Exactly these tech snobs try really hard to sell you the iPhone, but the average consumer we look for quality of life features that the Pixel offers. The only thing the iPhone offers is promising you not to be the green bubble. The tech nerds forget that not all grown adults still plays video games on their smartphones. You can tell he does by the teen t-shirts he wears.

I always was an android fan and last year I got an iPhone 14 pro, I was disappointed. Many times the screen freezes 😂. Whe you see so many people kissing their apple logo it makes you believe it's great but not. I got a pixel 8 pro and it's excellent.

​@@luciann36ur clearly the exception, YOUR iPhone 14 pro was trash. I mean, i could just buy a heater if it's cold instead of pixel phones😭

I got mine for $10 CAD a month. And I get to keep the phone at the end of 2 years. There’s no way you can get me to spend 1200+ CAD for a slightly better phone with some major compatibility issues compared to the Android

The fact that a 800$ phone doesnt have 120 or more Hz is a blatant marketing scheme to sell more pro models, and a joke.

I hope he made a chiropractor appointment after twisting himself in a pretzel trying to make the iPhone seem better

I have a pixel... the iPhone is just better,.period

@@newfnshow031 I have an iPad mini 6, a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 15for work and I just purchased a Pixel 8 Pro and I think the Pixel 8 Pro is a better phone period.

Seemed pretty unbiased to me, and I have 3 pixels.

Maybe more biased in preferring and using apple and iPhones, not specifically against Pixel?

Or maybe because apple just better 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@lazysputnik5141 yes, better at stealing ideas and taking years to put their "twist" on it.

@@ARusso1192 and making it better and more polished.

@@ARusso1192stealing ideas? You wouldnt be holding a smartphone if it wasnt for Iphone in 2007. Samsung lost the stealing ideas court case anyway as it backfired. Its not about who has the best specs with each new model- many fail to understand this.

Well actually it does in one way: it doesn't clip near black levels and it has no green tinting (tints towards orange, in fact). This means a better video watching experience at night while in bed in a room with all the lights turned off, sun set and blinds closed (ie 0 lux pitch black environment), which is when most people watch movies and stream shows on phones. Because the Pixel 8 uses a 60Hz display, and then overclocks it against the manufacture recommendation, the Pixel 8 clips the first shadow step out of black so the dynamic range on the display is only 254 shades of grey instead of the full 255 on the iPhone15. On top of this, the red subpixels stop working at 02/254. So what shadow detail you have left, it will be blue or green tinted. So dark scenes in movies will be both missing details outright and be lower resolution and discolored. So really the Pixel 8 is actually more like a 253 or 252 steps of grey display, so effectively less than 8-bits of color. This is the price for the affordability of the Pixel 8. That said, Apple does not finance iPhones for low income peope who don't have major carriers. So Apple is an asshole, basically. Unfortunately, the pixel is compromised. On the other hand, Google making a custom display driver for the pixel 8 allowed Google to support the ultra hdr photo format on Android and made it possible for android to mix hdr and sdr content at the same time on screen. Samsung copied Google's software to enable ultra hdr photos om Samsung devices and now instagram and threads both support ultra hdr file formats. So this hardware comprpmise allowed android to develop the software for this feature. So it's good and bad. Apple is just a technically correct product with no compromises. That's why it's expensive, though they do boost the brightness of text in dark modes and that can strain peoples' eyes and even cause near sightnedness from squinting long-term -- which could be considered a draw back for the iPhone (it is in my book). Google doesn't do this, text remains the same brightness of the white point of the brightness slider and is more uniform for all APLs which is good in my book. The pixel is also tinted towards magenta in white balance, which means with the night light mode there is less green when blue is removed and the display is like a pure orange color -- this is good for users to get melatonin at night and sleep better. However, the iphone is sharper and it does have better color accuracy especially when you figure ot actually has all 255 shades of grey. Ironically, the iphone is kind of a fiscally conservative philosophy and the pixel is kind of a fiscally liberal philosophy. Even though owners of the devices are usually opposite to that politically. The employees of Apple are more conservative than the emplpyees of Google though. It's all quite strange. I think the iphone 15 appeals to people who can afford it. And the Pixel 8 at $500 appeals to people who can't afford the iphone, especially with google store 0% interest financing allowing factory unlocked phones. You don't even need to have a major carrier to quality and you can double internal storage for just $50. So, for the lower income folks out there a pixel 8 256gb for $550 financed to $20/month for 36 months 0% interest is the way to go. For people will $900 cash for an iphone, then that is their way. The valid benefits to them are 255 shades of gray, higher pixel density and better color accuracy. Also auto sample rate switching and reduce loud sounds for audio playback. That wasn't touched on, but that is another plus for the iphone. Now the Pixel 8 Pro is available for $749. Which corrects all the display issues, but it's also a lot bigger, heavier and has shorter battery life. And it still doesn't have auto sample rate switching for audio.

