Expect evolution, not revolution, with the Pixel 8 Pro
The Google Pixel 8 Pro is set to be the search giant’s big flagship phone for 2023, and the larger sibling to the Google Pixel 8.
Likely launching early October, the Pixel 8 Pro looks set to be an evolution of the 7 Pro and 6 Pro; read our Pixel 7 Pro review and Pixel 6 Pro review for our verdict on those phones. It will see Google continue to lean into the somewhat blocky shape of the recent Pixel phones, with their distinctive rear camera bar – not a bad thing, as it helps the devices stand out from the crowd among the best Android phones.
So, what else do we know about it, and what knowledge gaps remain to be filled in? Read on for everything we know about the Google Pixel 8 Pro so far.Google Pixel 8 Pro: rumored release date and price
Given Google has already teased the Pixel 8 Pro on YouTube, we know the phone is coming. What’s more, the search giant is holding a Made By Google event on October 4, so we’d place a significant bet that we will see the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro get revealed in full then.
Preorders for the phones are likely to follow, potentially on the day. And we’d expect the phones to be released a week after the reveal – that’s following the example set by the Pixel 7 Pro – which would mean the Pro could get a release date of October 11.
As for price… well, the rumors haven’t been hugely forthcoming here. However, the ones we have seen tip the Pixel 8 Pro to start at €1,235.72 for the 128GB model in Europe; Euro prices don’t translate that well into US or UK prices due to taxation. But the Pixel 7 Pro started at $899 / £849 / AU$1,299 when it launched, and we’d expect the Pixel 8 to stick with that pricing. Google Pixel 8 Pro: design and display
Going by Google’s teaser video, the Pixel 8 Pro will look a lot like the Pixel 7 Pro. It appears to have the same overall dimensions, and to use the same rear camera bar in a shiny metal finish that stands out from the glass back of the phone.
But rather than using a pill and cut-out design for the cameras, the Pixel 8 Pro looks like it’ll have its trio of cameras in a single pill-shaped cutout. To the right of the cameras are what appears to be a flash and some other form of sensor; we don’t know what that sensor will do.
We can speculate, though, so we will.
