Google Pixel 8 – Unlocked Android Smartphone with Advanced Pixel Camera, 24-Hour Battery, and Powerful Security – Rose – 128 GB

Very fine performance from underrated Pixel
First off, I confess to being a Pixel 4a fanatic. To my mind, it is the single best Android phone ever, given the price point, sleek dimensions, and durability. After four years of use, my darling Barely Blue 4a was still going strong. If it were up to me, I would have continued to use it until it would run no more.Alas, as with all things business nowadays, it has a usable lifespan that is shorter than its little-phoone-that-could heart. Google stopped providing security updates for it in August 2023, and I will not wade into the hatchet job the company effected from afar on Pixel 4a users through a forced battery software retool in January 2025.Luckily for me, my 4a was not among the Impacted Devices that imploded after Google’s sneaky move. Still, the battery had already degraded, and the battery “fix” meant that it lost power sooner. My 4a is still fine as a backup phone, and I will use it that way going forward. In any case, I had purchased this Pixel 8 over the holidays, after being unimpressed by the Pixel 9 series phones at the significantly higher pricetag.No phone will rival the 4a in my heart (though perhaps the Pixel 5 was close enough), but this is now the most compact feature-laden phone I could find. The Pixel 8a is quite close, and I nearly chose that, but the 8 has significant upgrades that made it worthwhile, particularly as I actually paid less for it than sale prices on the 8a.The Pixel 8 has a sharp screen, snappy performance, and on the tweaks I care about, without any of the pricey additions that do not matter to me. Certainly the screen is brighter, the processor a tad faster, and the battery a bit beefier on the 9 series, but not enough to distract me from my wallet’s contentment with the 8’s pricetag. The fingerprint reader is a disappointment, particularly coming from the effortless 4a back-of-the-phone version, but again, not worth several hundred dollars more to me for the upgrade.This phone has guaranteed security updates through fall of 2030, smooth scrolling, all the great Pixel camera perks and none of the silly gimmicks. Although the 9a is just around the corner, I am quite content to sit with my Pixel 8 until someone wises up to the niche of folks who want a small (as in 4a size) phone with many but not all of the bells and whistles, or until I give up and purchase another phone with enough to offer to make it worth my while.

Probably one of the best Androids on the market.
Thankfully technology and smart phones have reached a point that is so high that it’s achievable to be a great phone if the manufacturer is willing to invest in it’s product and Google has done that here; anyone that requires more, there is no pleasing you…. This is a phone to hang onto for the long run which was the main reason I bought this. Goes great with a leather wallet case and privacy glass screen protector. It also has wireless charging but I don’t think I’ll ever use that feature, and it gives the option to wirelessly charge other devices. This phone works better than other peoples PCs IMO. Well worth the investment. Also, it has a feature to use “normal” screen color shades or “vivid” color shades and its beautiful. Probably the best Android phone on the market. I also bought this phone refurbished and it’s like a brand new phone(don’t think people understand someone could open & close a box and thats what makes it “used” for becoming refurbished), sold and shipped by Amazon for 50% off the full price. My previous phone was from 2018.Pros: Water resistant, comes with Google photo editing for free, loads of actual useful security features, amazing camera, nice weight, feels like high quality, AMAZING stereo speakers(sounds like it has a bass speaker inside too and it sounds nice), awesome screen, customizable battery saving mode to disable/enable apps(very nice).Cons: its not invincible, battery only lasts 1.5 days without battery saver mode on, can’t extract moister from the air to give me a sip of water?….idk, cant imagine what more I need a phone to do at this point.

It’s the color I wanted and does everything I want in a phone. Best of all I got it on a Black Friday sale and it was an unbeatable price.

The phone is a great size and is super responsive. I read some reviews that said it runs hot, which I have not experienced. The only downside (which is minor) is a lack of audio jack. I’ve also found that Amazon is the only place I can find the Rose colour with the 256GB memory in stock. The fact it was also on sale is just gravy. Bonus points for the speedy, secure delivery.

Después de casi 11 Meses de uso y la pantalla se repente se pone verde e leído que es problema de fábrica y que hay que cambiarle el display. lo cual no es posible si ni un año lleva el móvil. en verdad buen teléfono pero con esa falla se supone que aguantaría un buen rato con las actualizaciones. no ha llegado ni Android 15 y ya no funciona al 100% y eso que esta super cuidado.