Google Pixel 8-256GB - Obsidian, 256GB

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Brand Google
Operating system Android
CPU model Snapdragon
Memory storage capacity 256 GB
Screen size 6.2 Inches
Resolution 2560 x 1440
Model name Pixel 8
Wireless carrier Unlocked for All Carriers
Cellular technology 5G
Connectivity technology Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

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  • Google Tensor G3 is Pixel's most powerful chip yet. It's custom-designed with Google AI for cutting-edge photo and video features and smarter ways to help throughout the day.1 And it makes Pixel 8 super fast and efficient.
  • Pixel's 6.2-inch high-resolution display delivers sharp, vivid colours and rich detail.1 And it has a refresh rate up to 120Hz for smooth gaming, scrolling and switching between apps.2
  • Pixel 8 Pro's immersive 6.7-inch display makes everything sharp and crisp, with vibrant, accurate colours.1 The refresh rate intelligently adjusts between 1 and 120Hz for responsive performance and power efficiency.
  • Pixel 8 outshines other Pixel displays for higher peak brightness.1 So you can see your screen clearly, even in direct sunlight.
  • Pixel's Adaptive Battery can last over 24 hours.1 Turn on Extreme Battery Saver, and it can last up to 72 hours for power when you need it most.1 And your Pixel charges faster than ever.2
  • Pixel 8 raises the bar for beautiful design with contoured edges, a satin finish and stylish colours. And it's made with recycled materials.¹
  • With its durable design and IP68 protection, Pixel 8 can handle slips, spills and dust.1 And it's scratch-resistant, with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
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Powerful in every way. Helpful every day.

Pixel 8

Built with Pixel's most advanced chip and Google AI to help you do more effortlessly.

  • Fast and secure by design with the new Google Tensor G3.
  • Stunning photos and videos, every time.
  • Everyday help screening calls, translating and more.[1]
  • Features designed to protect your private info and helps keep you safe.
  • Seven years of security updates and new Feature Drops.[2]

[1]Call Screen is not available in all countries or languages. See g.co/pixel/callassist for details. [2]Pixel updates for seven years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. See g.co/pixel/updates for details.

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Foundations

  • Crisp, clear Actua display, even in direct sunlight.[1]
  • Fast-charging, all-day battery that you can count on.[2]
  • Durable materials make scratches and spills no big deal.
  • Fresh, modern design with a satin finish.
  • The new Google Tensor G3 chip is custom-designed with Google AI for cutting-edge photo and video features and smarter ways to help throughout the day. And it makes Pixel fast and efficient.

[1]When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the screen is 6.2 inches. Actual viewable area is less. Dimensions may vary by configuration and manufacturing process. [2]Estimated battery life based on testing using a median Pixel user battery usage profile across a mix of talk, data, standby, and the use of other features. Average battery life during testing was approximately 31 hours. Battery testing conducted on a major operator network. Battery testing conducted in California in mid-2023 on pre-production hardware and software using default settings. Battery life depends upon many factors and usage of certain features will decrease battery life. Actual battery life may be lower.

Every moment, even better than you imagined.

Photography

The Pixel 8 camera makes it easy to create memorable photos, day or night.

Get way close from far away.

  • Super Res Zoom lets you get super sharp close-ups without an extra telephoto lens.

Tiny details. Epic photos.

  • Now with Macro Focus, Pixel 8's camera reveals vivid colour and striking contrast in even the smallest subjects.

Brilliant photos, dusk to dawn.

  • The Pixel Camera uses Night Sight to create vibrant photos of everything from city lights to starry skies.

Group pics, perfected.

  • Did someone blink or look away? Pixel's Best Take combines similar photos into one fantastic picture.[1]

[1]Requires Google Photos app.

Incredible videos, on every take.

Videos

With the help of Google AI, you can remove distractions, add cinematic effects and more with just a few taps.

Video sounds even better.

  • Audio Magic Eraser reduces disruptive noises like cars and wind, and highlights the sounds that you want.[1]

Beautifully authentic videos with Real Tone.

  • Real Tone, now in video, accurately represents the nuances of more skin tones. So everyone feels seen.

[1]Requires Google Photos app. May not work on all audio elements.

Do more, even faster.

Productivity

Built with Google Tensor G3 and Google AI, Pixel 8 makes it even easier to screen calls, connect in new languages and more.[1]

Avoid unwanted calls.

  • With Call Screen, Google Assistant can answer unknown numbers and find out who's calling and why - so that you can decide whether to pick up.[2]

Translate on the spot.

  • With Live Translate, you can interpret face-to-face conversations in 49 languages in real time, transcribe messages and translate signs.[3]

Google AI makes your favourite apps even better.

  • Pixel comes with the apps that you use most. And they use Google AI to help you save time and get more done.

Get things done with Google Assistant.

  • Just say 'Hey Google' to stay in touch, manage tasks, get answers and more. Write messages twice as fast with your voice.[4] And get helpful info at the right time.

Explore before you go.

