Posted on 08/30/2023 11:12:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
Google Pixel will reportedly offer at least 5-years of OS updates to its upcoming Tensor-powered smartphone.
Here's a look at the Google Pixel 8 Pro in Porcelain.
This image is from the Google Store website, which inadvertently published this image early in the promo page for "Google Subscriptions & Services".
Thanks to @android_setting for the tip!
Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are likely to be launched in the coming months. While there have been no official details on the phone, recently the phone's image has reportedly been spotted on Google's promo page for Google Subscriptions & Services. However, it seems to have been dropped before we could see it. The phone is said to be shown in a Porcelain White colour housing a triple rear camera setup. It looks similar to its predecessor Pixel 7 Pro at first glance. Additionally, it has also been said to get more years of OS updates.
An image of the Google Pixel 8 Pro was first spotted by X (formerly Twitter) user Android Setting (@android_setting) on the Google Store website and Android expert Mishaal Rahman shared it on the microblogging platform before Google removed it from the site. The image shown on the page shows the smartphone in a Porcelain White colourway. At first glance, it appears similar to last year's Pixel 7 Pro. However, all three cameras appear to be housed in a single pill-shaped camera island, unlike the Pixel 7 Pro that made its debut alongside the vanilla Pixel 7 in 2022.
The image also hints at the presence of another sensor located next to the LED flash. However, the image is not a high-resolution which means it is difficult to identify its nature. Last year, the Pixel 7 Pro was launched with a triple rear camera setup that also included a telephoto camera lens with support for optical zoom and Google's Super Res Zoom feature that uses both hardware and software for optimal image quality.
Meanwhile, a 9to5Google report states that Google could increase the number of OS updates on its upcoming Tensor-powered smartphones. The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are likely to get 5 years of OS updates, as per the publication.
If the details in the report are accurate, Google would surpass Samsung, Oppo, and OnePlus in terms of software support. These companies have promised four OS updates and one year of security updates for some of their smartphones. Google's older phones are all scheduled to get three OS updates and two years of security updates.
Previously, It was reported that Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro could ditch the physical SIM card slots in favour of eSIM support. This means the smartphones might debut as eSIM-only smartphones in select regions enabling users to connect to the network without having a physical SIM card in their phone. Currently, Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models in the US come with eSIM-only support.
Pixel Ping!......................
All monitored by Google. I was an Android user for a long time, but if I have to decide between Apple or Google protecting my privacy, it won’t be Google.
I wouldn’t put my faith in either one to protect my privacy.
Gun to my head? Apple.
I have a Pixel 7.
I’m generally happy with it, although I’m long past being enthusiastic about tech tools.
I need a smart device for MFA for work. My last phone was a Motorola Stylus, which I was quite happy with but Motorola wasn’t releasing any more Android updates for it, and our MFA requires current OS versions.
The Pixel was more expensive than I’d prefer, but had guaranteed updates for longer than any phone in that general category since Google is Android (or Android is Google)
I’m on FI, so I got a discount and could pay monthly. My employer gives me a $50 cell stipend. Since we’re out of cell range at home, which is where I work, I’m almost exclusively using WiFi for calls.
Ends up my FI bill including the phone payment is right around the stipend +/- $5 every month.
Not sure I’d have gotten the Pixel if the company wasn’t paying for it. OTOH, I could have kept my paid-for Stylus indefinitely as long as it worked if it wasn’t for the company requirements. On balance I’m pretty happy with the device overall.
Frankly, if work requirements weren’t a consideration, I’d go back to my old folding RAZR. Loved that device and still would use it. Great as a phone and easy to carry. They can still be had cheap on ebay last time I checked and they support external antennas, which would be handy in the car here in ruralville. I don’t feel the need to be tethered to the Internet in my personal life, although I do admit it is often convenient.
They should offer 10 years. I was forced into throwing away a perfectly good LG phone after 5 years because they stopped upgrading the software to be compatible with company requirements for workspace or some other required software. I replaced it with a $1000+ samsung - ridiculous.
So if your inexpensive battery fails or the builtin esim fails you have to buy a new $1,000 phone.
Another rectangular phone! Wow! Amazing!
The primary purpose of everything G**gle makes, sells or gives away is to record your innermost thoughts.
No other power that ever has existed has been so invested in controlling what you see, read, hear ... and think.
“Planned Obsolescence”..............
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