Google just has some nice quality of life features that it makes it hard to switch. You start to miss these features once you don’t have them.

@@Ampedup562 true story. I’m buying a pixel 8 tomorrow haha. Go Chargers!

#TeamPixel

Stock android is what iOS used to be

I still hate the back button at the top left corner!

Good. You lost me at drop tests. So scientific.. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@Pocketnow nice comeback. How old are you again? If you can't stand comments then turn them off. ########

Didn't Jerryrig guy literally snap the iPhone with his bare hands? So much for ceramic whatever.

@@antonbennett8524 yep. Hahahahaha

I checked out Consumer Reviews, a non-profit test centre and the iPhone 15 passed with a top rating. There is little difference in durability; it's probably just down to pure luck! Over 80% of us are sensible and use a case/screen protector so this point is moot for the vast majority anyway.

If you wanted the pro features, then you should’ve bought the 8 Pro🙄

​@@St_AngusYoungthat's the crazy thing right? The Pixel camp always wants more for Nexus prices

​@@St_AngusYoung Lmao horrible logic. Manual controls are something even my 5 year old $200 phone had. Every phone except my Pixel 8 has pro controls. This is just a horrible excuse since they can easily bring it to the regular model. Same with Video boost and other features which are purely achieved through the cloud but Google gives a shitty excuse for the base model. It makes sense that they reserve features for the pro but the pro model is too dumb of an upgrade over the 8.

How was the battery? Do you have any complain about it?

@@sr-wy7ie 7+ sot almost all days

There’s no such thing as an unbiased review 🤷🏻‍♂️. I’m sure you’ve got both phones to prove me as a liar, so how about you put your proof where your mouth is? 😉

​@@Pocketnow There were multiple false claims made in the video but I am not going to debunk all of them. That would take too long. Therefore, I am going to focus on the display. The display of the pixel 8 is not only better than the iPhone 15 but also better than the iPhone 15 pro and 15 Pro Max. The Pixel 8 received 154 points on DxOMarks display test. The iPhone 15 received only 145 points, the 15 Pro 149 points, the 15 Pro Max 149. The display tech of the Pixel 8 line is ranked 1st globally. You mentioned that the iPhone has a better color reproduction. Completely false. Pixel 8 scored 163 out of 164 points in color reproduction. The iPhone 15 only 150. I could go on and on. No one should expect an unbiased review from so called Tech KZfaqrs. However, straight up lying because of your bias is terrible! In addition, if you are spreading false claims, do not act childish just because you are getting called out. It's a bad look!

​@@patrickpatterson4776Excellent.Very well said, and brave of you for calling out the bias of this unreliable comparison.What garbage.

Pixel 8 is enough

Each has pros and cons, and the A16 performs far better than the Tensor 3.

For what exactly... gaming? Most people don't need the horsepower of the A17

@@TambePaschal, why would anyone who has kept their phone for 4-6 years (the average) not want the best performance at the time? It is not only for today but for the future, and even if you upgrade earlier, your phone will go to someone else who will love the power of the A17 Pro in 2026. So, this excuse that you do not need it is weak and fanboyism, as the truth is, better is best, and there is no argument against that, just the defensiveness of another brand.

True ​@@andyH_England

Lacks AI 😂 Wait till WWDC then we’ll talk

As my skin was all washed out on the Pixel. Sure.. I do feel Google needs to increase the bitrate

Even the skin tone looks more real in Pixel's video​@@Pocketnow

I too feel the same

This is just nitpicking now, because the iPhone completely blows away the pixel overall, it’s not even a debate here.

