At the beginning of the show, I want to say that this is probably my personal favorite Pixel phone in the past three years. Why do I say that? I'll tell you in detail. I've been waiting for a long time. We've all heard everyone banging the bowl. Isn't this the Google Pixel 8 series review? Hi, welcome back. I'm a donkey. This year's Google Pixel 8 The key points are all centered around two letters . In fact, I am quite happy to see the results. The reason is very simple. In recent years, Google has been building its own TPU processor for AI , so it made the Google Tensor processor well and became Team Pixel. It is an option that has to be made , but everyone knows the story of the first two generations of Tensor. Tensor is limited by the fact that it does not adopt a new generation SoC architecture, so the performance of traditional CPU and GPU is not outstanding , and it is not even comparable to mainstream processors. There is a big gap , and this is just a trivial matter. In the evaluation of the first two generations of Tensor, we mentioned more than once that Google’s self-developed Tensor processor is very Make Sense. The reason is that only by building its own processor can Pixel be completely born for AI. But on the other hand, we haven’t seen many disruptive AI applications in Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 that have been equipped with Tensor. Even users outside the United States have not been able to use it. This has also made the necessity of Tensor more important than ever. This year’s Google Pixel 8 is like the answer to Google’s three-year hiatus. It brings out more than 10 large and small AI functions in one go. But here’s the fun part: Google actually gave up on offline computing for most of its AI functions. Returning to AI applications that require cloud computing, this also makes us very curious about Google’s plans for the future of Tensor. What do you think? Okay, I’m going too far. What good news has Team Pixel brought out this year ? In addition to AI blessing, Google Pixel 8 In addition , if we just treat it as a mobile phone to see how it performs, the Bonnie team has also compiled the evaluation experience of the Pixel 8 series into 7 key points that you must know. Let’s take a look at it together. Let’s talk about the first key point directly. AI Google has added a bunch of new AI functions to the Pixel 8 series this year. The AI applications accumulated over the years have also evolved somewhat. In total, the Pixel 8 Pro in my hand already has more than ten types of AI. However , excluding the AI that cannot be used in Chinese in Taiwan, I have selected five AI applications that I think are very powerful and practical to share with you. The first one is considered to be the highlight of this time. Google calls it Magic Photo Editing , but the use of this function is very important. The threshold is that the photos need to be backed up to Google Photos and the mobile phone needs to have an Internet connection. Once the conditions are met, just click the colorful magic button to perform magic. There are two ways to play magic photo retouching. Let’s talk about the first one first. If you If there is a clear subject in the photo, you can play like this. For example, in this photo, there are two pandas. I can circle one of them and then adjust the position, change the size, and press confirm. The system will produce several results, which are actually quite natural. Or maybe I have a photo of a parrot here. I circle it and click Clear. If you want the entire parrot to disappear, that’s OK. Or maybe if you are taking a photo at a certain scenic spot, you can first select and delete the passers- by next to you. If you think your person is too small, circle yourself and enlarge it. This magic photo editing is really well received. It is really useful, especially if you ask someone to take pictures for you at scenic spots. Even if you are not satisfied, you still have a chance to remedy the situation. The second type of magic photo editing The way to play is to take pure landscape photos, or you can use magic to retouch landscape photos. You don’t need to select the subject. The AI will automatically pop up based on your photo where you can cast magic. For example, this is a photo of a boat on the sea. The things that can be changed are With sky, time, water, you can even stylize the entire photo. It's easy to change the sky from cloudy to holy light or calm before the storm, etc. If you're not satisfied, you can generate more results , so it's the same photo every time . The results generated by AI are also different for you. If you like it, you can save it first. During the golden hour (slip of the tongue), you can change the photo to a sunset water body, and you can change the state and style of the sea surface . This stylization is very interesting. You can customize it according to the The real-life photo allows AI to redraw the artistic version. It’s quite fun . The second AI function I think is the strongest this time , and it’s so powerful that it doesn’t have many rivals on the market. It’s called Magic