Google’s Pixel 8A Is Right here: What’s New and Completely different – Video

Speaker 1: That is the Pixel eight, a Google’s latest funds cellphone that launches on Might 14th for 4 99. So how is it completely different from final 12 months’s Pixel seven A, I will 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 brighter this 12 months 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 slightly bit too dim on final 12 months’s cellphone. After which in fact there are some design adjustments as properly. The Pixel eight A, because it’s a part of the Pixel eight household appears much more just like the Pixel eight and Pixel eight Professional. You may discover when wanting 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 feel it makes the cellphone really feel slightly bit extra premium and polished [00:01:00] and simply provides 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 12 months. 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 collection cellphone. A kind of options is known as Greatest Take. So when you’re taking a bunch of group [00:01:30] photographs, 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 pal is wanting off digicam.

Speaker 1: The thought behind this characteristic is that Google makes use of AI to mix these photographs to create one picture the place all people is definitely wanting on the digicam and you may really select which face you need for every individual within the picture. I attempted this out just a few instances, and naturally this is not a wholly new characteristic. It has been on the Pixel eight, so we have had loads of time to mess around with it, however you may discover you can maintain down [00:02:00] on somebody’s face and see the completely different choices you can swap out and in. After which there’s additionally Audio Magic Eraser, which is coming to the Pixel eight A, which is a characteristic that cleans up audio on movies. So when 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 may also assist Google’s Gemini Nano mannequin, which additionally runs on the Pixel eight and eight Professional, and this will likely be accessible as a developer choice in a future replace.

Speaker 1: So what actually stands out to me about that is the actual 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 costlier mannequin. It is even bringing it to its cheaper telephones. And that type of tells us about Google’s imaginative and prescient for AI on telephones. It desires it to be a part of the core expertise somewhat 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 assume that is actually attention-grabbing and it type of jogs my memory of Samsung’s method 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 greatest being that the Pixel eight A will assist seven years of software program updates, so it should not really feel old-fashioned anytime quickly. That once more, additionally follows Google’s method with the Pixel eight collection, 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 thus far about [00:03:30] the Pixel eight A. I will have way more to say about it as soon as I’ve had time to really spend extra time with it and check it. Within the meantime, you can try the complete story on cnet.com for extra particulars. Thanks for watching and I will see you subsequent time.