Even though the phone is kinda ugly (strange dimensions on that notch), the hardware is still solid (of course not as fast as A12, but nothing is). big downside is still Android. Used it for a year after 8 years with ios, even though the phone it ran on was good, Android is still really crappy compared to ios. now back at ios with a Max. ios is far more lean than android.
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Hands-On With Google's New Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Smartphones
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Holding on to a straw, eh? The Pixel camera is subjectively better - slightly - for some reviewers that agree all those cameras are great. And on a phone worse in every way compared to the iPhone, except the price. They are both good phones, but some people want someone to beat Apple so much, suddenly, nothing else matters.
And that’s not taking into account the fact that a lot of people may actually prefer iPhone’s camera. And the much better photo editing apps on iOS.
Overall, this seems like a pretty nice update of the Pixel 2 with a number of features I wish Apple would have included on the iPhone XS. If I was forced to use an Android phone for work, this would be a leading candidate.
Ooh, does the pixel allow streaming recording of 4k to he cloud. That’s awesome, you can record hours of 4k as local storage doesn’t matter, right /s
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Having notches out of the display makes them look like high end Apple devices and helps sell more phones. Consumer “it looks like an iPhone but is cheaper, I’ll buy that then”
Both copy each other but right now we are discussing this case in which was Google’s turn to copy.
As soon as the XR becomes available for Pre-Order, NO ONE will be talking about the Pixel 3 family !
While the Pixel 3 smartphones may have a 10-15% better camera design & implementation, the A12 wins hands-down against the Snapdragon 845 !
IMO, Google screwed-up, they should have offered one really good 5" OLED smartphone @ $649.
That's their market, NOT trying to slightly under-cut where AAPL is at.
Their Wide-Angle Selfie lens could become a Trend Setter, however ... lots of Coin-generating potential with that, especially with Fitness Game apps.
While the Pixel 3 smartphones may have a 10-15% better camera design & implementation, the A12 wins hands-down against the Snapdragon 845 !
IMO, Google screwed-up, they should have offered one really good 5" OLED smartphone @ $649.
That's their market, NOT trying to slightly under-cut where AAPL is at.
Their Wide-Angle Selfie lens could become a Trend Setter, however ... lots of Coin-generating potential with that, especially with Fitness Game apps.
Actually the notch is there so you can have an edge to edge screen that goes from the bottom to the top. The notch is simply a reduced bezel on the top.
I don’t see a micro sd card slot. That’s the biggest issue with the phone I can see, 128GB will not cut it for many, and this is when the note 9 can do 1tb and apple offers 512.
Put in such a good camera and don’t offer at least expansion , poor choice in my opinion
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Pixel offers android users a pure android experience, and people wanting that I can’t see jumping to iOS which is locked down.
Put in such a good camera and don’t offer at least expansion , poor choice in my opinion
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Pixel offers android users a pure android experience, and people wanting that I can’t see jumping to iOS which is locked down.
Don't worry about the notch. I'm sure that there is a Patent Troll out there about to file suit against Apple for several Billion $$$$ for violating the Notch patent that they bought for $5 in a fire sale. Apple will be forced to pay up and remove the notch. Then all will be right with the world (sarcasm)
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Oh, you mean data slurping to Google in all its glory then? Their advertising AI dragon needs feeding you know and these things are a win-win for them. Not only do they get your data but they fool you into paying them lots of money for the honour of doing so.
The images they used in the presentation seems off... The way the iPhone was supposed to be the worst smartphone camera ever made suddenly seemed off.
I want to be clear, much of the Android community thinks this is awful. To be honest, there's not a lot of "giving them thenoass" going in at all.
I do legitimately wonder what the hell the pinpoint was here. This, the chin, and following suit with dropping the headphone jack made thisndecice an easy pass for me. Would've loved to update the work from from the original pixel, but it's still chugging along.
Did you just call a phone that looks like Apple's ugly yet Apple did good design? Lol
And where is this proof? This has been nothing more than a ridiculous rumor/theory which comes out at every Apple product launch. Hilarious!
Speaking as a X user.
Yeah, stainless steel that you need to keep inside of case, because phone is a ****ing rocking chair, and speaking about ugly, I think notch is still present on X/Xs/Xs Max.
I just want to point out that Google have done this since before the Pixel line (I have it on my Nexus 5X, soon to be replaced by an iPhone XR) although they have improved the algorithm a lot since.
It is not similar to Apple's Smart HDR except that both combine multiple images into one. Apple takes images at different exposure levels like traditional HDR is done, and then they do some smart algorithmic stuff to get the most out of it.
Google in the other hand take a series of underexposed images (all with the same exposure) and then blends them algorithmically to brighten them up while protecting the highlights. This way they keep the ISO down, and since noise is random they can also run an algorithm to remove noise as it will be different in every equally exposed frame frame. And this noise removal is seriously impressive. On my older Nexus 5X this processing takes a while, so you get to see the image without HDR+ while it's doing it's magic, and when it's done all the noise is just gone. The Pixels do a really awesome job with low light scenes (which my Nexus 5X does not) although they tend to underexpose in bright light. I hope they have fixed this with the Pixel 3.
Mark Levoy, the guy behind this technology, is talking about is in this "How Google Built the Pixel 2 Camera" video on YouTube:
He also has an excellent series of lectures about photography posted on YouTube for those interested in the history and technical sides of photography:
HDR+ is without a doubt the feature I'm going to miss the most going to an iPhone, and I didn't even have the really good implementation from the Pixel line on mine.
Thanks, Hannibal Lecter.
But I think you'll find most people are "fascinating" if that's your take.
I use a stainless steel X and I would never put it in a case. Cases completely ruin the sleek, seamless aesthetic, as well as the overall experience for me.
There is also HDR+ Enhanced which works like a traditional HDR.
HDR+ is just the default setting.
"What do you think of the iPhone XS's latest competitor?"
"Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip"
Yeah the answer is.. no, its even slower than last years iPhone X lol
"Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip"
Yeah the answer is.. no, its even slower than last years iPhone X lol