  • With Immersive View, Google Maps now gives you a rich, detailed preview of your destination or route to help you plan ahead.

[1]Call quality depends on environment, operator network conditions and many other factors. Actual results may vary. [2]Not available in all languages or countries. Not available on all media or apps. See g.co/livetranslate for more information. Translation may not be instantaneous. Actual results may vary. [3]Not available in all languages or countries .See g.co/pixel/googleassistant for details. [4]Based on top and voice typing in English. Voice typing is not available in all languages or countries.

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Battery life
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3.8
4.0
Fingerprint reader
3.5
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display size
6.2 inches
6.7 inches
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6.1 inches
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256 GB
3.1 GB
3.1 GB
256 GB
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Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
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LCD
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AMOLED
AMOLED
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battery average life
31 hours
72 hours
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Meet Pixel 8. The helpful phone engineered by Google, with an amazing camera, powerful security and an all-day battery.1 With Google AI, you can do more, even faster – like fix photos, screen calls and get answers.2 And Pixel 8 has personal safety features for added peace of mind.3 1 Estimated battery life based on testing using a median Pixel user battery usage profile across a mix of talk, data, standby and use of other features. Average battery life during testing was approximately 31 hours. Battery testing conducted on a major operator network. Battery testing conducted in California in mid 2023 on pre-production hardware and software using default settings. Battery life depends upon many factors and usage of certain features will decrease battery life. Actual battery life may be lower. 2 Compared to earlier Pixel phones. Call Screen is not available in all countries or languages. See g.co/pixel/callassist for details. 3 Personal Safety app features are dependent upon network connectivity and other factors, and may not be reliable for emergency communications or available in all areas. For more information, see g.co/pixel/personalsafety.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
191 global ratings

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Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
This phone is great I took a break from Samsung and got this. Photos are incredible. Brightness outside on sunny days is crazy good too. Got it on sale and am enjoying it.
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Still getting used to the phone. But have not run across anything negative, and am more than impressed
with battery life, boot up time, and general response time.
It will take a while however to train the owner
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
The Google pixel 8 is great. The camera is amazing. So much you can do with pictures on this phone . I have the 7 and the 8 is way cooler. I bought it as a gift. They love this phone so much.
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Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2023
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
This phone is filled with bugs and seemingly zero support from the manufacturer. Here are some of the reasons why I returned my device.

- Bluetooth did not work. This device constantly dropped the Bluetooth connection in my vehicle, this is a common and known issue with Pixel devices and all Bluetooth devices. Google does not have a solution.

- Software limitations. Google takes a page from Apple and iOS in limiting the features available to owners for no other reason than trying to shift you to purchase the higher-end model. Why do I not have full camera control on a $1000.00 device? Why can I not customize my home screen and remove any widget that I choose?

- Battery life. It's bad.

- AI features are buried or not available in my region.
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Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Saw some reviews before we purchased these phones indicating restarting phone/wifi frequently. IT'S TRUE! What a pain. It's not our wifi as one phone will be working fine, the other no wifi.
Also this could be me but I have a tough time going between apps open at same time. Juggling 2 calls over an app during tech support was awkward.
Phone and camera work fine. Haven't played with all the photo editing stuff but having to restart this phone several times a day no doubt will frustrate that experience.
Shop around and compare to make sure you have to have a pixel 8 before buying.
Have not had any issue loading and using all our regular apps. We are not gamers so that aspect is not included.
Battery life is good and phone charges quickly. Shows almost 18 hrs of life after charging and does well depending on use of course.
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Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
I received a lemon that seemed to have many problems.
1. Fingerprint reader didn't work
2. Apps, kept closing/crashing, including Google's own app like Youtube
3. Phone kept rebooting randomly

Removing one app after another to try to identify the source of the problem, and even a factory reset didn't resolved the problem.

Refund is taking quite a long time to be processed.
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Reviewed in Canada on December 27, 2023
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8
I purchased from my phone service provider but will write a review here because more people will see it. This was my first time buying a google phone and I had high expectations. I would say the phone mostly works for me just fine, however, the camera quality is not as good as my Samsung s20. I was able to take a picture of the moon with it and get clear definition, with the google phone it is just a blurry blob.

There is no native music player so you need to download an app to play any downloaded music you have, which I do.

The bluetooth is absolute garbage. Doesn't matter how expensive the earbuds are, the connection will drop, calls will get static-y, one bud will work and the other won't. I even got wired headphones (which are not included) and that doesn't work 100% of the time. This is an issue all pixel 8 pro users experience and google has ignored it completely.

Don't get this phone, and if you can, return it.
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Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8
Pixel phones are designed to fail so get one at your own risk
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EYEBYE
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone Great Price
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Phone itself is probably the best cost to performance phone on the market. It does everything a modern phone needs to do: has a great camera, reasonable battery, thumbprint and face unlock, awesome display, large storage capacity. For the price it doesn't really get better.

