[Gadgets] Google Pixel 8 Pro Review: New Pixel, Old Problems

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The Google Pixel 7 Pro was a good smartphone overall. It packed in everything a casual smartphone user would expect from an Android smartphone including, the now standard, timely software updates. But it came up short in a few areas like battery life, charging and had its fair share of heating issues and camera-related bugs as well. With the new Pixel 8 Pro, there's a brand-new design, plenty of AI-enabled features and even a new processor. Keeping this in mind, one would naturally expect Google to have worked on some if not all of the shortcomings of its predecessor. But that's not exactly the case with Google's newest Pixel flagship.Unlike last year, Google's Pixel 8 Pro finally offers a higher storage option in India. After years of complaining about offering a measly 128GB of storage with its base models, Google finally decided to add a new storage tier in India with the introduction of a 256GB variant. I received the 128GB storage variant for review which is priced at Rs. 1,06,999 in India, while the 256GB variant is available at Rs. 1,13,999. As mentioned in my first impressions, both the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Pro, are Google's most expensive Pixel smartphones to launch in India. Simply put, the new top-end Pixel 8 Pro has received a price hike of Rs. 22,000, which instantly puts it out of reach of several potential buyers. And then you have to keep in mind that even at Rs. 1,06,999, you are still getting just 128GB of internal storage and no free cloud storage access either. Indeed, Google has its hands full when it comes to convincing its existing Pixel users to upgrade to the latest model this year. And it's probably one of the reasons why you are reading this review. Google Pixel 8 Pro Review: Design Google's Pixel 8 Pro has seen more changes than the standard Pixel 8 (Review) this year. Basically, Google's engineers got rid of some unnecessary stuff and made some refinements to the Pixel 7 Pro's design. Keeping in mind its flat display, and overall flatter profile it qualifies as a new design. But it is an overhaul of sorts as the new Pixel 8 Pro still appears distinctly Pixel. This is mainly down to its sharper, visor-like camera module at the back which is as chunky as last year's model.

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