@@Adamtendo_player_1 that is your opinion and that is fine. I've stated mine based on what I saw and my preferential experience. That is the premise of this video, both phones are great and the individual preferences are what will guide your selection.

I also don't have an iPhone but have iPad. What they mostly mean is that developers will most likely make and optimise an app for iPhone 1st rather than for Android. It may be due to less variations that they have to work on compared to Android. Also I think some apps are optimised for iPhone, not iPad. It doesn't mean there won't be issues on iOS. But if there are general issues then it may get fixed in iOS first.

My wife has the iPhone 15 Pro and I have the P8P and the apps work just the same.

It all comes down to the developers, it can be the possibility that the developers rush out an update because google and apple have strict guidelines in terms of updates for updating the apps. Android apps are still supported all the way back android 4.4 kitkat. However, not every app is updated to the newest version of the operating system. When the news came out that google and apple force developers to update there apps for the newest version of the operating system. There were developers that were upset both at google and apple because they did not update the apps because they did not add any new features on the app. Both google and apple will remove the apps that are not updated to the newest version of the operating system and that's why the developers were upset. There are forums regarding the apps that the developers help develope both for android and ios devices and that app developers were being force to update there apps or the risk of there apps being removed from the apple app store and the google play store. I had more issues with updating the apps compared to using the apps that were not updated. The update for apps changes things and even remove features that were on the app once the app is updated. For example, when youtube was updated awhile ago, the annoying play button was on the bottom of the screen and I kept on accidentally pressing on the play now button way too frequently when I was trying to scroll the app or search something on youtube.

The problem is that there’s so many Android phones to the develop for while there’s fewer iPhones to develop for plus the fact that the iPhone is far more popular with more money to be made from the AppStore than the Play Store so it makes sense financially for developers to put more effort into iOS, but it is dependent on having a recent iPhone.

​@@Adamtendo_player_1there a lot countries where android more popular and iPhone is overpriced.

My two personal phones are a Galaxy Z Fold 5 and an iPhone 15 Pro Max. One is my phone for everything, the other my B camera and social media tool.

Because what followed were the statistics that prove where people put their money 🤷🏻‍♂️😉

@TambePaschal It was a predictably biased video eary on, and largely uninteresting.

@LouisDuran His conversion into being an Apple fanboy began this year though, and he's lacking credibility.How can he even justify a 60hz display on an $800 phone.

no unless rooted only thing I dont like about my Pixel 8...

You can use a different launcher like Nova. It will let you customize more than the Pixel launcher.

@@DavidStephens0 I'ma check it out thanks

I did. Better fps but it takes the game a stupid 5 minutes to launch 🤦🏻‍♂️

Oh no,as I mentioned, keep the iPhone and save some seconds to launch that game faster, totally worth it

Few more seconds worth the wait if we can get 60fps gameplay, i mean i personally didn't mind ☺ @@Pocketnow

​ @venividivici1982 the fight between apple and android is still going lol

that stupid 5 minutes saves you $250, how much did apple pay you for 5 minutes?@@Pocketnow

Iphones always! Hangdroids are past.

​@@VishwasRavindran92😂😂😂😂😂

lol, no comment

Well as long as it’s not Samsung displays then I’m happy especially as a fan of the Pixel.

@thesocialintrovert Yes, it's definitely biased.And it's like these majority of tech KZfaqrs have signed a long-term contract with Apple to favour the iPhone in their reviews; and it absolutely kills their credibility in my book.And this Pocketnow channel has increasingly become a gossip and rumour channel, with mostly uninteresting videos posted with increasing regularity.

@jaimepaulgodineez2752 Yeah, that's true.He was basically exalting the iPhone, while finding faults with the Pixel 8.A clearly biased video.

lol no it didn’t 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣

I don't see it on my pixel 7, are you sure?

google does have the potential to make a good chip but I'm happy with the sacrifice made towards the chip for software and also some hardware features

I think the idea of having Tensor is pretty smart, but I have a hard time understanding why it’s so behind. MediaTek is ahead, Snapdragon continues to be great. Apple Silicon has owned it for years. Tensor can’t just start at the bottom and remain there, nor should it focus on things people don’t care much about yet.