Noise Reduction. Simply put, it reduces the background of the video. Noise elimination. For example, when I am recording a Vlog, someone happens to be singing next to me. There is also the sound of a waterfall next to me. You will hear the sound of gurgling water. Now there is the sound of a waterfall. If you add the two together, it will create the sound of my speech. I’m really not sure. The coolest thing about Magic Noise Reduction is that it can separate my vocals very well and eliminate the noise , but that’s really not the point. Many noise reduction software can achieve the same effect. What’s great about it is that it can Separate different background noises. For example, you can see below that there are several options for dividing music, natural noise, and your voice. The key point is that you can adjust the composition ratio of these sounds according to your needs. So now we pull the music option to Now listen to the lowest setting and see if the sound of most of the singing sounds has disappeared. Now let’s turn the natural option to the lowest setting. Now listen to see if the background waterfall sound has also disappeared. So far after the magic noise reduction. The vocals sound quite natural even when the background noise is removed like now. Then we enter the real hell to test the sound of the baby crying. What you hear now is the sound of waterfalls and people in the background. In addition to singing, there is also a scene of a cute baby crying. Now let's turn off all the music and noise. Now everyone can listen carefully. It seems that the crying sound will not go away today , but let me turn off the noise. Pulling it all back, it seems that Google Pixel 8 is also doing its best. The third Google is called Perfect Photo , but more directly it is the AI face-changing function. You can replace the face with the one you like after taking the photo. For example, in a group photo You can find everyone's perfect expression when taking a group photo . It's very simple to use this function. When you take a group photo, just press a few more photos and it's OK. Then you can achieve the face-changing function in Google Photos. Remember to press multiple times. How many pictures? If you only take one picture, you can’t change it. The fourth thing I want to mention in a short space is The AI photo retouching in Google Photos is actually quite powerful. If you like some of Lu Factory’s highly stylized AI photos or Samsung’s famous food mode, etc., you can edit directly through Google Photos and select the dynamic option. You will get an HDR photo with high saturation and clear contrast. Simply put, you can directly upload it to IG . Simple and beautiful social photos on Facebook. Here are also a few sets of comparisons for everyone to refer to , such as panda food, bright parrot scenery, and other I also like the long exposure in the camera to take pictures of water, such as the photos we took at Changi Airport in Singapore. The camera captures it like a permanent moment, that is, the moment fixed under the water , and the long exposure is It can make the water flow like it is flowing. This mode is very useful for taking pictures of water and light trails. The fifth one is called AI wallpaper. You can first select the theme you like , and then Google will give you several keywords to choose from , and the system will follow you. For example, if I choose the material as sapphire blue and indigo tones to create a tablecloth , the AI will start to generate hyper- realistic buildings with very different styles . And did he keep the lower half plain according to the tablecloth requirements? It's easier to read if you put it on the desktop. If you don't like it, you can regenerate it or choose this to give me inspiration and let the AI automatically choose the combination. Unfortunately, there is currently no open custom input, so please put away your special ideas for the time being. But I think in the future There will always be a day when it will be opened. Generally speaking , the more practical and fun AI functions are the above five. In addition, Google actually has a Video Booster function. I am very looking forward to it. As mentioned earlier, the magic noise reduction is simply to correct the sound , and the Video Booster can correct it. The whole video is about the performance of AI in recording. It is still very exciting. Google is expected to release an update at the end of the year. I will have the opportunity to share it with you again. After talking about AI , the next time will be to return to the focus of Pixel 8 mobile phone functions. How about the performance? Let’s start with the appearance. I won’t waste everyone’s time and just focus on the key points. This year’s Pixel 8 series maintains two versions of the size, namely the 6.2-inch Pixel 8 and the 6.7-inch Pixel 8 Pro. I will sort out the appearance. There are three key points. The first two models have returned to the flat screen design , but they still have 2.5D edge processing on the edges of the screen , so even the rather large Pixel 8 Pro feels OK. The second one is Pixel 