Love seeing the Pixel get better every year. I am seeing more and more of them in public now.

I've owned every pixel. From what I remember, this might be MKBHD's most positive Pixel review in a while.

I also like the little things Google pixel does. I just flew and 24 hours before my flight Google reminded me of it. Not only did it remind me of it, it told me when to leave to arrive at the flight and what gate my flight was on. When I landed it told me what number carousel my bags were coming out. It's the smartness of this phone. The little things that it does. The voice to text is almost perfect. I use it every single day. The pixel makes my life easier. due to the small enhancements that you don't realize you need until you live without it.

The Android 14 update on my Pixel 7 pro just bumped my battery life up by around %40. From 6,5h sot to around 8,5-9h😮

Great photo choice at 6:27! Much love MKBHD

I know it won't come back but I really do miss the old rear fingerprint reader on older Pixels. It always felt so responsive and straightforward. It feels like the one piece of the puzzle that would make this phone perfect to me.

Love your videos. One nice thing I'd like to see is some small explanation of common tech phrases and acronyms for those who are not "in the know." E.g.- LTPO or nits. This would be for those of us that have pause the video 3 or 4 times just to Google things that you are talking about.

You are the most popular tech reviewer for a good reason. This video should be studied by other reviewers as the golden standard. Fast, entertaining, every bit of info matters but is still easily digestible, you mentioned the things people find practically important while still also giving all the technical mumbojumbo. You highlight positives and negatives. Perfect.

I am liking the amount of advancement and refinements Pixel series has been doing. I have been using my pixel 6 past two years and so far it has been a great phone that is just as fast as when I got it (small bugs here and there rarely). I am looking forward to what the pixel 9 will look like when I am ready to upgrade next year.

So happy to hear that Pixel keeps moving up Huge congrats to the massive amount of people behind this awesome line of phones

WoW thanks for a great review. I stick to my 7 pro for another year, but the 8 looks like an amazing improvement again . One point of criticism: I have my 7 pro 11 months now, after 6 months it seems to drain the battery faster and getting hotter while charging. But then after an update, I think in June/July, the battery life has improved soo much and it didn't get hot while charging....very weird, but I'm happy. The battery life has definitely improved soo much ! Thx.

I think the only thats stopping me from switching from my 4xl is the radar feature. The ability to just immediately unlock as soon as you pick it up is super underrated, it has stopped receiving updates now though and the 6 years of support for the 8 is tempting

Now getting even more excited for the Blind Smartphone Camera test at the end of the year💯 Seeing Pixel lineup improving year on year is the good news we all wanna hear!😊

As someone who works in AI, it's really cool to see how capable the phones are becoming!

I'm excited for my Pro but you nailed it when you said the features make it easier to lie. A lot of the AI features made me uncomfortable at first and I'm sure I'll get over it once I play arouns woth the features but the ability to alter photos to such a degree is kinda weird. Again, I'll probably have a blast but I think I'll definitely be using the feature minimally and makinf people aware of what's real and what isn't

Great content mate! Definitely helped my decision…will be subscribing for sure

Google is doing a lot of great things with the Pixel phones these days. Hopefully they can continue to make incremental, meaningful improvements consistently over time and win over the masses. I'll probably stick with my Pixel 7 and wait for the 9, but man, I hope these phones do well!

I really love the way you explain things so that it is clear and precise. Excellent explanation, simple and calm as always. Thanks a lot

I am finally upgrading my Pixel 2 XL thanks for the review.

Coming from a 6yr old phone, the Pixel 8 feels insanely fast and responsive. Decent price and extremely simple OS. I'm in love.

Nice to see Marques calling out those artificial software locks on Pixel 8. I noticed them during the phone announcement straight away and was surprised when it wasn't covered on WVFRM podcast. Apparently was saved for review, which makes perfect sense. I really hope Google will make these features available to non Pro Pixel 8.

I am in love with the camera quality it has definitely came a long way!!

The video quality of this guy is amazing !! I loved the introduction.

