer wrote: “The camera is outstanding, the phone clear, reception is great. It does everything these small computers do these days and does them well. A great improvement on my old Samsung, well worth the upgrade. Apparently I need to do that more often.”
“This is the best phone I have ever had! Moved from apple to Android and haven’t looked back! Love the colour too!” another customer wrote.
“The cameras are – as everyone says – absolutely superb. I have been a commercial photographer for 40 years and the images of this thing are incredible, believe me. I always buy phones with good cameras, but this sets a new standard,” wrote another.
Some customers however, weren’t as satisfied with one writing: “So many great things about this phone. But it doesn’t matter where I am. Half my calls get disconnected. So frustrating.”
“Camera is the best out there, but the battery performance could have been better,” said another.
Perhaps you aren’t sold on the Google Pixel 8 Pro and can’t move away from your iPhone, if so you can opt for the at £949.00 from Argos or a cheap and cheerful option of the