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0:00 Lifetime iPhone user Switches to Pixel 8 Pro
0:25 Google Assistant on Pixel 8 / 8 Pro
1:35 Differences between Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
2:25 How to switch from iPhone to Pixel - The Ecosystem
3:31 Pixel 8 Improved Security
4:09 HUGE Camera Improvements in the Pixel 8 Cameras
6:55 Can the Pixel 8 Pro survive being dropped 105 times?
8:81 Migrating data from iPhone to Pixel
9:04 Performance, Pricing and Heat Management on the Pixel 8
11:25 The Toxic world of iPhone vs Android
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That Dual conversion gain for video serves the Pixel 8 well. Night Sight for Video and Video Boost on the horizon, next level stuff
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There's only so many times you can title your videos "lifelong iPhone user switches to x" when you're on your 10th android phone of milking this title
It’s more like 20-30 by now, but it works every time 🤷🏼♂️ and I still use an iPhone 😅
Disliking it
@@PeteMathesonClickbait titles, especially when they’re complete lies, are extremely cringe and take away from your credibility.
@@SadBoiLEAN he's a lifelong iPhone user, he just tests Androids as well
It's why I unsubscribed. Dude makes the same video over and over. Never anything original.
For the people claiming that Google will not keep the 7 year update promise, you have to consider that this could easily land them into a major class-action lawsuit if they renage, especially since they made a public statement to the affect. I doubt very seriously that Google will cancel this promise.
The hardware won’t last that long to begin with though
@@MrAmad3us Not true. I still have my original Pixel XL and it still works perfectly. I also still have my Pixel 6a and it's running the latest version of Android 14.
I took a call on my Pixel 8 Pro in the pub the other night, my mate said it was blocking out the background noise of the other drunks and music. I know telephone calls are a bit old school but that’s impressive!
haha! Oh yes, that's a great feature too! I forget the last time I actually used the phone part of a phone 😀
Bought the Pixel 8 Pro, received a huge discount of $400 off by being a Google Fi member. First time I've ever bought a phone brand new like this, couldn't pass up that discount.
I love my Pixel 8, its been nothing short of incredible!
One comment point that’s stands out is iOS forgetting what media you were previously listening to, very annoying. I frequently switch from iOS and android and notice this every time. You’re one of the only videos I’ve seen highlighting this!
I'm so happy to hearing you in this review! I love pixel devices and I'm very excited seeing people switching to Pixel phones from iPhones.
I switched and am happy for doing so
@@billydorney9647 great choice!!
I switched and I am DEFINITELY impressed! I can’t put this phone down. Now I’m here to see the differences. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Been using the pixel phones since the 4 and haven't gotten board of them yet. I've almost bought the newer iPhones a number of times because I really like the designs. But its something about ios that rubs me the wrong way.
🤣 there’s a lot of people that feel like that!
Ello Pete, i stumbled across your channel by accident! Ive just switched from a 13 pro to Pixel 8 pro and was just looking for videos on pixel 8 pro and found you! Love this video buddy, great informative content - love your work! How about a tips n tricks video next ;-) Best wishes from Liverpool my man!
Ah thanks bud! Appreciated! Pixel specific tips and tricks?
I'd love to see a review of the hardware ecosystem. How the Pixel Buds Pro hold up against the competition and integrate with Pixel Phones as well as the Pixel Watch.
It's so funny when people call themselves fanboys :) I'm all over the place. I have a macbook and airpods but I'm jumping between Samsung, Pixels and iPhones and enjoy all of them for what they are. Must say that Android as an OS appeals me the most though when it comes to phones.
as someone whose also been a longtime apple user , I’m heavily considering upgrading to the Google 8 pro pixel ; the selling point for me is the camera ! I love taking pictures and making scrapbooks , based off the camera alone would it be worth it ?
Doesn’t seem to be worth while.. the camera is nice, but video is horrendous compared to a recent iPhone. This guy doesn’t even make an effort to show us how bad it is.
I’ve moved from the IPhone 13 Pro to the Pixel 8 Pro, but mainly because of an amazing staff deal I got at work been on IOS 5 years now and wanted a change. Plus I’ve got a Garmin watch.
Don’t.
I take 30+ videos a day, mostly for work. The Pro 8 is incredible and yes, I use the magic editor and best take. 🤙
Hey is the first time I'm watching a new video from the channel and I extremely loved it. you're so funny so creative. Thank you. 😊😊😊
Ah thanks so much for watching & leaving a comment! 🙌🏼 Glad you enjoy the contet 😁
Hey thanks for checking out the Pixel 8 pro I know this is asking a lot but maybe you could take a look at the regular eight for many of us to pixel 8 pro and 7 pro and 6 pro they were just too big
We have two HomePods that we love. One mini and one regular older model. If I were to switch from iPhone, would I still be able to listen to music on my HomePods from the google pixel 8 pro? Thank you!