I think the reason Google Tensor is so fa behind Snapdragon, MediaTek and Apple Silicon is simply because they’re using the vastly inferior Exynos architecture which even Samsung no longer uses at least in the US.

I think for what the Pixel 8 is meant to be, the TG3 is fine and the whole phone as a whole is fine, the only thing holding in back is the price increase, because now at $700, there are several other better options for equal or less price.

@@Pocketnow I don't think people don't care about the things google adds and it's super useful for day to day life usage but it's a smaller percentage of ppl who play heavy games and stuff

LoL I guess you think a software trick is just as good? it’s using no depth information for it. Completely different things and very poor results from the Pixel. Not worth telling people a phone can do something it sucks at

I don't get why Jaime is hating on Pixel so much dude chill out

@@Pocketnow even the depth information is used for artificial blur. yeah its better but dont get that biased. You youtubers justifying a 60hz display is just ... I dont know what to say. I have used 120 hz android phone and 60hz iphone. seriously it really hampers the experience, yeah maybe good for those who never used high refresh rate phone. This iphone could have been a no brainer if it even had 90hz but it does not. You should have ur opinion, but since u re a reviewer I think u should talk facts too.

​@@avishek007Well said.I think it's getting harder and harder now to have unbiased tech reviewers right now,all basically rooting for Apple.

@@Pocketnow it’s clearly a bias review like it’s freaking obvious

Well duh, but I don’t totally bate Android, I love the Pixel which is the only Android phone I’d ever consider if I wasn’t using an iPhone.

You are not an apple fan if you had a xiaomi for 4 years that is 2019. So iPhone 11. Would be the last possible iPhone you owned. Liar and a loser. Take care with your budget phone.

Right. As I said - if you don’t care about gaming the Pixel is a great phone

Well said. Does Apple have good phones? Yes Are they the best phones? No But the majority of their isheep followers will have you believe that and the truth is Apple doesn't sell phones, they sell a brand. I like that question that you asked as it's the same question I always ask before I buy a phone whereas I feel most people just buy their phones because it's the next 'cool' thing on the block. I have the Pixel 7 and the iPhone SE and both of them fit my needs perfectly.

Well i have both of them in my pocket! both are amazing.

@@Tolz_Blol Apple sells a brand 🤣🤣🤣🤣 like nobody else doesn’t do the same thing. If they are selling a brand then that brand I would buy again because it has lasted longer than any android phone I bought.

​@@terrencebenjamin7241because you buy cheap Androids, get a real flagship

@@terrencebenjamin7241 I ain't here to start a phone war with you, if Apple works for you then good for you. Yes of course every company is selling a brand but their brands thrive or suffer depending on how good their products/services are. Name another brand apart from Apple where their customers blindly follow them even if they are not happy with the product/service. Apple hasn't been innovative since the iPhone 4.

Congratulations you upgraded from the awful MII UI.

@@Adamtendo_player_1 have you owned either of them phones ? If not STFU and sit down

I did the same thing! Tried the s24 and just didn't feel right. The pixel 8 felt right. It may not be the most powerful or super battery champ, but does everything I need well. Keep enjoying yours!

He is part of the snob tech community so they all have to follow the script.

@@Jo5ue1 Yeah such a pity I used to think that they were true journalists in favor of truthfulness in the tech community but I guess they are only tru to the one who pays more!! In this case Apple!! Too bad for us who look for real reviews and comparisons

​@@derdlin12Yes, well said.It's a sad reality that most of the tech reviewers are a bunch of iPhone fanboys, and he even defends the 60hz implementation of the iPhone 15.How biased.They're in it for money, not true journalism.

Im going with a pixel 7 pro apple is scamming peopoe and they suck lol 😂 always been an android guy and always will be except well my iPod lol

You can look at it another way. You get the benefit of great iOS apps and can use Google apps, the best of both worlds, whereas the Pixel is Android-specific.

Google apps dont work perfectly on iOS. I don't know where you're getting that from. You definitely don't get full features. I was on a flight, thousands of km above ground level, and Google maps showed me where my location is even on AIRPLANE mode. My friend had an iPhone, and Google maps did not show a pin where we are on the map in the course of the flight. I was amazed!!

Yeah had to choose between that mic placement or all the echo I had in the room. Not a fan either

@@Pocketnow May I ask what boom arm are you using?

