Google's freshly revealed Pixel phones have plenty of good things goin' for 'em — but don't let all the shiny surfaces, camera smarts, and AI additions fool ya.
That stuff's all fine and dandy, sure, and it's what'll potentially convince some average phone-buyin' animals to pick a Pixel over all the other rectangle-shaped choices.
But what makes Google's latest Pixel phones particularly significant is something you can't see on the surface. It's something a typical human strolling into a carrier store probably won't be in the least bit aware of. And yet, it's the part of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro that's without a doubt the most important — and the most consequential from a platform-wide and even industry-wide perspective.