Awesome review! Anyone have an issue going from Samsung to IPhone, all of my photos were completely out of order. iPhone 13pro pics are just scrambled everywhere pics take same day are nowhere near each other(from Samsung S20). The Google Photos trick you use is pretty slick, if you pics are organized the way they should be(probably gonna try).I just got my pixel Pro in the mail just wondering if the pics will “unscramble” going back to Android? I had been a frustrating 2yrs with iOS
Thank you! It should sync in order with Google photos but then it’s difficult to get them from Google photos to Apple photos. I just keep them separate but always use Google photos on my iPhone to back everything up, so Google photos holds all photos from all devices
@@PeteMatheson thanks when going from Samsung photos to iOS photos everything became a mess. Have never been able to sort them correctly. Hopefully if uploaded to MacBook I can fix them… I have kinda given up bcuz even the Apple Store said ”yea we know, there’s no way to fix it.” So I think I will start clean/fresh on the pixel and use your google method. Plus no one had the 512gb pixel I wanted so that kinda forces me to start fresh🤬THANKS a ton!!!!
Firstly, I don’t recommend you transfer everything over from Samsung to iPhone. Start new, as a reset! You’ll start so much lighter with less baggage. But there’s several things you can do to keep all your precious memories and important data with third party apps. On your Samsung phone, back up your Samsung photos to Google Photos (give it some time for downloads to happen). While you’re at it, Sync Samsung Calendar with Google Calendar. On your new iPhone, sync Apple photos to google photos in settings. Give it some time, your entire photo history from your Samsung phone can now be accessed on the Google photos app. And because you’ve synced Apple photos to Google photos, any new iPhone photos will be added to Google photos as a back up. Think of Google photos now as your Archive. For anything precious, you can, while in Google photos, “save to device” to be added to Apple photos. In regards to your Samsung calendar, everything should sync to Google calendar, and in return, add Google calendar to Apple calendar in settings on your iPhone - handy if you have anything re-occurring over months or years. You can just pick up using Apple calendar and move forward. Or use Google calendar which is better… And finally, anything you’ve backed up to a drive of your choice on your Samsung phone, can be easily accessed via the same drive app on an iPhone. For everything else, whatever third party app you’ve been using, will be on the IOS AppStore.
Coming in Jan: Lifelong iPhone user switches to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
It’s as if the entire tech sphere is predictable ! 😱 😀
Casetify only protects your camera bar, 1mm above level. Almost flushed. So just be careful if you drop on concrete, a running track or anywhere but a flat surface.
Same applies to most other cases. Fatal drop onto a stone or anything not flat like you’ve said can do some pretty bad damage! As I’ve experienced lol
Are the night time video samples straight from the phone? Or did you have to upload to google servers for additional processing?
These ones are straight from phone. Lots of their processing features aren’t available until later this year 🤷🏼♂️ I linked all the original shots in the night video if you wanted to check the full res versions out 👍🏼
Great interesting review
iMessage is very popular in the usa but not other countries
Yeah I see it’s very popular in the states, but I’d still argue that everyone is already using other messaging services?!
@@PeteMatheson no, it’s 99.9% iMessage here in the US
@@PeteMatheson Pretty much everyone I know, including my family, all uses iPhones and iMessage. I'm the lone wolf using a Samsung
This lifelong iPhone your has switched to Android too many times to be a lifelong iPhone user. Love the channel. I know. I know. Hate the game, not the player.
I have both but my SIM is in the pixel right now
The only reason I haven't bought the Pixel 8 is bc it's missing features that I want, that only the Pro has...but I don't want to carry a massive slab about in my pocket! Why do phone manufacturers insist on having a 'Pro' model - other than to justify the higher price difference! Why not have the same spec on both, unless it's actual SIZE that prevents it having *_all_* of the features on both - and set the price in the middle (£850) and have a Pixel 8 Compact & a Pixel 8 Max, then everyone's happy!
I want to see the finger print reader from the pixel 5 back. It's nice to not have to change your grip, with an easy back button.
How about privacy? Last time I checked Google was mostly an ad business. Is there a way to pay for the Google Apps and services?
This is pretty cool. I've been using only pixel devices for years. But the throttling, poor battery life, and overheating issues have been tough to deal with. Im hoping the P8 is better. If its similar to the 7, then I'll finally consider iOS. Especially the regular iphone 15. It looks beautiful in black
P8 is definitely a noticeable upgrade over the 7 this year! But the regular 15 is also a great phone still, so win win either way you go!
Don't make such a mistake buying a $800 phone (iPhone 15 ) with 60 refresh rate in 2023.