8. Google actually implemented A little magic. Pixel 8 is not only smaller in size and weight than Pixel 7 and 7a, but also ten grams lighter than Pixel 7. In addition, the battery capacity has not decreased but increased. It has increased from 4355mAh in Pixel 7 to 4575mAh this year . I really like that it has been reduced again this year. The size and width are only 70.8mm, which is back to the golden 7cm range that can be operated with one hand. So the width of Pixel 8 is actually about the same as that of Pixel 5. Friends who like small phones, don’t forget that there will be Pixel 8 this year. One last small point , whether it is Pixel 8 or The borders of both Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro this year are relatively thin. Here is a set of comparisons for your reference. In terms of body configuration, the position of the power button of the Pixel 8 series is the same as that of the Pixel 7. However, the order of the power button is below that of most brands. The logic of having the volume button on the top is completely opposite. Pixel’s power button is placed on the top. If you come from other brands, it will take some time to adapt because although it has been moved down , it is still not as good as the power button on the bottom. According to the configuration , The Pixel 8 series also maintains the single physical SIM card + eSIM dual-SIM design. It is also environmentally friendly and comes in a box with cables but no charger . Both machines support IP68 and are dustproof and waterproof. It is an old tradition. Both models are equipped with linear vibration. The motor is crisp and clear, the preset vibration intensity is moderate, and the hand feel is OK. Then I believe that friends who are watching Bonnie’s review should be waiting for our actual performance test of Pixel 8. No problem, we will fully test this year’s Pixel 8. Both models are equipped with The Tensor G3 Pixel 8 uses Samsung's 4nm process. It is equipped with LPDDR5X 8GB RAM, while the Pixel 8 Pro is equipped with LPDDR5X 12GB RAM. The storage space is only 128GB or 256GB. There are two versions to choose from , and both have UFS 3.1 ROM feel . Google can consider adding a 512GB large-capacity version option for the next generation and it should also be updated to UFS 4.0. Well, let’s first look at the CPU performance. This year’s Tensor G3 actually has a major change in the CPU architecture from the previous generation’s 2+2+4 . Two X1 ultra-large cores, two A78 large cores and four A55 small cores form an eight-core design directly changed to 1+4+4 for a total of nine cores. The CPU architecture uses one X3 ultra-large core, four A715 large cores and Four A510 small cores. In fact, if you look at the architecture, the stack of Tensor G3 is enough. However, if you look closely, Google is extremely conservative in the core frequency. The big core of the hot Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has already exceeded 3GHz. Let's take a look at Google Tensor G3. It should be a big cut on the frequency in order to control power consumption . After briefly looking at the architecture, let's start testing the key points. Let's test Geekbench 5 Tensor G3 first. The single-core score is 1260 points and the multi-core score is 3629 points. This performance can only be said to be a bit unexpected. Compared with the previous generation Tensor G2, the single-core score has increased by 18.7% and the multi-core score has increased by about 7.7% (slip of the tongue). Overall, it is slightly higher than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. However, it lags behind Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and even 8+ Gen 1. It feels like the core stacking has not been fully utilized this time. In terms of GPU performance, we tested 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Tensor G3 and scored 2415 points. This performance is compared to G2. An improvement of 30% , but this is still slightly lower than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 , let alone the king of GPUs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. So the focus is still on actual combat performance. This time, all our tests were controlled at around 26 degrees as much as possible. The first is PUBG M Both Pixel 8 and 8 Pro were quite relaxed and stress-free during the HDR extreme frame rate game for about 30 minutes. They maintained a consistent running level and reached an average temperature of 59FPS. They were also very calm. The highest temperature of Pixel 8 did not exceed 35 degrees. Pixel 8 Pro was slightly hotter. But it does not exceed 39 degrees. The temperature control is very good . And we see that the power consumption is also in the normal range, which is about 3W of mainstream performance. So under medium load, Tensor G3’s performance is completely OK, which is the mainstream level. It is not bad. Next, let’s measure the load. The calibration of the heavier Genshin Sumi and Google is really very conservative. After 30 minutes of continuous play, both of them only averaged more than 30 frames of performance. However, the