Google Pixel @lemmy.world weew @lemmy.ca 1 yr. ago

Are you going to need an unlimited data plan to use The 8 Pro's Video Boost feature?

From my understanding, the P8P's video boost can't be done in the phone itself, but it's actually uploading the video to Google's servers, processing it there, then downloading the finished product back again. In fact, it probably uploads two videos, one at high ISO and one at low ISO to get the full HDR range.

For anyone who wants to take lots of videos, this sounds like it'll blow through your data caps very quickly.

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It probably does it after its backed up via Google photos which can be set to WiFi only.
- We'll have to wait for the first reviews of that feature but this seems to be the most likely way they're going to go about it.
- That sucks, because then you won't be able to see if you need to re-shoot a video until after going home.
  
  I might be missing something here but nothing prevents your phone from simply storing the unprocessed video locally and wait for a Wi-Fi connection to send it to Google's servers?
  
  That way you would still be able to keep shooting videos, it's just that they won't be processed until you get home.
I've been confused about this feature. It doesn't seem to have a whole lotta info on how it works and if it is being uploaded to a server why can't the pixel 8 have it? On the other hand if it's processed on the device the 8 and 8 pro have the same chip which leads me to the same question.
- Yup it definitely feels like Google is differentiating between the 8 and 8 pro mainly via software, putting the lenses aside.
Who the hell still has capped data in 2023?
- Anyone in the US or Canada who doesn't want to pay large sums for service.
  
  You can get unlimited for $60 typically from mainstream carriers and for $35-$45 from the prepay and MVNOs. Been like that for many years.
- Almost everyone.
  
  In Germany Unlimited is like 70-100€ a month.
  
  Edit: ohh that's about data caps at home.

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