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153 points and third place in the overall standings Google Pixel 8 Pro was not the best camera phone on the market, according to DxOMark. The portal's authors published their review, where the search giant's new product scored 153 points.  [caption id="attachment_72150" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] The Pixel 8 Pro wasn't the best, but it was able to beat the iPhone 15 Pro Max, albeit only in photo quality. This puts the smartphone in third place. Only the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max and Huawei P60 Pro are ahead. In addition, Google’s new product shares the third stage with the Oppo Find X6 Pro. Google Pixel 7 Pro is slightly lower with a score of 147 points.  If you look in more detail, the Pixel 8 Pro received 155 points for photo quality, which is more than Apple’s flagships. But the video quality, on the contrary, is better on the new iPhones. Additionally, the Pixel 8 Pro appears to have the best ultra-wide camera on the market and takes better outdoor photos in good light. 

The younger Pixel 8 does not yet suffer from this problem As you know, the best screens on the smartphone market are now installed on the Google Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8, according to research by DxoMark. However, as it turned out, at least the older Google model has certain problems with this very screen.  [caption id="attachment_71255" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] Pixel 8 Pro owners complain about pink text in AOD mode Some Pixel 8 Pro owners have encountered the fact that the text displayed on the smartphone screen in Always-On Display mode is pink. Of course, it wasn’t intended that way—we’re talking about the problem.  Interestingly, the problem does not affect the entire screen, but only part of it. Most often it appears in the upper corners. There is no such problem with the regular Pixel 8 yet.   Google has not yet responded to the relevant complaints, so it is not yet clear what the nature of the problem is and whether it can be fixed.  

They were brothers, but not twins Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones support face unlock. Even though both only have a single front-facing camera, Google says that thanks to AI and the power of Tensor G3, the new Pixel's Face Unlock feature is very secure and compliant with Class 3, which is the highest level of biometric security in Android. However, perhaps the reality is somewhat less rosy. [caption id="attachment_66970" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Pixel 8 and 8 Pro[/caption] One of the first owners of the Pixel 8 Pro said on Reddit that his brother was able to unlock his smartphone, more than once. At the same time, the author notes that he and his brother are not twins. Interestingly, when the brothers tried the same trick on the Pixel 7 Pro, they didn’t succeed. Is face unlock on the new Pixel 8 and 8 Pro not as good as Google claimed? Of course, one case is not yet indicative. For example, we can recall many similar cases during the advent of Apple Face ID. Perhaps Google will improve the software and everything will get better. However, if not, this could be a problem. That's because Class 3 means the new face unlock can be used for payment authentication, as well as login verification and other areas where biometrics can be used. And here such system errors are definitely unacceptable.

No major damage The authors of the PBKreviews channel were among the first to conduct a drop test of the Pixel 8 Pro smartphone. Unlike the authors of PhoneBuff, who conduct such tests using a robotic arm, the authors of PBKreviews simply throw the smartphone on the ground. [caption id="attachment_64460" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Google Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] Google Pixel 8 Pro turned out to be a tough nut to crack. However, in this case, the results turned out to be interesting in any case, after all the falls, Google’s new product did not receive serious damage. The smartphone escaped with minor chips and scratches, but no large cracks appeared on the glass. https://youtu.be/q9iVMkW-YLo Of course, like any modern glass smartphone, it is better not to drop the Pixel 8 Pro, but still, this test gives hope that if an accidental drop occurs, the smartphone will survive it without any special consequences.

For Pixel smartphones In addition to the unique Video Boost feature , the new Pixel smartphones will also offer less unusual, but perhaps more useful camera features. [caption id="attachment_63713" align="aligncenter" width="657"] Google Pixel[/caption] The first one is called Best Take. Google says the feature uses photos you took to get the photo you thought you took. To make this happen, an algorithm on the device creates a blended image from a series of photos so that everyone can look their best. These are all the new features of Google Photos [caption id="attachment_63715" align="aligncenter" width="635"] Google Pixel[/caption] The second function has no name. It is an experimental part of the Magic Editor. The feature uses generative AI to help match your photos to the essence of the moment you were trying to capture. You can move objects, resize them, or use presets to make the background more vibrant. [caption id="attachment_63714" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Google Pixel[/caption] Audio Magic Eraser lets you reduce distracting sounds in your video, such as howling wind or crowd noise. This first-of-its-kind computational audio system uses advanced machine learning models to sort sounds into individual layers so you can control their levels.

