Pixel 3 worth it still

[Tasuma]

Hey all! So Im looking for a new phone and was wondering if the pixel 3 nonxl was still a good buy? I was looking at the op7t but the 3 is a bit cheaper. So I'm torn between them. Thanks! 

[Eigenvektor]

33 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

Hey all! So Im looking for a new phone and was wondering if the pixel 3 nonxl was still a good buy? I was looking at the op7t but the 3 is a bit cheaper. So I'm torn between them. Thanks! 

I just bought a Pixel 3a XL (400€) and I'm really happy with it. I'm not a power user though. I use it mostly to surf the web and write some messages. So far the battery has lasted anywhere from 4-6 days for me. Haven't tried the camera yet, but supposedly it is as good as the more expensive Pixel 3 (don't care too much).

 

~edit: Edited to add that you might want to tell people what your use case is.

Edited November 8, 2019 by Eigenvektor
Addendum

[Tasuma]

25 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

I just bought a Pixel 3a XL (400€) and I'm really happy with it. I'm not a power user though. I use it mostly to surf the web and write some messages. So far the battery has lasted anywhere from 4-6 days for me. Haven't tried the camera yet, but supposedly it is as good as the more expensive Pixel 3 (don't care too much).

 

~edit: Edited to add that you might want to tell people what your use case is.

I mostly use my phone for video consumption and music at work. Thats about it. So pretty light user. 

[Eigenvektor]

4 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I mostly use my phone for video consumption and music at work. Thats about it. So pretty light user. 

Well personally I'm a fan of Google's Nexus/Pixel devices because of the timely updates and unmodified Android. But as a software developer (Android, among other things) my priorities are usually different from most people.

 

Another plus of the 3a (for me) is, that it has a headphone jack. Both the Pixel 3 and op7t lack it, which may or may not be a problem for you.

[Darkseth]

Oneplus 7t vs. Pixel 3..

 

Well, let's ignore the huge size difference, which should make them uncompareable.

 

128gb Base storage on Oneplus vs. 64 on Pixel 3.

8gb Ram vs. 4gb Ram. Multitasking will be a HELL OF A LOT better with Oneplus. 4gb is not much, and not flaggship worthy. Youw ill notice many more reloads, when switching between Apps/games.

 

Camera: Is NOT better anymore. Since this year, Oneplus and others became so good, Pixel is far from beeing "the absolute Best". Sometimes it takes the best shot, sometimes it's another phone.
Even if the Images are like 5% worse on the Oneplus, i would take the Super wide angle + Telephoto lense over the single Pixel lense.

 

Also, Battery Life will be a whole other World. Pixel never had a good battery life, especially the non-XL.

 

 Oh yea, day2day performanc e will seem a lot better, thanks to the 90 Hz Display.

 

 

My (trying as best as possible) objective opinion: Pixel 3 is perfectly Solid, if you are looking for a SMALL COMPACT Device. If you do, compare it with the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE.

 

If  Size does not matter, i honestly don't even see why you should take a Pixel 4 (small one, or XL) over a Oneplus 7T.

The Oneplus is the better Device overall, despite beeing cheaper, with the better Software (OxygenOS is in my Opinion the better Stock android)

 

 

For very simple Tasks just as watching Videos or listening to Music.. Even a Xiaomi Note 7 / Note 8 (Pro) will be 100% perfectly fine.

 

A Flaggship is not meant for the most light usage you can imagine, and quite overpowered. It's a Price, you don't need to pay, to get the things done, you need/want.

[SnowTech]

14 hours ago, Tasuma said:

I mostly use my phone for video consumption and music at work. Thats about it. So pretty light user. 

My dad used to have a Pixel 2 at work, because he works in some hacking i dont even know, and he needed to try the best phone (It was the best phone in that time), i think he also got it for about a week and loved it. But dont know about the 3. I am pretty sure it has a great camera, so ya.