The other day, the almost definitive design of the Google Pixel 9 series, which may be officially announced in October of this year, was leaked, and although it looks flat, it looks very similar to the iPhone design.
Detail is”Is the camera super strong? The exact design of the Pixel 9 series revealedPlease refer to “. On the other hand, I purchased the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is equipped with Galaxy AI enhanced using Gemini Pro on Google Cloud, so I compared it with the Pixel 8 Pro.
detailed”There is almost no difference in AI. Galaxy S24 Ultra and Pixel 8 Pro thorough comparisonPlease refer to “. Well, this time I’ve been using the Google Pixel 8 Pro for about 4 months, so I’d like to do a long-term review.
Experience the benefits of Pixel 8 Pro.
I like foldable models, so I mainly use the Pixel Fold, but it gets a lot of harsh reviews. Since it is Google’s first foldable model, it is less complete than the Galaxy.
It also feels quite expensive for a Pixel, probably because it was announced at the same time as the Pixel 7a. Since it’s a folding model, I thought it would cost over 200,000 yen, but when you compare it to the Galaxy Z Fold 4, it’s almost the same, and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is actually cheaper when compared to the carrier model.
The Pixel’s advantage over the Galaxy was its price, so it may be inevitable that there will be more criticism that the Pixel Fold is more expensive, but I don’t think it’s inferior in all its features.
And because I use the Pixel Fold on a daily basis, I can feel how good it is to use the Pixel 8 Pro again.
Strong in photographing moving objects.
I would like to confirm this, and the first thing is that even though it is the same Pixel, it is better at capturing moving objects. In terms of specs, both models support wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle shooting and face focus to correct facial blur.
However, it is unclear whether this is due to the influence of Google Tensor G3 or the difference in the camera sensor installed, but when taking pictures of children, the Pixel 8 Pro is often able to take pictures with clearly less blur.
The Pixel 8 Pro has better facial correction, which improves the quality of the photos you can take. Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been using top-end models from each company, including the vivo X100 Pro, Oppo Find X7 Ultra, and Galaxy S24 Ultra, but when it comes to capturing moving objects, the Pixel 8 Pro is overwhelming.
Maybe I’m just not good at taking pictures, but I feel like I can’t take pictures as well as in the promotions of other companies.
If I had to say, the vivo X100 Pro is better, and the Oppo Find X7 Ultra and Galaxy S24 Ultra are tougher. Even if you’re shooting a moving object, it’s a different story if it moves regularly and there are many photo opportunities.
However, when photographing children, they are not moving regularly and there are not many photo opportunities, so I feel that Pixel is more useful when I want to photograph children.
Furthermore, this time I can clearly feel the differences between the Pixel Fold and Pixel 8 Pro, even though they are the same Pixel. Models that can capture moving objects reasonably well can capture vertical movements such as seesaws with minimal blur, but models that are not good at capturing moving objects are weak not only in vertical motion but also in left-right motion, making it difficult to capture basic moving objects.
Models that are not good at moving even the slightest while the child is eating tend to shake easily. However, it is possible that the hurdles for other companies’ models have been raised because they are familiar with Pixel’s camera.
After using it on a trip this time, I realized once again that if you are not good at photographing moving objects, you will not be able to take good photos of children.
AI has high correction ability.
Secondly, the Pixel 8 Pro’s AI correction function shows its true value when shooting in a place with many people. This time I went to Dreamland with my daughter, and there were a lot of people at the land that my daughter likes.
No matter where you take photos, there are quite a lot of people, so you’ll inevitably end up in the photo. Eraser magic is useful at this time.When I want to delete something, I use edit magic.
I apologize for my lack of knowledge, but it is often more accurate to use editing magic to delete unnecessary parts than using eraser magic alone, so I don’t often use eraser magic.
However, the Pixel Fold does not support editing magic, so if you want to edit photos you normally take, you will often edit them on the Pixel 8 Pro.
Image before editing.
After processing with editing magic on Pixel 8 Pro.
Also, even though the Pixel is better at capturing moving objects, I don’t want to miss a photo opportunity as much as possible, so I often take multiple shots of the same scene. Also, compared to other models, the Pixel is often able to take portraits of moving objects to a certain extent, so I usually take portraits by stacking multiple shots to make sure I can take photos that I am satisfied with.
I was carrying my Galaxy S24 Ultra with me on this trip, so I tried out its AI performance once again.
Looking at the specs, I thought that the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which uses Gemini Pro online, and the Pixel 8 Pro, which processes offline via Google Tensor G3, are the latest and more accurate, but I deleted it. The larger the subject you want to photograph, the harder it is.