All reviews are subjective 😉

It’s all subjective so everyone has a bias.

It's mostly biased towards the iPhone, with these tech reviewers these days, and they will hide behind the excuse of saying it's an opinion.Stupid.

I assume you’re expecting a tear? Here.. 😢🤣

You didnt need to do that. Now I cant stop imagining your tearful face that is hilarious and cringe at the same time.@@Pocketnow

@1minuteofgaming Good for you.I have never subscribed to him, and never will.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

​@@PocketnowGot it. This review is largely based on your opinion.

​@@josephaquino3095Exactly, it's all biased; and they hide the stupid excuse of opinion.

But it's not about opinion isn't it? There are quite a few points because of which you really think that the iphone is objectively a better phone (camera, screen), but you still got some reason try to make it, as if you were thinking they are equal, and therefore it comes down to opinion and personal preference. I think that's slightly disingenuous. ​@@Pocketnow

lol right. The photos on the video were most probably taken with some cheap Tecno phone right? 🤣🤣

​@@PocketnowKeep yapping liar

Well Apple's oled is oled, it will "burn in" (or not) like any other oled display.

My kids 11 had burn in so yea, Apple can get it too lol

@@CRP3252 Must have been 11 pro as 11 does not have oled -> no burn in.

@@ikuturso7570 I conflated it with dead pixels... Thanks!

@@ikuturso7570 not true, I have an 11 Pro Max and I’m currently using a 14 Pro Max and I’ve had no burn in with the OLED displays on either, unless you leave display lit up all the time then we’ve come a long way with OLED displays since then.

At the end of your comment, you provide absolutely no useful insight as to why you disagree, and instead just the subjective assumption that it’s to promote the iPhone. Most useless comment I’ve ever seen. See what I did there 😉🤣.

@@Pocketnow Then show some good side of pixel too

Ikr! It's like the dynamic island in a sense, but much less intrusive and informative.

Yeah I ain't paying that price for a 60hz man that's ridiculous. I honestly don't know what they're thinking.

It’s definitely better at some things, but the iPhone is also better at some things but overall I won’t say any bad thing about the pixel because it’s my favourite android phone by far but you can’t deny that video is better on the iPhone camera I think in terms of features I prefer the pixel over the iPhone definitely and Siri is Miles behind Google Assistant.

We all saw that and know that… but dang these fanboyism reviewers are working overtime trying to convince you otherwise

100%

What about big notch

More refresh rate doesn’t mean better. Just because an F150 truck has a 5.8L engine, it doesn’t mean it’s faster or better than a 1.5L Accord.

@@Pocketnow higher refresh rate, and higher brightness. Ah the car analogy, that doesn't really apply with this. It's not faster but it is stronger and can do more. The point is it's making an excuse for something that shouldn't be in a phone going into 2024. Do you really think people who don't care about high refresh rates care about the bionic chip? Why don't they just include the chip from the iphone 12, still a very powerful chip and would hold up just as well as a 60hz display. It is an inferior technology. Period. If you don't care about it that's fine. There are a lot of things I don't care about either. But if you've got this platform it would be nice to hear objective thoughts alongside subjective ones

​@@PocketnowIn your review it sounded as if there was a certain balance of abilities of both screens, coming down to personal preference of the features. Now it seems that you don't think it's your personal preference, but the iphone's screen is objectively clearly better? That point did not come across as intended. I have been using Samsung phones for ages and have the oled screen always set to dynamic mode, boosting the oled colors. I personally prefer it that way, so I was on board, when you initially said it was a personal preference. But now I am not so sure what you really mean? In which regard would the screen on the iphone be objectivley be better for someone who doesn't care about color accuracy?

I did, but there was too much echo in the room. I always use that as a backup

@@Pocketnow Thanks for the hard work, man.

Right. That’s the point 😉.

@AndrewHealey You would have saved your time by staying away even longer, because it's become a biased tech channel, like most tech reviewers on KZfaq these days.They lack credibility.

My iphone has far more weird issues pop up than my pixel. I cant be the only one..

Pixels are better than iPhone atleast in still photography

Crap, you’re right. Good call. Actually all the specs on the selfie camera are wrong. Good catch bud. Appreciate it.

