Speaker 1: That is the Pixel eight, a Google’s latest funds cellphone that launches on Could 14th for 4 99. So how is it completely different from final 12 months’s Pixel seven A, I am going to present you proper now. The largest variations come right down to the show, the design, and naturally the processor. The Pixel eight A runs on Google’s tensor G three chip, which is similar processor that powers the Pixel eight and Pixel eight Professional. Google additionally mentioned it made the display screen brighter this 12 months in comparison with the Pixel seven A, which is a welcome change as a result of I discovered [00:00:30] the show to be somewhat bit too dim on final 12 months’s cellphone. After which in fact there are some design modifications as nicely. The Pixel eight A, because it’s a part of the Pixel eight household seems much more just like the Pixel eight and Pixel eight Professional. You will discover when trying on the seven A and the eight A subsequent to one another that the corners are a lot softer than they’re on the seven A.
Speaker 1: And there is additionally a matte end on the again that extra intently matches the Pixel eight and eight Professional. I personally actually like this. I believe it makes the cellphone really feel somewhat bit extra premium and polished [00:01:00] and simply provides it a little bit of a lift relating to construct high quality in comparison with the shiny again on the Pixel seven A. However one factor that hasn’t modified is the digicam Google is utilizing the identical digicam sensor on the Pixel eight A that it used for the Pixel seven a final 12 months. However what actually stood out to me is that Google is bringing a few of its AI options from the Pixel eight to the Pixel eight A. And for a few of these options, it’s the first time we’re seeing them on an A sequence cellphone. A kind of options known as Finest Take. So in the event you’re taking a bunch of group [00:01:30] photos, perhaps there’s one shot the place your eyes are closed after which there’s one other shot the place you look nice, however perhaps your buddy is trying off digicam.
Speaker 1: The thought behind this function is that Google makes use of AI to mix these photos to create one picture the place all people is definitely trying on the digicam and you may really select which face you need for every individual within the picture. I attempted this out a number of instances, and naturally this is not a wholly new function. It has been on the Pixel eight, so we have had loads of time to mess around with it, however you may discover that you would be able to maintain down [00:02:00] on somebody’s face and see the completely different choices that you would be able to swap out and in. After which there’s additionally Audio Magic Eraser, which is coming to the Pixel eight A, which is a function that cleans up audio on movies. So in the event you’re taking a video and there is some distracting sounds within the background, audio Magic Eraser can detect that and make it disappear. The Pixel eight A may even help Google’s Gemini Nano mannequin, which additionally runs on the Pixel eight and eight Professional, and this will probably be accessible as a developer choice in a future replace.
Speaker 1: So what actually stands out to me about that is the very fact [00:02:30] that Google is not actually simply saving these AI options for its premium telephones. It is not utilizing these options as an excuse to attempt to get you to purchase the dearer mannequin. It is even bringing it to its cheaper telephones. And that sort of tells us about Google’s imaginative and prescient for AI on telephones. It needs it to be a part of the core expertise fairly than one thing that is only a area of interest for a subset of customers like those that may go for the professional mannequin. So I do assume that is actually attention-grabbing and it sort of jogs my memory of Samsung’s method as nicely.
Speaker 2: Samsung initially [00:03:00] launched Galaxy ai, which is its personal set of AI options again in January, however then it later expanded that to older Galaxy fashions as nicely. In any other case, there are another modifications that you’re going to wish to be aware of. One of many largest being that the Pixel eight A will help seven years of software program updates, so it should not really feel outdated anytime quickly. That once more, additionally follows Google’s method with the Pixel eight sequence, however once more, it is very nice to see this trickle right down to the cheaper mannequin as nicely. So that is what stood out to me to date about [00:03:30] the Pixel eight A. I am going to have rather more to say about it as soon as I’ve had time to really spend extra time with it and check it. Within the meantime, you might try the complete story on cnet.com for extra particulars. Thanks for watching and I am going to see you subsequent time.
