Speaker 1: That is the Pixel eight, a Google’s latest funds telephone that launches on Could 14th for 4 99. So how is it completely different from final yr’s Pixel seven A, I am going to present you proper now. The most important 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 identical processor that powers the Pixel eight and Pixel eight Professional. Google additionally stated it made the display screen brighter this yr 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 just a little bit too dim on final yr’s telephone. After which after all there are some design adjustments as properly. The Pixel eight A, because it’s a part of the Pixel eight household appears to be like 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 telephone really feel just a little bit extra premium and polished [00:01:00] and simply offers it a little bit of a lift on the subject of 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 yr. 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 telephone. A kind of options is named Finest Take. So in case you’re taking a bunch of group [00:01:30] pictures, possibly there’s one shot the place your eyes are closed after which there’s one other shot the place you look nice, however possibly your good friend is trying off digicam.
Speaker 1: The concept behind this function is that Google makes use of AI to mix these pictures to create one picture the place all people is definitely trying on the digicam and you’ll truly select which face you need for every individual within the picture. I attempted this out a couple of occasions, 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 will discover you could maintain down [00:02:00] on somebody’s face and see the completely different choices you could 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 case 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 will even help Google’s Gemini Nano mannequin, which additionally runs on the Pixel eight and eight Professional, and this will probably be out there 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 desires it to be a part of the core expertise relatively than one thing that is only a area of interest for a subset of customers like those that would possibly go for the professional mannequin. So I do suppose that is actually fascinating and it sort of jogs my memory of Samsung’s strategy as properly.
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 properly. In any other case, there are another adjustments that you’re going to wish to pay attention to. One of many largest being that the Pixel eight A will help seven years of software program updates, so it should not really feel old-fashioned anytime quickly. That once more, additionally follows Google’s strategy with the Pixel eight sequence, however once more, it is very nice to see this trickle right down to the cheaper mannequin as properly. So that is what stood out to me up to now 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 truly spend extra time with it and check it. Within the meantime, you could possibly try the total story on cnet.com for extra particulars. Thanks for watching and I am going to see you subsequent time.
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