Subj : Pixel Pro 8 leak suggests Googles adding a feature no one will ca
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Date : Fri May 19 2023 05:15:03

Pixel Pro 8 leak suggests Googles adding a feature no one will care about

Date:
Fri, 19 May 2023 04:00:11 +0000

Description:
If you made a wish-list of features you desperately wanted for the Pro 8, 
were betting this wouldnt be on it.

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 Googles Pixel Pro 8 might benefit from a new built-in thermometer, if the 
latest leak from the grapevine proves correct. 

 Android Police spotted a leaked video, purportedly of the next-gen Pixel 
Pro, which comes from 91mobiles and @Za_Raczke on Twitter, showing off the 
handset front and back  and that new sensor.  Take a look at this first ever 
real life recording of the upcoming Pixel 8 Pro and its new thermometer 
sensor in my new leak, exclusively on @91mobiles!https://t.co/Sbpc9Y6rba May 
18, 2023 See more 

The video clip (which you can watch below) is about the sensor which measures 
your body temperature. You use it by holding the sensor close to your skin, 
and basically moving it across your forehead to your temple. 

The smartphones temperature sensor can be used on objects, too, not just your 
body. 

We can see that the design of the Google Pixel Pro 8 is very much in the same 
vein as the Pixel Pro 7 . There are slight differences, like the rear camera 
configuration, which has all the cameras grouped together in the pill housing 
(but the raised strip across the back with the cameras in it remains the 
same). 

We can expect more leaks on the Pixel Pro 8 in the near future as @Za_Raczke 
tells us that this is only the beginning. Analysis: Tepid take 

This is a bit of an odd one. The leak tells us Google is pretty much treading 
the same path as the Pixel Pro 7 with the Pro 8, and the major addition into 
the mix here is one thats, well, of dubious value  or at least a niche thing. 

Okay, so there are times when its useful to take your temperature, like when 
youre ill, just to make sure you arent really burning up. But you can just 
use a thermometer for those (likely) pretty rare occasions  although 
admittedly, scanning your skin is a less intrusive way of going about 
measuring your temperature than a traditional (stick under your tongue) 
thermometer . 

Its quick and convenient, certainly  providing you dont get misreads and have 
to do it repeatedly. Accuracy will, of course, be key to how this new feature 
goes down, and past implementations of temperature sensors on phones havent 
exactly been a big hit (like the Galaxy S4, way, way back). 

In short, this all seems a bit out of left field. Is a thermometer top of 
your wish-list for the next Google Pixel Pro? Is it even on your wish-list 
for that matter? Nope, ours neither. Ahh, well.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/pixel-pro-8-leak-suggests-googles-adding-a-feat
ure-no-one-will-care-about


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