The battle royal for smartphone market dominance rages on, with Apple facing the massed legions of Android handset makers, including the mighty Google.
Google has just announced its new 9 series smartphones – the Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro, the Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. This means you can get some good deals on previous generation phones, in this case the Google Pixel 8 Pro.
As with conventional cameras, you certainly don’t need the very latest version of a camera to get good pictures, and the Google Pixel 8 Pro still has a lot to offer keen smartphone photographers.
As we mentioned in our original review, the Google Pixel 8 Pro features a powerful, triple-lens setup. The main sensor of the 8 Pro has 50MP, and is 1/1.31” – that’s the same as the Pixel 7 Pro, but the accompanying 25mm equivalent lens is now f/1.68.
It is joined by two 48 megapixel sensors (ultrawide and 5x telephoto) and the 10.5MP f/2.2 selfie camera now has autofocus. The Google Pixel 8 Pro has some powerful software too, including a new “Pro” mode, which gives controls over key settings like shutter speed and white balance.
All an all, it’s a very powerful phone that delivers great images and it’s not surprising we named it the best Google camera phone.
Google Pixel 8 Pro key features
- 50MP wide camera, f/1.68 aperture, 25mm equivalent
- 48MP ultrawide camera, f/1.95 aperture
- 48MP 5x telephoto camera, f/2.8 aperture, 113mm equivalent
- 6.7” Super Actua LTPO OLED screen
You can now get the phone in a choice of three stylish colours with 128Gb of storage for £899, a far-from-shabby saving of £100. The phone is unlocked, so you aren’t tied to a network.
For Amazon customers in the US, the Google Pixel 8 Pro is available for $939, a saving of $60. What’s not to like?