Pixel 8 is relatively conservatively calibrated. Both front and back. The temperature control is also very good , only about 40 degrees, and the average power consumption is only over 4 watts , but after all, it is not running at full speed, so the reference value of power consumption is not high. If you see the heavier GPU Loading 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 20 rounds The stress test adjustment is really conservative. The stability of both models is only 60% or nearly 70%. However, the good news is that we also tested the continuous recording test of 4K 60FPS for one hour. First, let’s talk about the conclusion. Pixel 8, both models are not overheating so far. The problem of forced shutdown , but if you look at it in detail, Google has actually taken action to reduce the frame. From our thermal imaging screen, we can see that we measured the starting temperatures of the three phones of Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. At about 27 degrees, continuous recording at 4K 60FPS started. The three phones began to heat up rapidly. At 20 minutes, Pixel 7 Pro was the first to pop up an overheating warning. At this time, the highest temperature on the surface of Pixel 7 Pro reached about 39 degrees. This is a bit surprising, PIxel The 7 Pro actually overheats faster than the Pixel 8. However, Google will not force the camera to turn off after overheating. Instead, it will lower the frame rate of recording and cannot maintain 4K60. So after the frame rate is limited, you can see that the temperature of the Pixel 7 Pro begins to stabilize. Three minutes after the Pixel 7 Pro overheated, which was the 23rd minute, the Pixel 8 also skipped the thermal warning and the highest temperature of the body was around 39 degrees . The temperature control performance of the Pixel 8 Pro was really good until The test is about to end and the overheat warning pops up after 54 minutes of continuous recording. The temperature of the machine is around 39 degrees to 40 degrees. So overall, the recording temperature control of the Pixel 8 series is better than that of the Pixel 7 series. The Pixel 8 Pro even takes 20 minutes from the Pixel 7 Pro. The overheating has been extended to 54 points , which is good news for those who love video recording. However, the camera body is limited to about 39 degrees to 40 degrees. It should be easier to hit the ceiling when recording in summer , especially in Taiwan’s summer. So overall, I I feel that Google’s tuning direction for Tensor has been roughly determined since the first generation of Tensor, which is to be at least calm. Tensor G2 is really the calm first generation G3. Although the peak performance has improved a lot, it is still the same. Calm down comes first , so having said that, the core architecture of Tensor in the CPU this time is actually OK , but the conservative frequency should be positively related to the manufacturing process. But what I am personally most curious about is Google’s thoughts on the future of Tensor. Currently, G2 and G3 are really a bit too conservative. Because even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 produced by Samsung is not so conservative . In the past, even Samsung’s own Exynos was not as conservative as Tensor in stacking materials. Therefore, I feel that the current performance evolution of Tensor should be quite close to the node expected by Google. But having said that, Tensor G3 at least has a certain level of SoC and Google’s magic modification of the native system. The experience is still smooth and will not overturn. In terms of battery life, the two Pixel 8 units are equipped with 4575mAh and 5050mAh batteries respectively . Judging from the body size, the battery is quite full. In the actual test, the Pixel 8 scored 10 hours and 24 minutes in the 120Hz mode in the Bonny battery life test. For the Pixel 8 Pro, Google has given two resolution options in the system. One is slightly lower than 1080p. The 1008p and the other one are close to 2K. According to the logic of 1.5K, 1344p is about 1.9K. If the two options are the 1.9K mode, the battery life is 10 hours and 36 minutes, while the 1008p is 11 hours and 57 minutes, which is close to 12 hours. With this performance Compared with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 machine, although it is not particularly eye-catching , it is slightly better than the flagship using Dimensity 9200+. So the key point is that Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are both sufficient for daily use at 120Hz, and one charge per day is enough for Pixel 8 Pro. The 1008p mode is definitely enough to charge once a day. However , the charging speed performance is still the same. Let’s talk about Pixel 8. It is fully charged at 44% in 30 minutes and 83% fully charged in 1 hour and 48 minutes . The Pixel 8 Pro is 30 minutes and 36% fully charged in one hour. 68% full charge takes 1 hour and 47 minutes. It feels like Google’s next generation can start to focus more on charging. This result is also about 15-40 minutes slower than Samsung, Apple, Sony , Apple, Sony, about 1 