Exciting for the next pixel video! ❤

Soooo glad to see the battery life improvmemts compared to the pixel 6 and 7 series. I just got my s23 this year and will make the switch to a pixel phone after a few years if they keep it up👌

As a Pixel 4 user, I don't really have any problems with it except for the battery. This is the only phone that makes me want to upgrade 💯

Man! I am literally have been 10 years watching your channel. WOW! Always amazing presentation and contents too. Thank you and keep doing what benefits people.

Great review. Very detailed and honest

I was really considering going from the P7 to the P8 Pro, but considering how many features are simply software locked I'm gonna hold out for the P9, by which point a lot of the features will have probably trickled down in typical Google fashion. Still, it's super exciting to see Google continue to make big swings in the smartphone space!

I love how we can choose our faces and choose the ones that look better. But, sometimes the photos where not all of us are looking straight at the camera looks more charming and natural than the option we get here. We're nearing more and more towards a generic uncanny valley look where everyone's always smiling, perfectly straight at the camera

What a great video. Technically spot-on with shots, sound and lighting and a relaxed, insightful and useful presentation. Maybe you like the phone too much for total objectivity, but I love mine too!

Great review, I wonder if some of the editing differences are due to the RAM…8GBLPDDR5X in the 8 and 12GBLPDDR5X in the Pro

This is the review I've been waiting for 💪🏾💪🏾

My wife just got hers in the blue, really jealous but I'm still loving the Fold. It's by far the most complete foldable phone, the screen size is so great to the point I'd love shorter phones with closer to 16:9 even without the fold!

Man i love your reviews

Wow! I was really surprised. You are a tough reviewer. You are fair, objective and you don't play favorites. If there is even the slightest problem, you will let us know. Even if it is a minor, under-the-hood techie issue that most people wouldn't even notice. So, when I saw this, I was shocked. If you like it, then it really is good. I have ordered the phone. Thank for taking the time to do this.

Wow, the edits are getting better not only in the pixel but also in Marques' videos.

As always great review… I wonder some of the camera software features from pro would trickle down to the non pro version over time

You talked about Pro Controls on the Pro and selected the settings on the bottom left in the camera. A better showing of Pro Controls is on the bottom right, where you can see everything you can control. Including ISO and shutter speed. Great video.

You summed up my thoughts on this phone and Pixels in general. They are smart. This embodies what a smart phone should be (in my opinion). Coming from an iPhone 13 pro user. I wanna make the switch but im locked into the ecosystem (specifically the Apple Watch).

MKBHD is such an a great critic and tech reviewer. You fully breakdown the entire catalog and make sense of it all. Just wanted to show some appreciation because big name editors don’t give tech the love it deserves quite like you do MKBHD.

It’s good to see the Pixel starting to gain back some ground. I’ll always be a Google Pixel fanboy. The Google Play Edition branding has been imprinted onto my soul ever since Touchwiz days. I need them to continue winning, if only to place them where I feel they should have always been.

I just bought the pixel 8 and it's awesome. I come from a oneplus 6T and I miss the physical vibrate/mute toggle but it's nice that there is the shortcut to mute the phone on the lock-screen, although it would be nice to also have a shortcut to put it on vibrate. It should not be that hard to add it with a future update. Hope they will do that. Apart from that it's an awesome phone.

Your Chevy Corvette is so sick! That orange paint color is crazy 🔥

Great overview. My pixel 6 still has close to the original battery life after 2 years of use. I never used a fast or wireless charger and that should have helped with the longevity of the battery.

Best buy gave me $450 trade in for my pixel 7, I got the pixel 8 and new pixel buds pro for free. Pretty nice deal. Glad to hear the screen looks nice, it was something I was hoping they'd improve on.

I'm a fan boy....love your work...well appreciated 👍

Great summary!!! Thank you.

I have a Pixel 6 Pro and THOUGHT about upgrading due to battery life, then Google fixed it in post with the Android 14 update. My 6 Pro battery lasts a ton longer than it ever has! 😂 Somewhat aggravating that they could have already improved my battery life all this time, but now there isn't enough changes to justify an upgrade. We'll see what 9 Pro brings.

