Using Pixel 8 Pro after returning my Galaxy S24 Ultra

what up everybody it's Tech playoffs and I got a quick update video for you guys this here is a pixel 8 Pro and I wanted to go back to this after using the s24 ultra and the iPhone 15 to see how this compares to the other two of course those are Flagship phones as well as this one and I believe that the s24 and the iPhone 15 Pro have way better chips than the pixel 8 Pro I believe in my experience using this from day one this is an underpowered uh chip and I think Google should abandon the tensor and go to the Snapdragon at least the aen 2 or a gen 3 at least cuz those are way Superior chips just in my opinion like I said everyone's going to have their own opinion uh every time I make these videos people get butt hurt about my opinions but these are my opinions I don't speak for everybody I speak for myself uh even though this is an underpowered chip uh it's still very very Snappy going from this to the uh iPhone 15 then the s24 ultra um this is still Snappy and in some cases even more snappier as you can see the the animation and the transitions of the apps opening and closing and I know this doesn't show the full performance of a chip but just the way that it it like I said the animations on this and the scrolling and the smoothness it is butter and like I said in some cases it is more snappier than the s24 ultra and the iPhone 15 but in terms of raw power this chip is uh underpowered in my opinion and I know I keep saying that because you guys go crazy in the comments that that's not how you feel I'm not telling the truth I'm a liar when I make these videos this is from my experience alone and no one else's but that doesn't mean I don't like this device this device is to my to me amazing still um for the price you can get to get for it um this is always on sale of course it is $9.99 uh most of the time but you can still find it in carriers and uh on Best Buy and in the Google Store for around 800 bucks sometimes when you do a trade in you can get it for probably 100 200 bucks or even free depending on what you're trading in this um to me in terms of the price and the usability like I said in terms of the power it's not the most powerful but it is very very great to use it feels amazing in the hand um I like the size of it I like the rounded Corners versus the square body on the s24 um I actually prefer the rounded sides um compared to the square sides which all the new manufacturers are doing but it is Fast Man the the way this opens up and like I said I know Google's doing a lot of trickery in the background with their chips even though like I said it's not as powerful as the newest ones I I don't know uh the the tensor 4 I don't know what it's going to what it's going to bring if it's going to be a significant upgrade or if they're going to switch to the Snapdragon I don't know honestly I do wish they would uh uh switch to Snapdragon gen 3 just so it'll keep up with everything else I know they do tensor because you know they do their AI trickeries in the background and it is uh optimized for Google devices but in terms like I said when you get into the gaming Department um you get into the the um editing videos uh um importing raw exporting raw files it is behind the competition but it does still have an enjoyable experience when you're using it it is super fast as you can see I'm flowing through all this stuff here it it it has one of the best cameras um and I say one of the best cameras because when I took pictures with the s24 ultra I noticed in in certain aspects that the at least the pictures to me were a little bit more vibrant um I feel like the pixel 8s are a little bit more true to life in terms of color that is me of course like I said that's my opinion um but one of the best cameras out there uh in terms of uh if you're going towards the s24 or iPhone 15 great camera also great video I think this has one of the best video videos next to the iPhone 15 uh Pros in terms of the quality and sound and color and just the quality you get out of the camera on this one big upgrade versus the seven so it is uh a great experience so far when I when I went back to it I did enjoy it like I said I wanted to go back to this one because I had just got off the S s24 train I went I kept my s23 ultra I sent the S2 for back and I also have my iPhone 15 Pro but this one is just every time I put my SIM card back in this one I miss it uh there's certain aspects of it the the vibrant the vibration motor in this is amazing in terms of the the feedback you get every time you hit on the keyboard it is amazing um one of the best if not the best I haven't tried the OnePlus but I heard the OnePlus is amazing um just great man great great great device you can't go wrong with it like I said you can find it on sale even if you do a trade in you might get it for free depending on what you trade in but I'm hoping with the uh Android 15 they do uh a lot of more customization uh this is pretty much the plain stock Android pixel you're going to get uh versus the other Android skins uh one UI is probably the most customizable probably next to OnePlus but this is uh right off like I said the default doesn't let you change the icons you would have to install a launcher I wish I can get rid of the uh add a glance and put another widget up there like if I wanted to I know that's a useful a useful widget but I wish I can get rid of that and put something else up there um like I said I wish they would just Implement more customizable uh aspects to it change the icons change some widgets get rid of some widgets um stuff like that you get do you do still get the Google Now to the left but like I said I hope with the Android 15 they do um release more customizable aspects to the pixel skin even though it's real smooth and real basic uh and I think that's why you get it so smooth even though it has an underpowered chip you still have a smooth experience great camera actually great battery life as well this is probably one of the best phones uh in terms of pixel where you can get really great all day battery life and pretty decent charging um not the fastes but it it gets up there pretty quick um probably by a little bit over an hour or so you'll get a full charge depending on the charger you're using uh but it looks clean I like the flat display the the screen is amazing it's very bright very clear and it very smooth even when you're touching it like this glass that they use on here it's just very very smooth um and then the back I mean you have the unique Google pixel visor now that they've been using for a couple years which you notice right off the bat if you if you see someone using this in public you know what it is uh also the matte texture uh back on all the colors uh you don't see any fingerprints which is great um the only thing you can see is the glossy visor if you touch it you will see fingerprint but other than that uh it's pretty fingerprint resistant uh fast fingerprint sensor really good fingerprints and face recognition uh with this camera you can uh sign into Apps and banking apps with this uh Face Unlock you couldn't do that with previous models so a lot of this you guys already know um like I said I just wanted to jump to this U after using the s24 ultra and I I just really really really enjoy this experience on the pixel I I get what people are talking about when you use this phone it is just very enjoyable very fluid you get everything you need out of this camera in terms of battery camera uh performance and everything like that um my wish list was is just for them to get rid of this tensor and stick with Snapdragon H gen you know the the Gen 3s and gen 4S that are coming out next and if not if they can do a significant upgrade on tensor 4 that would be amazing too I just from the history of these things uh over time they heat up it gets warm the like I said when you're exporting big files like videos and stuff it does not have the fastest um speeds and gaming like I said it will heat over time and the i in my experience when you game on this the battery does go down pretty quick because I'm assuming the phone's really getting hot um so maybe they can put some cooling into it like they did with the s24 ultra and the I and the OnePlus 12 they're putting some uh Cooling in the inside to keep the phone at a at a certain temperature this one like I said I think a lot of the issues that it's having it's because of the tensor who knows if they're going to get rid of it or not I'm not the biggest fan so far I wish they would stick with one of the better processors but hey who knows they can prove me wrong with the tensor 4 but I just wanted to uh make a quick video to show you guys what I'm using um pixel 8 Pro in black and I'm enjoying it so far like I said coming from those other flagships this is a a breath of fresh air to use um and I'm just hoping like I said with the next version of Android they can uh let us customize it a little bit better than we can now but other than that if you guys have any questions or concerns shoot it a comment down below and we'll chat down there but as always thank you for watching my videos have a blessed day peace

Channel: The Tech Playoffs

Views: 9,038

Keywords: Google, apple, pixel, Samsung, Pixel 8 Pro, iPhone, S24 ultra, Galaxy s24 ultra, iPhone 15 Pro, Vision Pro

Id: F62zThGT1rE

Length: 10min 48sec (648 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 05 2024