I’m considering getting it, but can You tell something about of haptics in both.. This is interesting subject 😊
You switched to android more than lifelong android users 😂😂
It’s kind of a thing eh 🤣
Just switched back to Android from iPhone. Only complaint so far is the power button sits too low. Keep pressing it thinking its the volume button
Really struggling to choose between pixel 8 pro or the Samsung 23ultra have pixel 6 at the moment not sure if I would miss the ai and camera too much what's your opinion on the 2
haha! I'm having this debate right now with which one to stick with. I keep going back to the S23 Ultra for the Cameras, but I'm also really enjoying the Pixel ecosystem lately... Which one are you leaning towards?
@@PeteMatheson I was starting to go towards pixel just because I am so used to eco system to be honest not sure any chance of a video 🤣
What's battery life like for you? I feel like mine is not that great, my galaxy A52s lasts like 30min longer being a midranger and 1 and a half years older than my pixel 8 pro
It's difficult to judge as some days I"m on the phone alllll day but others I barely touch it. And every day is different. I haven't used an A52s but it's an improvement over the recent Pixels, not as strong as anything with a Snapdragon 8 G2+ chip in though
@@PeteMatheson 🤔, I don't wanna start to believe I'm the only one with this problem and think I got a bad unit or something. What about bugs? Mine kills apps randomly when I have them in the background which is outrageous when having 12GB of RAM
I love my P8P. It's fun, useful and shiny! Great review!
Switched from pixel 8 from iphone 13. Literally feels like a breath of fresh air. Imessage used to be a big deal for me. But honestl with apps like signal. Whats app, messenger. Ect, i grew to care less about that.
Can you actually inherently search for duplicates and remove them in google photos like you can on the iPhone?
It's smooth as an eel, should have been a rubber handle, impossible to hold without it slipping off your fingers.
While I agree that the title is misleading, I also have the ability to interpret as well. What you really mean is that you are a lifelong iPhone user and you have temporarily switched to said phone to test and use it for a while to get enough info to do a review on it 😂. Then, you are back to your iPhone.
Dude, you make solid videos. Stop doing the "I switched to ____" videos. You see the big tech KZheadrs doing that??
The G3 Tensor isn't the same on the Pro. The Pro has a faster processor, less throttling, more ram, better screen (1hz to 120hz and better brightness), telephoto lens.
Just wait till this November update 🎉🎉
I expected this video. Every 2 to 3 years I try to switch to an iPhone. But android is just better. Only for cameras one can keep iPhone... Rest on nothing phone 2 I have no issues!
Upload video about google photos in details and issues you face .
The 7-year update thing doesn't really matter to me, as long as they have about 5 years of operating system updates that's all that is really necessary at least for me. I'm kind of a phone enthusiast so I have never kept a phone for more than 3 years before getting a new one.
Yeah I don’t think it’s as big of a deal as people are making out. Tech people love to moan / make something out of nothing. But it’s genuinely great they’ll do 5+ for those who do hold on to their phones 😀
Yea I don’t really care about updates either. I keep my phone for 2-3 years typically. I currently have a 13 pro max. Usually I would’ve upgraded to the 15 pro max, but this time I’m holding out another year
Maybe for you, bus some of use care about this planet, and want to keep devices usable as long as possible. You know, so our kids don’t live on an toxic earth, a teend not many egocentric person can relate to. See it this was: a phone you sell after 3 years is considerably more worth if it has 4 years of life, updates and everything in it, instead of not being supported any longer and basically becoming ewaste at this point…
How to transfer a single app from my OnePlus to pixel 8 pro?
Pixels are really bad at edge detection on earrings in portraits! Its an unfortunate bug I wish @google would fix
My Pixel 8 Pro got an overheating message when transferring data from the 6 Pro
I know on paper every new iPhone looks identical to the previous one, but, the jump from 14 to 15 is greater than the ones we have had in the last coupla years, like 13-14 was not that big nor was 12-13 or 11-12, regarding cameras battery health processor hardware everything
12-13 pro motion was a big upgrade imo
@@AyukaAmameth I’m talking about the “average user” prospective, many normal people who upgraded from 12 to 13 couldn’t notice a difference, it’s us, the tech nerds, who can differentiate between 60 hertz and 120 hertz
@@hityouwiththatdduddudu true valid👊
What about privacy? Cross app tracking?
Among all other reviews, yours were most analytical..
Thank you!
That camera bar already scratched up yikes why can't Google learn from previous generations
I mean, I literally threw the phone onto the floor over 100 times. A few scratches are understandable! 😬
@@PeteMatheson Ohhh?! i'm sure you don't mean dropping it over 100 times, but just moving it along normal home wood floor, home table, and normal table conditions within a few weeks of usage right? If so, still it looks pretty roughed up to me ...
