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Google Pixel 3 XL Production Unit Leak Reveals Taller iPhone X-Like Notch

TimmeyCook said:
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Will Samsung also make an ad for Pixel 3 XL?
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They should...... Looks like they are including earbuds finally!
 
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redneckitengineer said:
Where’s all them notch haters now? Can we mock the Android fan base for being late to the party.
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Notch hater right here and urgh. I certainly wasn't asking for it.

As for being eager to mock "fanbases", seriously? It is just tech made by billion and trillion dollar companies. smh.
 
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A notch and a chin. Truly a phone with no compromises.

But seriously - this is pretty terrible. The notch looks like it is nearly half an inch tall. Nearly double the normal Android status bar height. And then you have the half inch chin on the bottom. Plus rounded corners only on the top? This phone will be atrocious for watching video.
 
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I'm normally a big Nexus/Pixel fan and have owned nearly every yearly iteration for the past 6+ years. However, This Pixel 3 is turning out to be a real head scratcher. This new phone is almost comical to look at. Not only does it have the notch but they made the notch nearly twice as deep as the iPhone X and the OnePlus 6, for some strange reason. And, in a time when everyone is wanting smaller bezels and OEMs are moving that direction, this new Pixel 3 has a bottom chin that is as big (if not bigger) as the one on the current Pixel 2 XL. (WTF?)

And while Google continues to make Android more robust and utilize additional resources, they still insist on keeping just 4GB RAM in the new Pixel 3, even after it's been widely discovered that the 4GB in the Pixel 2/2 XL (and other Android OEMs) is clearly not enough. This is one of the core reasons I moved to the OnePlus 6 with 8GB RAM (though 6GB should be enough).

The Pixel 3 just looks like a OnePlus 6 with an exaggerated bezel/notch, utilizing the same Snapdragon 845 processor and less RAM. The only thing going for the Pixel 3 is that it will likely have wireless charging and potentially an even better camera. Regardless, it's safe to say I'll be skipping right on past this year's Pixel line-up and might keep my current phone for more than 12 months, which is extremely unheard of for me.
 
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Remember to swipe UP as your home button from the bottom up.....errr wait.....not the very bottom just a little bit above the bottom.:p

I’m not surprised about the notch but I am surprised having a chin as well.
 
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There wasn’t a need for Google to do this. Their Pixel 2 XL looked just fine.

This looks... unbalanced.
 
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From the pictures, it even looks like they copied Apples's packaging... How can these guys come up with this with a straight face?
 
I was hoping the Pixel would go in a different direction which would be no chin and no notch with a slight bezel at the top for cameras or a thin notch like the iPhone X but wow, what a horrible design decision.
 
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