Surely iPhones can't be that slow to charge? Takes less than 2 hours for me to fully charge a 12.9 iPad with a bigger battery.
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Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL
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This is why wireless charging is no longer relevant to me. Even during heavy usage, the battery of my P2XL last all day. If I need a top up before heading out for the evening I just plug the phone in while having a quick dinner. Before I know it the phone have been juiced another 25%.
Compared with previous phones, I have zero battery anxiety. While camera and UI speed are important I will be delighted if the P3 has stellar battery life.
I haven't sent a text message in ages, and had to send one this morning (I always use WhatsApp). What a pleasant surprise when I opened the messages app!
I LOVE the new overhaul. Looks so much better than before as the old messages app looked terrible.
Wasn't sure where to post really but it's one part of Android P that I'm a big fan of. About time they sorted it out.
I LOVE the new overhaul. Looks so much better than before as the old messages app looked terrible.
Wasn't sure where to post really but it's one part of Android P that I'm a big fan of. About time they sorted it out.
There are some things that boggle the mind at how long they've gone on unfixed, especially when companies as big as Google know they're a detriment to their brand & keep potential users away.
Hopefully it's a decent competitor to iMessage & draws more people away.
(My ulterior motive/end game here, is that Apple are forced to lower their prices in future as more people are swayed from them).
Same here. Me and almost everyone I know use Whatapp which is much my data rather than charge me for separately for sending photos or images.
This article is right:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/google-pixel-3-xl-phones-for-the-masses-editorial_id108471
The Pixel 3 XL proves Google still doesn't know how to make phones for the masses
Inevitably, you have people argue that Google phones aren't for the masses. This is a silly argument. The missteps of the Pixel line can be explained by bad decisions, not because it's trying to target a very specific audience.
The 3 XL is an embarrassing third generation smartphone.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/google-pixel-3-xl-phones-for-the-masses-editorial_id108471
The Pixel 3 XL proves Google still doesn't know how to make phones for the masses
Inevitably, you have people argue that Google phones aren't for the masses. This is a silly argument. The missteps of the Pixel line can be explained by bad decisions, not because it's trying to target a very specific audience.
The 3 XL is an embarrassing third generation smartphone.
Yep, agreed.
I wouldn’t consider most of the people here “the masses”. Yet most of us are giving that super notch a stink eye and really feeling creeped out by Google’s embarrassing obsession with walking in lockstep with Apple instead of marching to their own beat. Especially since they’re replicating the most annoying and obnoxious things Apple enthusiasts like myself find really galling.
I really hope Google has another super deluxe model hidden that they will spring on everyone as a surprise. That’s the “conspiracy theory” I’ve seen going around. If not, I’m worried their keynote will be painful. But I’m going to try and be optimistic that these phones have some exclusive synergistic software mojo baked in that will be cool and useful. Of course going down that path makes “stock Android” less “stocky” and more like an Android skinned version. But hey, at the prices they charge...
I hope they also start expanding their courting of carrier support. I hate buying phones that are locked to a carrier but I need some beefier feature support they offer.
I'm not ready to call the Pixel 3 XL a smartphone embarrassment. The overall user experience is going to hinge on the software side of things. Google could still have plenty of surprises to unveil in October in terms of software, and maybe even a hardware surprise or two. Who knows. A better display alone would be a step above the user experience of the 2 XL for someone like me. If they tackled QC this time around and focused on delivering a well built product, that'll be big in and of itself. I don't know, I mean the front design is 100% ugly, bit it could still turn out to be a very good device overall.
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Sadly, the bar is really low if we're just hoping Google gets the basics right.
I hope so, too.
Reveal date confirmed as 9th October.
Pop it in your diaries and bring pitch forks.
Pop it in your diaries and bring pitch forks.
Maybe the big surprise will be giving away free black markers to cover up the ears of the notch.
Gets on stage, "Welcome! Thanks for coming! Um, wow, we didn't think anyone was going to show up since everything was already underwhelmingly leaked... yeah, that's all we had and what most of you came for... Sorry. But not a total loss, there is a nice deli down the street and you got part of the day off... Um.... See ya next year! Thanks again for joining us!"
MacRumors before release: This is disappointing because I saw the leaks. It’s ugly and I’m not buying it.
Same group after: So, I have a tracking number and I can’t wait to see it!
Same group after: So, I have a tracking number and I can’t wait to see it!
I really feel for them. I feel for all of the people who see their hard work get blown to bits by leaks, whether at Google, Apple or Samsung. But I am still going to be a bad girl and look at the leaks.
Because as consumers we’re not always put in a good position by the pressure to place preorders or face really long supply shortages.
Leaks can help us navigate the decision making process and time it to our advantage.
Because as consumers we’re not always put in a good position by the pressure to place preorders or face really long supply shortages.
Leaks can help us navigate the decision making process and time it to our advantage.
Sadly the leaks don’t help most MR people in this thread who we all know will end up buying it anyway.
It's the same in iPhone threads:
Leaks: It's ugy! And so un-Apple like.
Release date: Amazeballs! Preordered!
Yeah. It makes sense, though. We see the phone, but we don’t really know about it. It’s not like a hammer where you can see a picture and know about it. This is a device that marries internal hardware with software that we aren’t going to be able to know.
And we haven’t heard somebody tell us how we are going to love it.
I suppose that’s true. At least it gives people a chance to adjust to the looks of these devices. The notch won’t be such a horrible shock when Google opens preorders. Last year they did it during their presentation. That was crazy and was fun. I enjoyed being a part of it.
I do have to admit I am not totally against ordering one or two (one for my mom to replace her note 5). I'm more apt to get Jr and not notchzilla if I did go on a crazy pixel purchase bender
I'm curious if they will bring it back. I kind of think they won't, if only for the sake of changing things up, but I hope the all white with turqouise side button isn't this years panda, with the rest being plain. Although it doesn't really matter to me, and my wife loves the turqouise button one. I just want then to do something fun and crazy.