I am definitely curious to know the real world numbers of people switching from iPhone. Anyone?
Nope, on paper it looks nice, in real world scenarios, it’s wayyy back from the iPhone
I was going to make a video on this. I think a lot of people are interested in doing it for similar reasons to me (bored of the same thing) But it’s difficult to actually do. And in reality I’m only happy with Android after using about 15 different phones 😂
Please do that video, I've heard ppl say they want to try something new but the ecosystem "iMessage" keeps them locked in
I don't understand. Every time there is a new flagship Android phone you claim to be switching as a lifelong iPhone user, yet you always switch from an iPhone to whatever new android there is. Are you actually switching or just trying them out for a week? It's easy to like a phone for a short while, but actually switching is another story.
iPhone user from before Steve Jobs invented or even thought of it switches to android
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2:55 earned your like for this video! But the great content got you a subscriber 👍
🥳 appreciated! Thanks man
What about social media quality?
I’ve not had any issues at all. There is an odd shift when you snap photos where the image captures slightly off to where you shot. But quality wise it’s great 👍🏼
Don't use social media cameras. It degrades the quality. Just shoot with you camera and upload. Why don't people do this? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Just to be clear I'm not hating on anyone but why tech KZheadrs put the title that says " life long iPhone user switch to any android phone" but ended up using iPhone again I just don't get it like if you switching back to iPhone then why bother making videos about switching to Android phones like what's the point?
I've always carried a Nexus/Pixel, but dabbled with iOS with a refurbished 8 Plus. I wasn't thrilled with the trade-in deals for the P8P at launch, so I tried the 15 Pro Max. I'm still carrying my P7P, but I am enjoying the new iOS experience
At last a prefect Apple fanboy review of the great Pixel 8 pro that's balanced and not stuck up 🍎 - 🍑... 😂..well done. Sorry Pete for calling you an apple fanboy your now a Google fanboy lol..
haha! Appreciated :) I try my best to be balanced - everyone's biased to a certain extent! :D
I see the peaches in the video haha, what's up with that?
this guy has a lot of opinions he states as fact for a guy that only uses iPhone
Switches or tests? Two very different things....
Terrible title and video. Yet i still watched and commented so you’re welcome my G
🤣 thanks? 🤷🏼♂️
Funny how those "iphone user switches" people never really switch
Love the content. I gotta say man, this year, I got tired of iPhone and tried out the pixel 7 pro. What a huge mistake. The phone lasted three months before completely crapping out. I couldn’t believe how bad it was overall. Overheating, Spotify not working, phone calls/messages not being received, battery life not the best, and complete lack of performance. We’re in such a weird place where Apple isn’t making any real changes becoming stale, and at least Googles take on android being a complete disaster. Such a great time for tech, but not for phones in my opinion.
You’ve been a “lifelong iPhone user” (you must not be very old then) switching to some Android device any time a new phone comes out….🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Sad.
You want to know where pixel phones fail most in photo taking you should go in gloomy weather to take pictures
To be honest, if i had to switch to an android, that would defo be a google pixel
So if you can alter the pictures so much change faces etc how do we know that the photos we see in these videos are actually the taken pictures and not altered? They proved that Samsungs moon shots are A.I altered its basically lying whereas Apple may have a weaker camera but the pictures are genuine it’s like doing a cake for a kids party and buying it instead pretending you made it. Also you forgot to mention Apples new programmable button and other ios17 features this was a bit one sided in favour of the google. I would like to see however a way to unblur pictures not change faces etc just unblur old family shots on Apple devices.
pixel phones are the definition of a smartphone.
I just think the hardware won't be compatible with the software in five let alone seven years. It's a carrot 🥕
And I have a 6a btw
Pixel 8 Pro or 15 Pro Max?
15 Pro Max seems better especially for videos. But the lack of a SIM card slot (in America) is a no-go for me.
I will stay with Samsung and the S23 Ultra
Android phones have been better than iPhones for over 5 years
Once you switched from iPhone to some android you’re not a lifetime phone user any more.^^
Lifelong iPhone user? You look really old for only being 16.
Wait until I shave the beard off...
Android phone always better than the iPhone I don't know what you are talking you just be scared to recognize it
Early!
And I’m here for that! 🎉 Thanks for watching !! 🙌🏼
It's time for new name ur not a apple user 😅
Writing this on an iPhone.
Andrappeloid user?
@PeteMatheson I thought u switched to the pixel 8 😅 I don't mean that to be rude 😅 Love your video and a huge fan! I meant no offense.
early !
Boom! You’re a legend. 🎉 Thanks so much for watching!!
andriods "are" better than ios
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You just hate apple lol
How to transfer a single app from my OnePlus to pixel 8 pro?
What do you mean