At least on Geekbench Pixel smartphones based on Tesnor SoC do not have any high performance in benchmarks or games, but the new generation will be noticeably better. At least the processor part, judging by Geekbench. [caption id="attachment_63312" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] Pixel 8 Pro turned out to be significantly more powerful than its predecessor The Pixel 8 Pro with its Tensor G3 SoC was tested and scored 1760 and 4442 points in single-threaded and multi-threaded modes, respectively. For comparison, the Pixel 7 Pro scores around 1450 and 3800 points, which is a very noticeable increase. Of course, the new Google platform is very far from the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with its 2000 and 5500 points, and the new Pixels will compete with devices based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but still, the increase cannot be ignored. It is still unclear whether the GPU will have an equally noticeable increase.

Tensor G3 parameters revealed this time The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones have appeared on the Internet more than once in one form or another. Now the author of the This is Tech Today channel has published a video with a short unboxing of two new products, as well as screenshots where you can see the parameters of the SoC Tensor G3. [caption id="attachment_62254" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] Nine processor cores, but with reduced frequencies. Pixel 8 Pro appeared in new leaks The platform includes a nine-core CPU, which is quite unusual. The configuration includes one Cortex-X3 super core with a frequency of 2.91 GHz, four Cortex-A715 cores with a frequency of 2.37 GHz, and four Cortex-A510 with a frequency of 1.7 GHz. It should be noted that the frequencies of these cores are lower than those of many other modern SoCs. The presence of the Mali-G715 GPU is also confirmed, but its configuration is unknown. The software also indicates a minimum amount of flash memory of 128 GB, of which 106 GB will be available to the user. https://youtu.be/zLSoqFCj9RU Let us remind you that yesterday the Pixel 8 Pro appeared on Geekbench, where it showed itself much better than its predecessor, but the performance is still far from current flagships.

All three flagships were successfully restored Apple's newest top-end smartphone continues to be tested online in a variety of ways, revealing the limits of its capabilities. This time, the thematic resource TechDroider, known for its tests, published a video where three competing flagship smartphones are subjected to “torture in freezing water.” [caption id="attachment_61726" align="aligncenter" width="780"] iPhone 15 Pro Max, S23 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro[/caption] Solving the overheating problem: iPhone 15 Pro Max, S23 Ultra, and Pixel 7 Pro were “tortured” by rain In the announcement for the video, TechDroider joked: iPhone 15 Pro Max overheating? Here's a quick solution. In the video itself, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Samsung S23 Ultra, and Pixel 7 Pro are tested together for resistance to freezing water. All three devices received IP68 protection against water and dust, and TechDroider decided to find out how they would behave after 6 hours of freezing. https://youtu.be/mqUpwIZt6ag To begin with, the smartphones were tested in rain and showers, as a result, all survived and showed no signs of moisture getting inside. Then the smartphones were placed in a container of water. At this stage, the author discovered that the S Pen stylus continues to work correctly with the Galaxy S23 Ultra even underwater. As a result, all smartphones issued a warning about water getting into the USB Type-C port, and the Pixel 7 Pro even notified the owner when the connector was dry and charging became safe. The final freezing and defrosting led to minor problems. Thus, condensation appeared in the camera block of the iPhone 15 Pro Max and all three smartphones lost volume and correct operation of the speakers. After the smartphones were allowed to rest for 24 hours without drowning or freezing, they began to work again as before. However, the iPhone 15 Pro Max required a reboot to fully restore wired charging functionality.