Google leaked Google’s flagship Pixel 8 Pro, again

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12 points·thesuperbigfrog··10 comments

Google's "leaks" generate hype and let consumers start to build their holiday gift lists.

It's not as wallet melting costly as other phones like iPhone and Samsung, atleast in the US.

IMO, Google used to be way better back when they had a policy against pre-announcing (15+ years ago). There was something magical about being able to announce and delight at the same time.

Now it's become just a dumb game of showing their cards and playing catch up to the competition. Lazy hype marketing.

What's the point of leaks if we all know they release a new phone every year? The foldable phone leaks were exciting because no one expected them, but this?

However I do like the color, nicer than the typical black/white

"Leaks" are a cheap way to start marketing and get feedback on prospective customer sentiment.

If it were an official marketing release, management would feel compelled to build up much more marketing material around it.

These Pro phones are turning from flagships into flagpoles. I don't know how people who aren't pro basketball players can handle these phones.

Even the "mini" Pixel 'a' phones are huge now.

blah blah "leaked" as in more cannon fodder for the hype machine.

I wonder if they have fixed the emergency call issues, or will it appear on the list:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compi...

Could be getting ahead of the next iPhone announcement

Unless it leaks blue chat boxes it has an uphill battle

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