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Great Phone!

Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2024

The Pixel 8 is a big improvement from my last phone, the Pixel 4. Great battery life, excellent camera with lots of editing tools. Good voice quality for making and receiving calls. No complaints.

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Tyler Wilson

Features should work on new devices, not the case with Google Pixel

Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2023

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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ghigg29353

Great Phone!

Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2024

Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase

The Pixel 8 is a big improvement from my last phone, the Pixel 4. Great battery life, excellent camera with lots of editing tools. Good voice quality for making and receiving calls. No complaints.

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gary

awesome

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.

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bob jackson

like 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

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Renee Latour

Awesome phone .

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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Tyler Wilson

Features should work on new devices, not the case with Google Pixel

Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2023

Colour: ObsidianSize: 256GBStyle: Google Pixel 8Verified Purchase

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Robin Trains

Not great

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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thinfoil hat

I received a lemon

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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Carling

Skip it

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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Jack Daniel

If you want a faulty phone get this one

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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J. S. Keck

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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