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Who's rocking the 8 Pro? (infosec.pub)
submitted 11 months ago by dmtalon@infosec.pub to c/googlepixel@lemdro.id
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I normally don't upgrade to the next series, but with trade-in,and pixel watch 2 deal I decided why not

While I didn't particularly love the curved P7P screen it did give you more desktop real estate. The 8s screen feels a tad squished in. Everything on screen is a bit smaller. I don't hate that but it's a surprise.

I just got my Peak Design case so I can use my PD mounts (motorcycle primarily). The case seems decent however, much like my opinion of the P7P case, I think it could use slightly more lip to protect the screen and camera bump. The screen lip is probably fine if you don't run a glass screen protector, adding that thickness really reduces the lip.

Otherwise, I have only really spent time setting it up, not much time using it yet :).

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[โ€“] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Not rocking, gently handling, until my Dbrand case arrives. ๐Ÿ˜„ Still using my Pixel 6 Pro till then.

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Haha seems we're all babies about our phones :) I wasn't gonna leave the house w/o a case !

[โ€“] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I used to go naked for many years. But then these devices began living longer and started getting inherited by relatives and friends. So I had to start dressing them to keep em in shape for the next user.

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago

Living longer and rising in price.

[โ€“] Blxter@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Got my pixel 8 pro the other day don't have a case for mine yet I ordered the dbrand ghost one so I will fully move over to it when it arrives.

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ya I got a cheapie one off Amazon so I could leave the house with it :)

[โ€“] Blxter@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yea much to scared the amount of times I broke my pixel 4 is crazy... One time there was no way a case was saving it.

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago

I'm generally pretty easy on phones but as the price keeps rising, I get more worried about dropping them!

[โ€“] somegadgetguy@lemdro.id 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I bought a cheap Amazon case off Amazon because nobody local had one for under $40 so I could carry it out of the house while waiting on my PD case. It wasn't scheduled to get here til Thursday but got here today! $13 down the drain.

[โ€“] somegadgetguy@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[โ€“] THB@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Been digging my P8P so far, great upgrade from the P6P. The squished feeling could also be the resolution, which is slightly smaller on the 8P. What fixed it for me was going into developer options and changing the dpi to "411" which matched my 6P settings. :)

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago

Interesting!

[โ€“] LeftBoobFreckle@lemmings.world 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Would love to hear what people think about signal strength. I have struggled with it on a family of 6 pros.

I bit the bullet over the weekend and ordered to take advantage of the free watch offer. I have some time to cancel since delivery isn't scheduled until near the end of November.

[โ€“] happyhippo@feddit.it 1 points 11 months ago

Here's my experience. I had the last 3 Pros (6, 7 and now 8).

Signal was utter crap on the 6. I fought with the modem for MONTHS, kind of forced to stay on the beta channel just to get as many modem firmware updates as early as possible.

Even when the situation finally got a bit more stable, there were still occasional drops in signal strength and overall worse signal than other devices.

That's also one of the reasons I got the 7 Pro. It's been smooth sailing since then, no complaints whatsoever. The 8 Pro is performing equally well.

[โ€“] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago

my day-to-day regularly has 1-2 bars of signal. My P6 Pro would sometimes only get 0.1-3 mbps. My 8 Pro is getting 150 mbps down in the same location. Also, it doesn't heat up as much and the battery life is way better.

[โ€“] dmtalon@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago

Mine seems very similar toy 7pro. I can't remember if that was better or worse than my 5. But I'd say at least "normal" for the last couple pixels I've had.