Most entertaining phone review I've seen in a few years. I'm a pixel guy and as a tradition i buy them with 95% batt openbox deal a year after release from a random Kijiji store for less than half price...that's the pixel secret 😅

Every year your videos and reviews are far better than the others.

Great no BS review. Ported to Pixel 6 huh ? Got to look that up!

THAT'S IT! I'm officially convinced to go with the 8. As always, simply a fantastic and thorough review. Thanks!

Thanks for the review, indepth and hits important points. Finally upgrading from my Pixel3a, which has worked very well, including battery life and photos; just experiencing some freezing now and then. I will miss the fingerprint sensor in the back, it is still very responsive and the placement works well for me. 😀

I have yet to see someone mention one of the coolest features on the Pixel 8, that is the onboard AI wallpaper creator. Although somewhat limited at the moment, it nonetheless creates some amazingly beautiful wallpapers.

I've got a pixel 6 pro which had quite a rocky launch but here I am 2 years later and with all the software updates I don't feel like the phone has gotten old, new features all the time, impressive cameras and still runs anything I need and battery still lasts the whole day. I'm probably good for a couple more years and when I need to upgrade I'll most likely get another pixel as it has so many features that I won't be able to change to a different phone.

I'm just so happy Google is keeping the Pixel work up.. not like they did with Nexus phones. I felt like an orphan back then, I genuinely hope they have learnt something!

This makes me a lot more excited for the 8 pro I ordered. Really wish I didn't have to get the 7 last year when I did but not mad about having it. Just think this is the generation of the pixel I've been waiting for

Great work Team MKBHD❤🎉

Here it is the review I was waiting for!

Great video as always!! I preordered the phone so I'm happy there's not too many negative points (so far).

As always, great review.

Good review , nice to see pixel in a good light.

Thanks for the great reviews as always. One question is do the non pro pixel 8 have the same "colors" , fast autofocus and noise reduction in it's video or that's exclusive for the pro version?

Google literally kills it with new editor and camera features every year, love to see the Pixel start being more popular every year. Just hope they could fix the pricing in India where there isn't any 256 Gb option at all and the price is $200 or so more

Gracias por toda la información y por implementar el audio en español. Un saludo.

Really good review, thanks.

10:20 hilarious. Hope marques does this more often 🤣

Great job on the video Marques! Thanks for making it. My wife just "accidently" dropped her old Pixel. Guess it's time for a new one finally. Was thinking about one for myself, but I've had my sights on an Xperia 1 V for quite some time now. Have to get a new camera for film school first, and then it's new phone time for me too.

Love the Marine Johannes highlights!! 🏀🏀

Top 10 channel on all of UKposts. The quality of so consistently super well done. Never, ever, ever am I disappointed. The lack of brand loyalty displayed gives a really unbiased point of view(the least biased it can be, imo). I regularly listen to the reviews playlist while I play games because even if I don't really care about the product being reviewed, the information is given in such an authentic way, its never boring or off-putting.

Honestly absolutely excited to order my Pixel 8 - I've decided to go with the base model as I don't really have a use for the extra camera features (as nice as they are) and they get the same main sensor which is the only one I truly care about. Also, 7 years of software support is frankly brilliant and I look forward to replace my aging Pixel 4 (yes, my battery life is terrible, before you ask) Brilliant video! Can't wait to fix my life in post.

I'd never take the non-pro version because of the missing features, and I'd never take the pro version because of its size. What are they thinking?

Don't have to fix an awful lot in post, the shutter speed is ridiculously fast on the 8 Pro and I always end up with an amazing photo, another plus is that I can check out the temps on my wife's iPhone 15 Pro max which is great fun.

really excited for the temp sensor. just ordered one

There is another difference between the regular 8 and the 8 pro shown on the website The 8 still has a fixed focus for the selfie camera while the 8 pro has now autofocus (otherwise the exact same sensor) Any noticeable difference in the experience?

