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Meet Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, our newest phones

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Meet Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, engineered by Google and built with AI at the center for a more helpful and personal experience. These phones are packed with first-of-their-kind features, all powered by Google Tensor G3. And they’ll get seven years of software updates, including Android OS upgrades, security updates and regular Feature Drops. Take a closer look at the new phones — everything from the beautiful design and new sensors to updated cameras.

Pixel 8 in Hazel, Pixel 8 Pro in Bay, Pixel Buds Pro in Bay and Pixel Watch 2 with a Bay band.

An image of Pixel 8 in Hazel, Pixel 8 Pro in Bay, Pixel Buds Pro in Bay and Pixel Watch 2 with a Bay band.

A polished look made for your everyday

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are elegantly designed with softer silhouettes, beautiful metal finishes and recycled materials.

Pixel 8, with its contoured edges and smaller size than Pixel 7, feels great in your hand. It has a 6.2-inch Actua display, which gives you real-world clarity and is 42% brighter than Pixel 7’s display. Pixel 8 features satin metal finishes, a polished glass back and comes in Hazel, Obsidian and Rose.

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Pixel 8 Pro’s 6.7-inch Super Actua display features our brightest display yet. So even in direct sunlight, you’ll love how true-to-life your ultra HDR images look. It also has a matte glass back with a polished aluminum frame and comes in three colors: Bay, Obsidian and Porcelain.

And on the back of the Pixel 8 Pro, a new temperature sensor lets you quickly scan an object to get its temperature. Use it to check if your pan is hot enough to start cooking or if the milk in your baby’s bottle is at the right temperature. We’ve also submitted an application to the FDA, so you can separately use our Thermometer App to take your temperature and then save it to Fitbit.

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More camera improvements

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro feature powerful, upgraded camera systems for stunning photo and video quality, plus game-changing editing tools.

Every camera on the Pixel 8 Pro has been upgraded, starting with the main camera that captures better photos and videos in low-light settings. The bigger ultrawide lens delivers even better Macro Focus, the telephoto lens captures 56% more light than Pixel 7 Pro and takes 10x photos at optical quality, and the front-facing camera now has autofocus for the best selfies on a Pixel phone.

And Pixel 8 has the same updated main camera, plus a new ultrawide lens that enables Macro Focus.

The camera app has an intuitive, redesigned interface, letting you quickly find and capture content in your favorite photo and video modes. And for Pixel 8 Pro, you’ll have access to Pro Controls, giving you more creative control of the Pixel Camera with settings like shutter speed, ISO, 50 MP photos throughout the zoom range and more.

A GIF of Macro Focus on a flower; an image of Pro Controls on the Camera app; an image of Night Sight controls.

We’ve all been in that situation where you have the perfect group photo, but someone isn’t looking at the camera. Best Take uses the photos you did take to get the photo you thought you took. To make that happen, an on-device algorithm creates a blended image from a series of photos to get everyone’s best look.

A GIF demonstration of Best Take

Magic Editor in Google Photos is a new experimental editing experience that uses generative AI to help you bring your photos in line with the essence of the moment you were trying to capture. You can reposition and resize subjects or use presets to make the background pop — all with just a few taps.

A GIF demonstration of Magic Editor

Audio Magic Eraser1 lets you easily reduce distracting sounds in your video, like howling winds or noisy crowds. This first-of-its-kind computational audio capability uses advanced machine learning models to sort sounds into distinct layers so you can control their levels.

A video demonstration of Audio Magic Eraser

Later this year, Pixel 8 Pro will get Video Boost, which pairs Tensor G3 with our powerful data centers to apply cutting-edge processing to your videos. It adjusts color, lighting, stabilization and graininess, and the result is stunning videos that look true to life. Video Boost also enables Night Sight Video on Pixel for better low-light smartphone video quality.

7 years of updates to keep you and your personal information secure

Google Tensor G3 works with the Titan M2 security chip to help protect personal information and make your Pixel more resilient to sophisticated attacks. And now, Face Unlock on Pixel 8 meets the highest Android biometric class, allowing you to access compatible banking and payment apps like Google Wallet.

With Pixel, you receive exclusive features and updates that keep your phone getting better over time. For the first time, we’re providing seven years of software support for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro — including OS upgrades, security updates and regular Feature Drops2.

Pre-order your phone today or get it on shelf starting October 12

Pre-order Pixel 8 today starting at $949 CAD and Pixel 8 Pro from $1,349 CAD. If you pre-order a Pixel 8 Pro, you’ll get a Pixel Watch 2 or Pixel Buds Pro on us.

Both devices will be available on store shelves beginning on October 12. Don’t forget to order cases from us or our partners at the Google Store and our retail partners.


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1

Requires Google Photos app. May not work on all audio elements.

2

Security updates for at least 7 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the U.S. See g.co/pixel/updates for details.