and a half, and Samsung, about 1 hour . For security identification, both devices use optical under-screen fingerprint recognition. Although the speed is not particularly fast , the recognition rate is OK. There is no big problem. The facial recognition is also fast and supports payment-level security. Then we go directly to the screen. It appears that this time the Pixel 8 uses a 6.2-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED screen with a 20:9 screen ratio. Yes, this year’s smaller version has also been upgraded to 120Hz. The Pixel 8 Pro uses a 6.7-inch OLED screen with a resolution close to 1440p 2K. This screen supports dynamic update rate adjustment of 1-120Hz. This is the biggest difference between the two screens. There is also a small difference. Pixel 8 uses Corning Victus while Pixel 8 Pro uses Victus 2. And Google feels that these two screens are not suitable for this year. We are so confident that we even gave them new names. The smaller one is called Actua Display and the larger one is called Super Actua Display. Then we will measure it in detail. Regarding the PWM that everyone is concerned about , we also use instruments to actually measure it here. It is about 240Hz PWM. Let’s measure the screen data performance as usual. First, let’s measure the basic screen brightness. After our actual measurement, Pixel 8 can easily exceed 1500 nits under strong light and full white brightness. Under strong light, the display area is about 10%. It has a performance that exceeds 1800 nits, and even exceeds 2000 nits under HDR. This brightness performance is already over the top, but don’t worry, Pixel 8 Pro is even stronger. The brightness of the all-white screen under strong light easily exceeds 1600 nits. Reference 15 Pro Max in this project is about 1000 nits. Even more powerful is that Pixel 8 Pro can reach 2300 nits with 10% of the display area, and can break through 2400 nits with peak HDR . In one sentence, this is It is the first echelon of top-level screen brightness. Next , let’s look at the color gamut and color accuracy. We also used this set of instruments and software, which cost a total of 10,000 US dollars, to measure Pixel. It provides two options of natural and automatic adjustment. Both of them are color-shifting. The quasi-orientation CCT falls at 6500K. The natural mode corresponds to 99% of sRGB . The automatic adjustment is a little regrettable and does not support the DCI-P3 color gamut coverage. Both devices fall at about 84% of the P3 color gamut coverage. I feel that this screen should be able to do it. It’s full , but in the end we saw that the color accuracy of both models is very strong. Pixel 8 has a Delta E of <2 in both modes, with a performance of only 1.2 and 1.3 , while the color accuracy of Pixel 8 Pro is the top performance in natural mode. Delta E has only 0.7 automatically adjusted Delta E, and even 0.57 is enough. I really feel that it is a pity that Google has not fully supported P3. Even under HDR P3, the color gamut coverage is almost perfect , otherwise it would be close to perfect (a must). It feels like the future. You can consider it. In addition, this screen also supports the Ultra HDR photo format. Photos taken by the Pixel 8 series support Ultra HDR , so now you can see photos showing brightness information in Google Photos , similar to HDR in the iPhone photo album. Photos and this standard is a highlight of Android 14, so it is expected that more and more brands will add similar standards and functions. For external amplifiers, both of them adopt a dual-speaker design. The comparison and actual measurement will be provided at the end of the film for your reference. Finally . Talking about cameras , Pixel 8 and 8 Pro both use 1/1.31-inch 50-megapixel main lenses. Next, the differences begin. Pixel 8 uses a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, while Pixel 8 Pro uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. But there are two sincere ones. Both ultra-wide angles have autofocus functions , so they can support macro shooting. Finally, there is the exclusive 48-megapixel 5x optical zoom lens of Pixel 8 Pro , and because this telephoto lens has 48-megapixels, the detail performance is very strong under sufficient light. Here we provide a set of 25x proofs. It is very clear. You can see that the telephoto of Pixel 8 Pro is below 48 million. The text on the rear is obviously much clearer than the 15 Pro Max which only has 12 million. