The Google Pixel 8 collection is lower than a month away from launching, however rumored European costs recommend an enormous value hike is on the playing cards. The usual Pixel 8 might begin at €874.25 (up from €649) whereas the Pixel 8 Professional might set you again €1,235 (up from €849).
We posted a ballot early this month, asking you whether or not you’d nonetheless purchase the Pixel 8 collection if these value hikes have been correct. Properly, listed here are the outcomes.
Would you continue to purchase a Pixel 8 cellphone if it’s this costly?
Outcomes
Over 3,200 votes have been counted on this ballot, and it seems {that a} huge 71.7% of respondents received’t purchase the Pixel 8 telephones if these value will increase are correct.
That’s not a shock as these hikes can be huge leaps over the competitively priced Pixel 7 vary. You additionally need to think about that shortcomings just like the underpowered and sizzling Tensor chips are simpler to miss whenever you’re paying a less expensive value within the first place.
The overwhelming majority of polled readers say they will not purchase a Pixel 8 collection cellphone if rumored European costs are correct.
In the meantime, 12.5% of surveyed readers say they’d “possibly” purchase a Pixel 8 collection handset in gentle of those rumored value will increase. Rounding out the highest three was “I wasn’t even planning on shopping for a Pixel,” accounting for 9.3% of the vote.
Lastly, solely 6.5% of respondents stated they’d nonetheless purchase a Pixel 8 collection handset within the occasion this value hike seems to be true. These individuals presumably really feel that the Pixel software program, digicam expertise, and replace pledge are well worth the premium.
It’s price noting that an earlier leak pointed to a value hike of $50 to $100 (no less than for the US). Roughly half of all polled Android Authority readers stated they’d nonetheless purchase the Pixel 8 collection for $50 additional in a survey posted earlier this yr. Just below 1 / 4 stated they’d purchase the telephones in the event that they have been $100 dearer. So many individuals aren’t against a extra modest value improve.
Feedback
- Bikram: If the cellphone releases with such costs in USA and nonetheless sells like P7 collection did… I’ve no hope for humankind. (A little bit hyperbole, however you get a drift.) Corpos will get one other stable proof that they will do no matter they need and consumerism addicted individuals will nonetheless throw cash at them.
- Marty: Wow…these costs are gonna depart lots of people out. With the US economic system in ruins, individuals received’t have spare cash to afford such excessive costs
- Beardednomad: The one means I might pay that a lot for a Pixel is that if it got here with a Qualcomm chip and precise 2023 stage quick charging.
- berto1014: My P6P is operating robust almost 2 full years later. I’m contemplating an improve this yr, however actually not on the full value. I’ll fortunately wait till the worth has dropped again to actuality and decide it up then. However yeah, I’ll run this P6P till it dies if I’ve to.
- Ben: To me the worth doesn’t matter what issues is the improve value. Final yr Greatest purchase gave me the pixel 7 with a pixel 6 commerce in for less than $20 plus tax on $20 so $22. Greatest purchase give me $580 in direction of the pixel 7. And Greatest purchase is likely one of the solely corporations I do know that reductions the taxes on the trade-in worth. If I solely need to pay round $100 this yr I might do it because it’s an even bigger major digicam sensor. Hopefully higher chip and in addition apparently ultrasonic fingerprint. All these issues are positively price greater than the improve from the 6-7 was.
- Geoffrey Morrow: I’ve had each Google cellphone because the Nexus 5 (sure, I do know they’re not the most effective telephones, however I like them)… if these costs are right, it’ll be a really, very exhausting cross from me. If Google peeps are studying this, these numbers higher be a typo as a result of no person goes to be attending the Pixel 8 social gathering at these door costs.
- Mike: I’ll purchase no matter is cheaper this yr both the iphone 15 plus or the pixel 8 professional.
- RH: LOL, if Google does this, I’ll follow my 7 professional some time, till they discover out they aren’t promoting, then drop the worth. I upgraded from the 6 to the 7 as a result of it was solely 200 bucks, however that a lot of a rise, except they pay ME transfer for my 7 professional? Overlook it.