I'm hoping the camera software comes to my Pixel 7 Pros. I decided against upgrading this year so fingers crossed.🤞🏽

Enjoyed the review. I'm a little surprised the fingerprint unlock with face ID wasn't addressed in too much detail. It's a whole new and very fast unlock experience compared to my Pixel 6 Pro.

7 years of software updates does sound really great, my #1 concern however is in the durability of the phone. My personal experiences with the pixel 7 longevity have been really bad with the screen pretty much falling off the phone and that makes me quite concerned about the 8 as well. It is not a one time issue either as I have gotten a brand new pixel 7 multiple times through warranty and eventually switched off it now and got a samsung phone. From talking to third party repair shops it seems it is a common issue and they blame the way the phone is mounted, the glue used and the manufacturer that google has decided to use (at least the ones that come to norway). It really is unfortunate because almost everything else about pixel phones is incredible, but having the screen fall not even 2 months after I get a brand new one is really not pleasant and completely turns me off ever getting a pixel again unless I know that issue is fixed in a newer model.

I pre-ordered on launch, I was due for an upgrade regardless. I am so happy it seems to be a good year for the Pixels

I love the pixel series and I will probably get the 8 pro but my absolute favorite pixel has to be the 3, the finger print reader in the back was so fast and also had many other features that were so nice

Nice job. Thanks. I'm not a subscriber, but I have watch some of your videos. On the subjects that I have watched, you do an excellent job. I like your honest approach and the way you break things down. I wish Google would give more for trade-in on the Pixel 7 Pro ($450). I got more when I traded in my Pixel 4 Pro ($550). Keep up the great work.

6:28 oh man, that's insane. THAT'S what I call technology evolution!

As close to a total rave review as I've ever seen from Mr. Brownlee! Finally got the camera sensor upgrades I've been craving, and everything else seems notched up as well. My 8 Pro arrives tomorrow. Thanks.

Pixel is really shining this year. I have a pixel 6 and I don't feel the red to upgrade just yet. But they seem to be getting better every year.

Just ordered my pixel 8 pro looking forward to trying it out 😁

Great review, what kind of camera glasses do you use?

Watching this on the 8 pro. So far so good. I was worried it'd be too big but seems ok so far

Insane intro Marques, keep killing it!

Footage looks good. Nice vlog

Only one physical sim is a really important omission if you travel!! Many apps like Google send you messages asking you to confirm if it is you, banking apps constantly send you 2-factor security codes if you use your card, and all to your main registered number. So you need to keep your main number active when abroad, which means that's your physical Sim slot used up. Not all UK carriers use eSims yet and certainly they are not always available in some foreign countries. And anyone who has bought an eSim for abroad knows that the eSim set-up process is not always reliable (with no refunds), that it can involve 20 or 30 steps to set it up properly so no stick it in and off you go for tech-phobes, that support for eSims is non-existent if you have a problem and it is more expensive than picking up a physical Sim. Phones with the capability for 2 physical Sims plus eSims have got it right. That excludes Pixels. And seriously, a temp sensor on your phone is just EMBARRASSING!

I'm in the market for a small, powerful phone that has a lot of flexibility on the camera features. I'm absolutely gutted that Google decided to omit the pro camera features from the standard phone. It's such a cheeky money-grubbing move and it has made the difference between me getting the Pixel 8 and waiting until next year to see what they do with the Pixel 9. Really nice to see you calling them out on this move!

FIx it in post strategy is actually genius on a phone because most people out there are not good photographers but then we have to ask - What exactly is a photo?

If you're into photos , the telephoto lens really does change the game when taking a photo from afar👌👌

Glad that summary feature is opt in by default instead of opt out. Wish so many more things were like that

Would love if they brought back the backside fingerprint. On my 7P now and my auto brightness did its (dumb) thing right when you pointed out the 8's is behaving better 😅

Fantastic review Marques (and team), as always. Thanks for putting in the work!

I just got my pixel 8 pro in the mail yesterday. Switched from my Samsung s21 ultra. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this pixel. I don't think I'm ever going back to Samsung or Apple I love it so much

Excellent review Sir.

The face correction in group photos is really dope. Glad to see the pixel keeps getting better.