I spent one month with the new Pixel 8 Pro, here's what I thought about the design, new camera features and battery life.
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The Pixel 8 Pro has an aluminum frame and a 6.7-inch wide display - similar to its predecessor. It's also just as light and grippy as its previous gen, though now featuring a more matted build, compared to the 7 Pro's glossy design. There's still a camera bar that runs across the top, albeit the 8 Pro holds a 48 MP ultra-wide camera, compared to last year's 12 MP.
Google's Pixel 8 Pro also introduced new editing tools that can send you down a rabbit hole in photo manipulation once you give them a try. Last year, Google introduced a Magic Eraser, which lets you erase the background around a picture to put your subject in focus. This year they took it a step further, allowing you to change how big or small the subject is in the background and even changing the color of the background itself.
The myriad of camera features are definitely overwhelming at first but fun once you get the hang of it. I took some time just playing with the camera features to fully understand how they work, I suggest you do the same once you shop for your new smartphone.Google phones run on the Tensor chip, the brand's flagship chipset. Tensor has a history of overheating in the past and I noticed this first while I was setting up my phone.
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