Image before editing.
After editing on Galaxy S24 Ultra.
After editing on Pixel 8 Pro.
Editing magic and generative editing can do almost the same thing, but there are some subtle differences. The larger the subject, the more difficult it is to process the background after erasing it, but the Pixel 8 Pro often looks better, which made me realize once again how great the Pixel 8 Pro is.
Of course, the images processed with Pixel 8 Pro do not feel strange, but compared to when I edited them with Eraser Magic or Generative Edit, I realized that they were much better.
Google Tensor G3 doesn’t do much in terms of benchmark scores, but when you compare it, you can see that Google has tuned it to achieve what it wants to do.
By the way, even though it is corrected by AI, there are times when the imperfections are noticeable, but I think that because I often shoot with port trade, the parts that have been corrected well tend to blend in well.
Also, Best Take, which is one of the new features of the Pixel 8 series, is often useful. By the way, Best Take is an AI function that processes similar photos into recommended facial expressions.
This is similar to what I said earlier, but because I often take multiple shots of one scene, it often satisfies the conditions for editing with the best take, and I often use it when there are only a few photos that are a bit delicate.
Also, since I often share videos from my travels on LINE, etc., I tend to keep them short. Therefore, it is easy to use and you almost never run into the 2 minute limit of Voice Eraser Magic.
On the other hand, with Video Boost, it seems like two videos are saved, one before editing and one after editing, but the original video before editing seems to be inferior in many ways to normal video shooting with Video Boost turned off.
So I think it would be a good idea to turn off the video boost in high-light environments and turn on the video boost in low-light environments and use it for shooting and shooting, and above all, I don’t know what will happen with the video boost after the finish.
Therefore, I feel that there is a bit of a risk in not being able to check the recorded video immediately on the spot.
If you don’t use it properly = it’s not garbage.
Above all, the most important thing I look for in a smartphone is how beautifully it can take pictures of children. Compared to Galaxy and iPhone, Pixel has lower quality hardware and more defects and bugs.
For this reason, when I praise Pixel in videos, I often get criticized as garbage, but I don’t think there is any model that is superior in all aspects, and every model has its advantages and disadvantages.
That’s why I don’t understand people who call models that don’t match their usage trash, calling them garbage. Recently, I’ve seen some comments on Galaxy videos calling Pixel trash, but for me, the Galaxy isn’t worth using because it doesn’t shoot stable moving objects.
However, while I wish the Galaxy would be better at shooting moving objects, I don’t think it’s garbage because it does a good job of shooting moving objects, and there are parts of the Pixel 8 Pro that I’m equally good at.
I don’t know exactly if it is after Feature Drop in December, but the power consumption in standby mode has increased. As a result, I get the impression that the battery life is getting worse, although it lasts for a day with my usage.
I feel like there’s a gap, especially since I’ve recently been using models with extremely good battery life, such as the vivo X100 Pro and Galaxy S24 Ultra, but to be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for battery life, so it’s okay.
For now, I like the Pixel 8 Pro because it matches my current usage in many ways.
I think that I can cover the unsatisfactory parts with other models, and for example, the vivo X100 Pro can take better portrait videos and portrait shots, so I edit the images taken with the vivo X100 Pro with the Pixel 8 Pro. I don’t think my camera is perfect either, as there are times when I can’t do it.
However, I think it’s quite strong when it comes to capturing moving objects, so for people like me who want to take pictures of children, I feel like the Pixel 8 Pro is currently the easiest to recommend, and at 160,000 yen, I think it’s worth the investment.
My personal impression of the Galaxy AI installed in the Galaxy S24 series is that it is broad and shallow, but in the case of Google, it has become broader and deeper, as Google has been ahead of the curve, and it has improved the quality of photos and videos, especially when it comes to cameras. Maybe it’s because it’s so familiar that it’s easier to appreciate its goodness.
However, I think it’s a feature that people who use it will use, and people who don’t use it won’t use at all, so it might not be popular with the general public. However, I think it’s simply amazing that the phrase “eraser magic” is so well-known.
summary.
Having used the Pixel 8 Pro, I’ve found that one of the benefits I get on a daily basis is that it’s great at photographing moving objects. On the other hand, although it doesn’t happen often, the big appeal is that you can use AI functions to improve the quality of photos and videos.
However, it is up to the user whether they find this attractive or not, and it seems to be a good match for them. I think there are an overwhelming number of users who feel more satisfied with the iPhone and Galaxy.
However, I prefer the Pixel because the Galaxy and iPhone can’t meet my needs.
