Pixel 3 revealed

[HungoverRabbit]

Real world images of Google's Pixel 3 smartphone have leaked revealing that indeed the Pixel 3XL's little sister will be notch free.

 

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Today’s leak reveals the 5.5-inch display will have a resolution of 2160x1080 and 2:1 aspect ratio. The battery capacity is said to be 2,915mAh. According to screenshots that came from the phone, the two front-facing cameras are each 8-megapixel sensors. One has an aperture of f/1.8, the other f/2.2; it’s believed that Google is taking this two-camera approach to allow for wide-angle shots — and maybe a more secure face authentication feature, but there’s still no hard evidence of that.

 

Specs look good, how do they compare to the previous generation?

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Google is expected to hold the Pixel 3 launch event on October 9th in New York City. Aside from Google’s own Project Fi, Verizon will reportedly remain the exclusive US carrier of both phones.

The pictures from the original post on Reddit are below:

The Pixel 3 appears to be miniaturised version of the Pixel 2XL, which I for one am happy about, who needs a notch anyway?

 

Sources: 

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/30/17801772/google-pixel-3-phone-photos-leak-features-specs

https://9to5google.com/2018/08/30/first-leak-smaller-google-pixel-3-surface-specs-also-confirmed-gallery/

[bleedblue]

That 2,915mAh seems pretty tiny compared to even the mid range smartphones these days. How is that supposed to last a flagship phone for the entire day?

 

 

I still want one tho

[Mooshi]

19 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

That 2,915mAh seems pretty tiny compared to even the mid range smartphones these days. How is that supposed to last a flagship phone for the entire day?

 

Probably because stock Android has less trash than what OEMs shove in?

[Doobeedoo]

It's such a fail that XL will have a notch though. 

[Bouzoo]

1 hour ago, Doobeedoo said:

It's such a fail that XL will have a notch though. 

And a 2 row big notch to be more precise. 

 

[dizmo]

I like the look of this a lot more then the XL version. Can't wait to see what the camera performance is like, since that's really the only thing Pixels have going for them. 

 

3 hours ago, bleedblue said:

That 2,915mAh seems pretty tiny compared to even the mid range smartphones these days. How is that supposed to last a flagship phone for the entire day?

 

 

I still want one tho

Battery wasn't full, so I imagine it's closer to 3000mah. Plus, variances. It'll last a day easily with proper optimization and the efficiency of newer chips. 

3 hours ago, Mooshi said:

Probably because stock Android has less trash than what OEMs shove in?

Probably not why. Phones from OEM's get just as good if not better battery life. 

[suicidalfranco]

poco F1 still has my heart. Checking XDA everyday to see if a rom as amazing as remixOS pops up

[laminutederire]

1 hour ago, Sampsy said:

Honestly all these leaks are doing is convincing me to make the switch to iPhone. Android used to be much more consumer friendly, with swappable batteries, expandable storage etc on most phones. The headphone jack was still a thing and phones seemed like they were designed to meet what consumers actually want, at a much lower price than iPhone. Now most flagships just seem to copy each other, steadily removing features as time goes on all while prices endlessly rise. I'm getting sick of it. 

Go look at Samsung phones. They still have headphone jacks, micro sd slots and no notch copying for a push of under the screen techs then

[yolosnail]

4 hours ago, Mooshi said:

Probably because stock Android has less trash than what OEMs shove in?

The Pixel line doesn't even use 'stock' Android. Google add quite a few features to stock Android for the Pixel devices such as the Pixel Launcher and real time music detection (which must kill the battery life)

[D13H4RD]

I still don’t quite get Google’s plan with the Pixel’s hardware and philosophy.

 

It certainly has its merits like fast updates and especially that camera software which still continues to impress. But is this Google’s take on an Android phone or are they just following trends for the sake of it?

 

Like the Pixel 2 not having a headphone jack (despite mocking Apple for it with its predecessor) and the presence of a gigantic notch while leaving a significant chin bar for a speaker.

[Noctus]

Google done well with the original Pixel XL (my current phone) fucked it with the pixel 2, and apparently are going to do one better (read: be fucking worse) with their 3rd iteration. Real disappointment.

[DocSwag]

At the rate this is going the non-XL seems to be the way to go.... Especially if it's priced at $650 or $700.

5 hours ago, bleedblue said:

That 2,915mAh seems pretty tiny compared to even the mid range smartphones these days. How is that supposed to last a flagship phone for the entire day?

 

 

I still want one tho

Because of the smaller size that this phone has, that's actually quite normal. E.g. Galaxy s9 has a 3000 mah battery, which is only slightly larger.

[suicidalfranco]

1 hour ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I still don’t quite get Google’s plan with the Pixel’s hardware and philosophy.

 

attract iPhone customer base

[Drak3]

Congrats Google, it's a generic phone.

 

A shitty generic phone.

 

 

At least the Nexus devices were cheap.

[D13H4RD]

5 minutes ago, suicidalfranco said:

attract iPhone customer base

Except they haven't really succeeded in that.

 

Pixels are popular with those who know what close-to-stock Android is and those who want fast updates. The iPhone customer base will either stick with their iPhones or go to Samsung

[suicidalfranco]

44 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Except they haven't really succeeded in that.

 

Pixels are popular with those who know what close-to-stock Android is and those who want fast updates. The iPhone customer base will either stick with their iPhones or go to Samsung

Never said it was a success.

 

Also, Pixels aren't really stock android, they're close to stock and have no bloat like stock.

[maartendc]

Now that the Android One program exists, the unique selling point of a Pixel device is somewhat gone.

 

I don't know.. it still looks like a nice device. Pretty much the screen size of my Pixel XL in a MUCH smaller phone. I like that.

 

But I wouldnt fork over a price premium for it personally, phone prices have gotten out of control. I bought my Pixel XL used, and my next phone would probably not be over $500.

[D13H4RD]

26 minutes ago, suicidalfranco said:

Also, Pixels aren't really stock android, they're close to stock and have no bloat like stock.

Um

1 hour ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Pixels are popular with those who know what close-to-stock Android is and those who want fast updates. The iPhone customer base will either stick with their iPhones or go to Samsung

 

[Drak3]

Can we stop calling the Pixel a "Close to Android" experience?

 

It's not. No phone or tablet that ships with Android is.

[D13H4RD]

1 minute ago, Drak3 said:

Can we stop calling the Pixel a "Close to Android" experience?

 

It's not. No phone or tablet that ships with Android is.

Technically, I call it Google's vision of Android

 

 

[Drak3]

Just now, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Technically, I call it Google's vision of Android

 

 

I call it shitware myself.

[D13H4RD]

Just now, Drak3 said:

I call it shitware myself.

*Brokenware

[Drak3]

Just now, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

*Brokenware

Yeah. Google updates was the reason I ditched my Note 4, Samsung's updates to fix that is the reasons I miss that phone so much.

[D13H4RD]

Just now, Drak3 said:

Yeah. Google updates was the reason I ditched my Note 4, Samsung's updates to fix that is the reasons I miss that phone so much.

I remember Lollipop ruined a crapton of Android phones. Turned a Note 4 into shite alongside the Nexus 6 and most Android phones.

 

I can't seem to go a day without an article where an update for a Pixel breaks something fundamental.

[Drak3]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I remember Lollipop ruined a crapton of Android phones. Turned a Note 4 into shite alongside the Nexus 6 and most Android phones.

 

I can't seem to go a day without an article where an update for a Pixel breaks something fundamental.

Yeah, but Pixel phones come fundamentally broken in the box.