15 pro.

I would. If these were the 14 series, that’s a hard no. The 15 is literally a 14 Pro on a lighter and less expensive body. It’s a big improvement.

@@Pocketnow you didn't answer me please would you pick 15 or 15 plus ?

@@Bambotb 15 pro, nothing from the regular non-pro. Now shut up.

Most people use a screen protector not only to stop scratches and breaks but to keep the oleophobic layer from wearing. Great investment for resale values.

@@andyH_England I have had most phones, and pix and samsung do not need screen protectors.. If you never drop your phone.... I will never use any and on folding phones that will not work either. The plastic film on the iPhone scratches to easy... it is that simple.

@@rez157 Watch the latest "after 12 months S23U" reviews and nearly everyone confirms the S23U scratches very quickly, like a scratchy little thing. There is a link between less breakable = and more scratchable. So, to avoid scratches, 80% of consumers buy a screen protector. The problem with Samsung and Pixel is that they have curved displays that make it almost a nightmare to put one on and keep it on, hence why Pixel and Samsung users may not use screen protectors. These days when a single scratch will reduce trade-ins by half or more, sensible people will put one on.

@Jo5ue1 The change began this year though, regarding him being a biased Apple fanboy, and seriously lacking credibility in the process.

@@humphreymadlala4462 You are right, it seems he amped up his fandom for Apple. These same reviewers hated the oversaturated contrasty brighter look on the older Galaxy & praised the natural/neutral look of the iPhone's. But now when iPhones have started copying the older Samsung's look, Suddenly the photos from Pixel are undersaturated, dark, underexposed.

I use the Pixel along with an iPhone, and it is clear that the Pixel is noisier, so halos are less of an issue than noise that you cannot address in post as much as you can halos.

The Pixel 6 got more efficient but started from such a low point that it appears dramatic, whereas is reality, it is just catching up to where it should have been. I have had every Pixel and there are undoubted efficiency improvements, more so for Android 14, but it is nothing special; as for photos, rivals have caught up, and video remains average. Many AI software is US-only, and I am not sure the average user is too concerned with AI ATM. The iPhone was clearly better apart from having 60Hz and that is not a big deal as it means even with a much smaller battery (1000mAh less), it matches the Pixel 8!

Like the iPhone 15 pros over heating like crazy and glitching every minute is perfect???

@@sirgreen2792 Every company has made products that might have issues, but the point is consistency: consistency in the user experience of the product. Apple doesn’t release phones with issues every year. The market chooses what is best or what people like. There is a reason why Pixel phones aren’t sold as much as Samsung or Apple phones. I have no allegiance to any brand. I have tried many phones over the years from LG, HTC, Apple, Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi. I’m not saying an iPhone would be the best for you. You should pick what you think is best based on your needs and taste. I’m just giving my two cents on the topic.

Yep true.

I have been a Pixel fan for years, and reliability is my major issue, as most have had issues, and many have stopped working. My Pixel 7 Pro FP sensor has just given up, my Pixel 6 Pro had to be replaced due to dead pixels, and my Pixel 8 Pro is already having issues that I hope are just software (freezing apps, swipe not working, etc). I still have my iPhone 11PM that works flawlessly, and peace of mind from paying extra for quality is undervalued.

I actually preferred Lollipop more. Material design was pretty dense and has great taste IMHO

@@Pocketnow Lollipop was a dumpster fire on my old Nexus 6 which I had constant app crashes, especially Google apps along with awful RAM management, especially for games, Google couldn’t even properly fix Lollipop until 6.0 Marshmallow with that said I enjoyed my Nexus 6, which is one of my favourite Android phones from Google (Motorola) which was just a jumbo Moto X.

Yeah honestly Holo and early Material Design are imo way cleaner and more visually appealing interfaces than modern Android. I am not a fan of Google’s trend over the last few years of oversized round pills everywhere and oversimplifying the visuals while making the usability arguably more complicated at times. I always preferred the app icons being without any borders or boxes and I think Holo with its dark and neon blue futuristic look and old Material Design with its folded paper and drop shadows looked way sleeker than the current kinda dry look of Android and Google (especially the new Google app icons, I still can’t believe they even got rid of the iconic Gmail envelope logo).

This review is definitely biased.