A notable innovation: this is the new Pro mode for the Pixel 8 Pro camera

The new Google Pixel 8 Pro will feature a Pro mode on the Pixel camera for the first time.

Google is planning a big update for the Google Camera on Pixel smartphones and the Pixel 8 Pro in particular will see a big jump. It goes beyond AI features and new image sensors, the pricier models of the two new Android smartphones are getting a brand new Pro mode.

Yes, you read that right, Google is finally taking this step. In my opinion, this has been the biggest point of criticism in recent years, because almost all smartphones from other manufacturers have manually controllable cameras as an option, only with Pixel cell phones the user has to leave almost everything to the automatic system.

ISO, focus and more can finally be controlled manually

An official image from Google shows the new Pro mode for the first time. For example, it will allow us to manually control the shutter speed, ISO and focus. There may be more options, but we haven’t seen them yet.

through google_nws

Data sheet: This is on the Google Pixel 8 (Pro).

Here’s what we know so far about the key technical data of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro:

Pixel 8 mit 6,17″ display (flash), 1.400 Nits, 120 Hz
Pixel 8 Pro with 6,7″ display (flash), 1.600 Nits, 120 Hz
Google Tensor G3 chipset, 4 nm
128/256GB storage
512 GB only on Pixel 8 Pro
Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
New 50 MP main camera (Samsung GN2), 12 MP UW camera with autofocus (Pixel 8)
New 50 MP main camera (Samsung GN2), 64 MP UW camera, multi-zone laser autofocus, thermometer, 5x periscope zoom, autofocus front camera (Pixel 8 Pro)
UWB (Pixel 8 Pro)
4,485 mAh battery, 24 W wired, 20 W wireless (Pixel 8)
4,950 mAh battery, 27 watts wired, 23 watts wireless (Pixel 8 Pro)
Android 14 ab is working
Pixel 8 Colors: Black, Grey, Rose Gold
Pixel 8 Pro Colors: Black, Beige, Blue
Massey Des Pixel 8: 150,5 x 70,8 x 8,9 mm
Pixel 8 Pro Dimensions: 162.6 × 76.5 × 8.7 mm
Price increase: 799 euros for Pixel 8, 1,099 euros for Pixel 8 Pro