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is here. Apple In fact, I have tried very hard to calculate , but because I can’t see clearly, after calculating these words, I can’t tell what is written and cannot read. However , S23 Ultra and Pixel 8 Pro are both within the readable range , and even the Pixel 8 can read at 25 times. The Pro's quintuple power has a performance that can compete with the 10X telephoto king Galaxy S23 Ultra (text clarity) . In addition, the Pixel tends not to sharpen and looks quite natural . However, in terms of color reproduction, Samsung and Apple are slightly better than the Pixel . Even if the telephoto of the 8 Pro is zoomed to 25 times, the system will automatically calculate a 50-megapixel photo in 50-megapixel mode. By the way, there are many rumors recently that Samsung may abandon the 10X telephoto and use an outsole for high-pixels. I think the 5X is not groundless. The reason is that although it has changed from 10X to 5X , because the background has become larger and it uses a high-pixel solution coupled with Samsung's telephoto algorithm, the final result may be similar in daily shooting , but because the background has become larger . Night shooting telephoto should be greatly improved. After all, the current Samsung 10X midsole is indeed a bit too small for night shooting. However, one thing to note about the telephoto shooting of Pixel 8 Pro is that if you do not manually turn on 50 million pixels but Among the default 12 million pixels, the result will be completely reversed. Looking at the 25 times sample of 12 million pixels, it is no surprise that the Galaxy S23 Ultra is the best among the three, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro Max , while the Pixel 8 Pro lost 50 million. The detail bonus of the modes is quite different. I feel that Google can provide a smarter option . Or 12 million. When the light is good, just use 48 million oversampling instead of needing to switch manually to get the best details. I just happened to go there recently. After OPPO’s press conference in Singapore, we have an independent episode of the OPPO folding review. You can check it out later. Anyway, I took a lot of sample photos. Here are a lot of day and night sample photos for your reference. Overall, the Pixel camera is very good at taking pictures. The camera is still a very reassuring performance of Pixel. Basically, the photos produced are above the standard , and the 50-megapixel mode exclusive to the Pro this time can indeed squeeze out more picture details. The only one I want to specifically mention is this generation. Portrait mode seems to be a bit buggy and there is room for optimization. For example, in this set of sample photos, you can see the Pixel 8 in the hand position, while the Pixel 8 Pro has blurred traces in the watch position . We have retaken a few photos of people . Even though the camera and the camera haven't moved much, there are still mistakes. Finally, I want to make a small complaint. The camera interface of this generation of Pixel 8 has been greatly changed to move the shutter upward. In fact, there are quite a few problems with this movement. One is that the upper button design is not good . It is good for one-handed operation. Secondly, the button is really too far up. You will often be unable to press the shutter when operating blindly. The key point is that even if you can’t press it, you will often press the photo button below. The most fatal thing is that you press it. There was still a vibration when taking the photo. It’s really common these days to blindly press the photo and not press the shutter button. When I looked back, I realized that I didn’t take the photo at all . We asked several creators around us and everyone has encountered similar problems. It feels like it’s not impossible to move the problem upward. But at least removing the vibration of the photo can greatly solve the problem of not pressing the shutter. Overall, there is room for optimization. In the video recording part, both models support the 4K 60FPS recording specification. I will not talk nonsense and provide 4K samples below for everyone. For reference , the show has come to an end. I think Google Pixel has undergone a huge change since Pixel 6 and even Pixel 5. As an old Google user who has been using Pixel since the first generation, after Pixel 6, Google has become less willful. The overall decision is based on the overall market orientation and in order to create a flagship phone that meets everyone's expectations, the past Pixel is full of innovation and huge changes , which can be regarded as the unique freshness of Pixel. After all, in the international market, it has to compete with two experienced companies like Apple and Samsung. The two giants made precise decisions. The rebellious Pixel also had to mature . I personally really like the Pixel 8 series. In terms of hardware, it really doesn’t have many highlights. All the surprises are accomplished by Google’s black magic. Wrong, isn’t this the Pixel we are familiar with? Remember the word “black magic” that we first put on Pixel 3? I really like the rebellious Pixel and the Pixel of that year. The father of the camera never talked about specifications . We only talk about results and experience , and Pixel 8 finally feels a little familiar, especially with the launch of a series of AI functions on Pro. It really has the feeling that we want. Brother Gu is back and finally steps on his own feet to understand the needs of users. Finally, I still think that Google must seriously think about what Tensor wants to do. What do you want to achieve ? That’s it for this episode. I hope you all enjoy watching it. 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