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Google Announces Pixel 3 Smartphone, 'Home Hub' Smart Speaker, and Pixel Slate Tablet
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Yeah blatantly obvious. None of my XS photos come out that dark like that.
The notch would be acceptable if they got rid of the chin. To have a chin AND a notch for $1,000....try again next year.
A bit unfortunate that there was no ChromeBox type announcement. They're putting Chrome OS on anything these days, but only Asus seems to care about the format.
Google today held its annual "Made by Google" fall event, unveiling a new line of products that included the all-new Google Pixel 3 smartphone, a screen-based smart speaker, and a new tablet. Notably, Google pointed out at the beginning of its presentation that 2018 marks the 20 year anniversary of the search giant.
The central announcement at the event was the 5.5-inch Google Pixel 3 and 6.3-inch Pixel 3 XL. The Pixel 3 XL has an edge-to-edge display and a notch at the top of the smartphone that holds its front-facing camera system, akin to iPhone X onwards. Unlike Apple's smartphones, the Pixel 3 XL has a chin on the bottom of the device.
The company focused on the Pixel 3's advanced camera, including an HDR+ mode and "Top Shot," which automatically captures multiple shots with HDR+ and recommends one that might be better than your photo. Night Sight will enhance photos captured in low-light scenarios, and Google compared nighttime images on the iPhone XS with those taken on Pixel 3. Users can also now edit the depth of field effect in portrait mode, like on iPhone XS and XS Max.
The second camera on the front of the Pixel 3 smartphone allows for a group selfie feature, which captures 184 percent more of a scene than the iPhone XS, according to Google. The new smartphone also has a few AR features on the camera called Google Playground, including characters from The Avengers and an animated version of Childish Gambino created in partnership with Donald Glover.
Outside of the camera, Google Pixel 3 has a Call Screen feature, where Google Assistant can answer a call for you when you can't or don't want to pick up the phone. The Assistant asks the caller who is calling and to leave a message, and the entire conversation is transcribed live on the smartphone, so you can read along as the conversation happens.
Google Pixel 3 is available to pre-order today and launches on October 18 in the United States and other countries, starting at $799. The Pixel 3 XL starts at $899, and both are available in Just Black, Clearly White, and Not Pink. A new Qi-compatible Pixel Stand will also be available for $79.
Google Home Hub is the company's latest smart home speaker, allowing users to access YouTube, Google Photos, and more on its 7-inch screen. Google says it decided to not include a camera in Home Hub to enhance privacy, and an Ambient EQ feature automatically adjusts display brightness in relation to the light in the room.
The company gave numerous examples of how you can use Google Home Hub, including following recipes in the kitchen provided by Tasty, or controlling smart home products. In regards to the latter feature, Google built a "Home View" section on Home Hub, where you can drag down from the top of the screen to see a quick update on your smart lights, locks, and thermostats in one place, like Apple's Home app on iOS. The Google Home mobile app is also updating to match Home View's design.
Google Home Hub will cost $149 and launch later this month on October 22.
The company then went on to talk about the Google Pixel Slate, a new Chrome OS tablet that is aimed at use both in the workplace and for entertainment at home. The tablet has dual front-firing speakers, 8MP rear and front facing cameras with portrait modes, a 12-hour battery life, and a 12.3-inch Molecular Display with 293 pixels per inch.
On Pixel Slate, Chrome OS has been adjusted to specifically fit the tablet. This includes features like split screen, a new app launcher, deeper integration with Google Assistant, family link, do not disturb, and "nightlight" to reduce blue light on the display at nighttime.
Google Pixel Slate will start at $599 when it launches later this year in the United States. A connected keyboard and case accessory, the Slate Keyboard, will cost $199, while the Pixelbook Pen in a new midnight blue color (to match Pixel Slate) will cost $99.
More information on Google's announcements can be found on the company's website and on the Made by Google YouTube channel.