I was specifically worried about the refurbished quality. Instead of rolling the dice I opted for the slightly more expensive option "like new" instead of "good". It arrived in slightly beat up packaging that might not be worthy for display on the shelf, but otherwise everything in the box was included like it was a brand new phone. Zero cosmetic damage to the screen or case body. Functions perfectly. Was unlocked like stated in the listing and I was able to change my sim card from an iphone without going in to the store.

I will update if I run into any other problems, but from now I will be more trusting of Amazon refurbished products wouldn't be afraid to buy good quality, but still feel it's risky on big purchases to go any worse than that. 1 star for face recognition because I haven't tried it yet.
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J. S. Keck
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Camera Wrapped in An Awesome Phone
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Picked up this Pixel 8 phone for $749, and it included a bundled pair of Pixel Pro earbuds for that price. (Yes, you can get the phone cheaper now, but my old phone was dying). Considering this thing is 1/2 the price of an iPhone (or less), it's a terrific deal. The camera is amazing. The AI features are crazy. I love Google Search, being able to draw a circle around anything on the screen and do a search on it. Battery life is VERY good. TikTok, Instagram, FB, etc. don't seem to make a huge dent. Good 5G reception on T Mobile network, fast wifi speeds. I use my phone as a WiFi hotspot in our RV all the time, and the Pixel 8 provides good connectivity and WiFi speed for a Roku, iPad, etc. when we're on the road. Regular OS updates have been coming out close together with new features, too. And works great with my Google ecosystem (Chrome, Nest, Home, etc.). Fingerprint reader in-screen is a little finicky if your finger is wet/damp, or very cold. That's my only real complaint. I got the 256gb model because T Mobile only offered the 128gb phone at the T Mobile store/website. Thanks for a great deal on a great phone, Amazon!
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Shayne Barr
4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I could keep my Pixel 5
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Whoever decided that glass should be used for the back of a cell phone was an idiot. Makes it heavy and seems to reduce signal. My Pixel 5 gets better reception and is lighter weight. If my PIxel 5 battery didn't try to blow up, I'd still have it in my pocket. The PIxel 8 is a performance upgrade and the battery life is great so far. But the weight and bulge of the camera on the back and the reduced reception annoy me.
Donovan Kirkwood
4.0 out of 5 stars Camera not as great as expected
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2023
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
Overall I'm pretty happy, don't regret purchase. Positives - it's one of the few reasonably sized smaller phones, camera general use is pretty good, I love the clean android interface, screen is great, sound quality is great, snappy in use, GPS and network reception solid, even in South Africa where we have different bands to the US. Negatives noted after couple weeks use: battery life is mediocre at best and will be run down in less than a day of very heavy use. The back gets pretty hot in use, which also suggests that the processor suffers from the same high heating issues and possible lower efficiency as previous model when compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8. I HATE that the camera doesn't have manual focus, especially for macro - i specifically got it because of that mode and it's basically near impossible to use or nail focus. Macro mode also cuts the image right down in size, making it appear to be doing more magnification but actually just digital zooming, and unfortunately the raw file is also cut down. The Jpegs are ridiculously oversharpened and when you look at the raw image the image is really not great - very soft and blurry - apparently even when focus is correct. And when you use another app camera that does have manual focus (like Lightroom), the close focus mode is not available. It seems ridiculous and frustrating that the Pixel 8 does not get the camera app Pro Controls option that the 8 Pro has - this is just software difference to help justify price difference, and it REALLY limits the otherwise excellent main camera of the pixel 8. There seems to be no way to adjust auto jpg sharpening and colour, and the results are way overcooked for my taste - oversharpened and over-saturated.
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davidthefrikr
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid and truly smart phone, with some drawbacks here and there
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023
Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase
The Google Pixel 8's a solid phone, being loaded with smart AI tools and features like call screening. Camera is solid, as expected with the Pixel line of phones, and you get a 6 month free trial of Google One, with 2 TB of storage. Build quality is good, although the glass isn't matte like the Pixel 8 Pro. The speakers are very loud, and the screen is bright and visible in the sun.

The fingerprint reader is very accurate, albeit a little slow compared to other readers. The face recognition is also good, to where you can use it to unlock banking apps and such, although taking off my glasses or dimming the lights causes it to not recognize me. It holds up very well though, with it staying locked when I held a picture of my face up to the camera.

Out of the box, the battery drain is terrible on 5G UC (T-Mobile), to the point where it even impacted my charge times heavily. Change this to LTE, and the phone easily lasts you throughout the whole day, with around 6-8 hours of screen on time, even with the 120 hz refresh rate enabled. Turning off or limiting the always on display also helps in this case, since the Pixel 8 does not have an LTPO display like the Pixel 8 Pro, it only has a variable refresh rate display which goes from 120 to 60 hz.

I haven't had any problems with the software, other than a hiccup when I first setup the phone, and it has stayed smooth and reliable throughout my week or so of use.

When I purchased this phone, it also came with Pixel Buds Pro for free, although they unfortunately don't create a very good seal in my ears, no matter what ear tips I chose.
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