Buying Pixel 8 (need reviews pls)

Google's after sale service is bad particularly in India I feel. Something to consider before you make decision. Also the resale value (exchange value) is not good even for premium pixel phone as per my experience.

Had a horrible experience with service of google. Earlier, only 2-3 service centers were there in metro cities. So had to opt for pick up and drop service for my out of warranty Pixel 3 for which they charged 800 Rs in 2022. Phone had charging issue with cable though wireless charging was fine. They quoted 32K for replacement of motherboard instead repairing. New pixel 3 was available for 20K already that time. So I asked them to return it.

camera- Perfect

battery backup- not good (70-75% backup in standby of what you get in comparison to other mid range mi, realme, etc phones)

performance- fully smooth (without any lag)

but one thing I noted that there is no Vo5g in jio, that means you can use 5g without problem, but the catch here is your network will automatically switch from 5g to 4g while placing a phone call, so if you have unlimited 5g then during calls it will consume 4g data only

gaming- I also dont play games

also you might have to buy a 30W-PPS Charger (which if original google, costs 2199/- from flopkart only)

overall good deal if bought in this current price range of 33K-36K

you might want to buy 256 gb version though if you have high usage of photos/videos storage (because it does not support external SD card)