Google Pixel 8 vs. the competition: The seven-year smartphone

Google has officially spilled the details on its new Pixel 8 phone. While the handset looks broadly similar to last year's Pixel 7, it packs a new Tensor G3 chip, a faster 120Hz display, a smaller frame that should be easier to hold with one hand and, perhaps most notably, seven years of promised OS and security updates. It starts at $699, though, which is $100 more than before, and it doesn't have all the bells …

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