Article Link: Google Announces Pixel 3 Smartphone, 'Home Hub' Smart Speaker, and Pixel Slate Tablet
How about adding a shutter, like Facebook just released on their version of this? Google knows more about my day than Facebook/Amazon do, so I guess I'll have to look at that Lenovo smart display. Only if I could say a real name instead of "Okay/hey Google"
dont take it....from security stand point i would suggest chromeOS over win10...but my god...that is laggy thing even with i5 8 gb ram, and the apps scaling from "desktop mode to tablet mode"...jesus".....so i wonder with the celeron and 4gb ram how it will work ?!?!?!??
and have to go with 16 gb ram and i7 just to hope that will work lag free...its outrageous
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Hmm another thing, Aplle use their processor to process the camera image with AI, Google use the cloud, so one system works anywhere, one needs a signal? Is that right?
iPhone XR, meet your lunch.
This is the ugliest phone that I've ever seen. The UI design, features and video ads are a complete rip off from Apple, and the shot they used to compare the XS camera to the Pixel 3 is just low because there's no way the XS camera would look that dark with such a messed up sky, especially because the Smart HDR is exactly making sure that doesn't happen. #laughatthemandcopythem
840quadra's post answers your post perfectly. And no, that doesn't look like a real photo. That looks like someone disabled HDR, intentionally clicked on the buildings in the background to adjust white balance. Having shot many thousands of photos on my iPhones (tens of thousands), even I know this and I'm nowhere near a pro. That shot looks like it was intentionally fouled to make Google's photo look better.
Terrible design for the XL. I don't believe they will get much sales.
The Pixel 3 seems to be decent. Imo a better value than the XR. However, I do think both are over priced.
The camera I have no doubt will be head and shoulders above the competition but that's not enough incentive for the ugly design and price.
I also think a lot of the camera features will get ported over to the pixel 2 and 2xl.
The Pixel 3 seems to be decent. Imo a better value than the XR. However, I do think both are over priced.
The camera I have no doubt will be head and shoulders above the competition but that's not enough incentive for the ugly design and price.
I also think a lot of the camera features will get ported over to the pixel 2 and 2xl.
While the night-time photography is commendable, I would prefer a night-time photo to look like it was taken at night and not under a bright sunlight. Looking at their sample photo comparison it looks like it takes away that context when the photo was taken
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You mean IOS which has the entire Mac platform at center integrated with a mobile IO? Chrome is actual web OS which is how the first IPhone worked but Apple got grief from the now google crowd for not having native apps, Google does the same and it’s wonderful. Insanity at best.
I guess most of consumers like the notch since everybody is adding them now. They day when there is no choice but to buy a notch phone will be a sad day for me.
Please can somebody confirm cause I can’t find this anywhere. Does this have facial recognition and if so, is it 3D?
All I can find are rumours. This article doesn’t mention it either way, neither does Google’s website.
All I can find are rumours. This article doesn’t mention it either way, neither does Google’s website.
My god the comments on this story are so cringe-worthy.
Yeah the Pixel 3 isn’t the greatest looking device. That being said, the camera looks amazing, Google’s AI is much better than Apple’s, and who knows, maybe the WiFi and LTE actually work as designed.
Yeah the Pixel 3 isn’t the greatest looking device. That being said, the camera looks amazing, Google’s AI is much better than Apple’s, and who knows, maybe the WiFi and LTE actually work as designed.
Chris Pirillo?! Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time... a long time.
I used to subscribe to him but boy did he get insufferable quickly.
Just a cringy Samsungy way to say "not like iPhone" .. they just can't stop thinking about their dad.
At least with Android, there is a setting that can black out the screen tabs on each side of the notch so it looks like a solid black bar at the top (no visible notch). We'll never get that on iOS.
I couldn't help but notice the way they said, "these photos came straight off of the phones, unedited.", they didn't bother to specify with auto settings or anything else. My GUESS here, is that they tapped to focus, and then dragged the brightness slider WAYYYYYY down on the XS. "See? Came straight off the phone this way!"