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Google launched the Pixel 8 collection telephones final week, and we’re seeing worth hikes throughout the board. The US is seeing a $100 worth hike for each telephones, taking them to $699 and $999 respectively.
Nonetheless, it seems that buyers within the likes of Europe and India are seeing steeper will increase. Do readers suppose the telephones are overpriced, although? We requested this query final week and right here’s the way you answered it.
Are the Pixel 8 and eight Professional overpriced?
Outcomes
Over 1,200 votes had been counted on this ballot, and the most well-liked decide was “Sure, I stay exterior the US,” accounting for 48.42% of the vote. This isn’t a complete shock as a number of locales see a lot greater worth will increase than the US.
Within the UK, the Pixel 8 vary is £100 and £150 costlier than the Pixel 7 collection, beginning at £699 and £999. In the meantime, Europeans pays €799 and €1,099 for the Pixel 8 collection — €150 and €200 costlier than the Pixel 7 line. India additionally sees a notable worth improve for the Pixel 8 vary.
It is no shock to see many non-US readers suppose the Pixel 8 telephones are overpriced.
The second hottest decide was “No,” as 21.97% of respondents felt the Pixel 8 telephones weren’t overpriced. You might be certainly getting a good variety of options for the value, whereas the telephones nonetheless examine favorably to telephones from big-name rivals Apple and Samsung.
In the meantime, 17.16% of polled readers mentioned they had been within the US and felt the Pixel 8 telephones had been certainly overpriced. We are able to see why some individuals would vote this manner as final yr’s telephones set a excessive bar so far as pricing was involved. So the upper Pixel 8 worth remains to be notable.
Lastly, 12.44% of surveyed readers mentioned the telephones had been “perhaps” overpriced. We’re guessing a few of these readers are ready for critiques or need to go hands-on with precise gadgets earlier than making a call.
Feedback
- Michael Schaap: The € 200 worth improve was positively a purpose for me to skip the 8 Professional… Till I noticed the preorder deal. A Pixel 8 Professional and a Pixel Watch 2 for € 1099, that’s one thing I can stay with.
- Boris: Google may give the telephones out at no cost, they might nonetheless make cash out of it for reselling your knowledge.
- rrnyc1: It’s not a lot the value improve, however what you get for the cash and the insulting trade-in gives. I discover the pixels to have very poor worth. I’m good with my S23 Extremely. I gave up on pixels a number of years in the past. I spotted I used to be paying for software program not {hardware} with all these “unique” options which ultimately, make their option to different telephones,
- thinkGadgets.me: In India, shock in even greater. Pixel 7 was launched for INR 59999 and Pixel 8 is launched at 75999 which is ~26% improve. Pixel 7 Professional was launched for INR 84999 and Pixel 8 Professional is launched at 106999 which is ~25% improve. Persons are not going to purchase Pixel 8 Professional in entrance of iPhone 15 collection. Pixels would not have comparable model worth in India as iPhones have.
