Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL

[5105973]

I’m reminded my Pixel 2 display has that pwm flicker. Even if I wanted the Pixel 3 I wonder if I could even use it.

I’m covered in tiny caterpillars that are coming down from single webs from a tree over my head. I found a spider on my arm and a wasp decided to check out my neck. I have three more weeks of pulling up thistles as far as I can see on my acre of land and gardens. Early in the summer we paid the lawn service a couple thousand to do this job. But I want a phone, most likely the Xr so even though I have an MRI for a busted up shoulder coming up, I’m out here pretending I won a bid against the lawn service for this poopy job. So the Xr had better not be hot garbage. It’s kind of my wages at this point.

If and only if the Xr is hot garbage, I will consider the Pixel 3 for maybe ten minutes. Maybe. Boy do I feel cranky.

 

[5105973]

Ahhh what a difference a shower and getting back into air conditioning makes.

There are some weeds, mostly thistles, in my backyard that took advantage of weeks and weeks of nonstop rain to grow up to my height. I was half expecting one of them to start singing “Feed Me Seymour.

Anyway I came back to see an LG V40 ThinQ previewed up against a Max on the front page of this site. Wow! I’m impressed Mac Rumors did that. And I’m impressed that the LG V40 looks like what I wish the Pixel 3 XL would. The notch is minimal. I like the wide angle lens option. I like a lot about it on the surface of things.

But then I’ve got a history on this forum of reacting very favorably to LG debuts and then never following through with a purchase of one. There’s always something that gives me pause. I wonder what it will be this time. Lol, but every time I want to take pictures in a museum or try to fit a lot of people in a tight shot, I wish I had an LG for their wide angle lenses.

I do think I am having a hard time accepting the Pixel 3/3XL won’t even have a dual lens camera. It doesn’t bother me for the Xr so much, because...Apple. Apple does stuff like that. No point even contemplating it.

But Pixels with a zoom lens and a wide angle lens...that would be some wow factor. It’s hard to look at an LG or a Huawei and then look at a Pixel 3 and its single lens in 2018. Especially knowing they work magic with a lens.

 

[Vegastouch]

Well, I'm still happy with my S9 so there is no consideration for the Pixel 3. There will also not be a notch considered. Only if they ALL have a notch will i then get one but as long as Samsung and Motorola don't have it, neither will I.

 

[Cryates]

Just want to say I enjoy discussing tech in the alternatives forum with you folks. I’m taking a break from tech though. I’ve found a very fulfilling combo with the Series 4 Apple Watch and XS Max.

I need to put my focus elsewhere in life and let my budget relax and breath a deep sigh of relief.
I’ve spent so much time and money on the next tech gadget here and there that it’s driving me mad. Especially when I come here and see folks (in other parts of the forum) bickering back and forth about the most petty things. There’s more to life.

Anywho, thank you all for being nice and having actually good discussion. I’ve spent a lot of years on this forum, and I’ll always love tech, but from a more distant point of view moving forward.

 

[Vegastouch]

Just want to say I enjoy discussing tech in the alternatives forum with you folks. I’m taking a break from tech though. I’ve found a very fulfilling combo with the Series 4 Apple Watch and XS Max.

I need to put my focus elsewhere in life and let my budget relax and breath a deep sigh of relief.
I’ve spent so much time and money on the next tech gadget here and there that it’s driving me mad. Especially when I come here and see folks (in other parts of the forum) bickering back and forth about the most petty things. There’s more to life.

Anywho, thank you all for being nice and having actually good discussion. I’ve spent a lot of years on this forum, and I’ll always love tech, but from a more distant point of view moving forward.

Yep, at the end of the day it is just a phone and having as many as you want is nice i guess if that's your thing but nobody else cares what it looks like, what it is(contrary to what some others believe) or what version. It only matters what you think of it.

 

[5105973]

Just want to say I enjoy discussing tech in the alternatives forum with you folks. I’m taking a break from tech though. I’ve found a very fulfilling combo with the Series 4 Apple Watch and XS Max.

I need to put my focus elsewhere in life and let my budget relax and breath a deep sigh of relief.
I’ve spent so much time and money on the next tech gadget here and there that it’s driving me mad. Especially when I come here and see folks (in other parts of the forum) bickering back and forth about the most petty things. There’s more to life.

Anywho, thank you all for being nice and having actually good discussion. I’ve spent a lot of years on this forum, and I’ll always love tech, but from a more distant point of view moving forward.

By Cryates. I’ll miss you. I understand how you feel about your Apple Watch and Max combo. I would have felt the same if I could have kept my Max. It was my dream iPhone. I do still love my new watch and I am looking forward to a very cute XR.

 

[epicrayban]

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Pixel-3-XL-black-white-pink-official-colors-leak_id109594

A closer look at the "Sand" color:

 

[tbayrgs]

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Pixel-3-XL-black-white-pink-official-colors-leak_id109594

A closer look at the "Sand" color:

Of course this is just my own personal opinion, but......ugh. Just really uninspiring designs.

At this point, the selling point for the Pixel line seems to solely be the camera and maybe stock android/timely updates, though OnePlus is quickly blowing holes in the latter. Here’s hoping Google has something ‘up their sleeve’ functionality-wise in their custom version of Pie for the Pixel line. This is the least I’ve ever looked forward to the next Google phone(s).
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Just want to say I enjoy discussing tech in the alternatives forum with you folks. I’m taking a break from tech though. I’ve found a very fulfilling combo with the Series 4 Apple Watch and XS Max.

I need to put my focus elsewhere in life and let my budget relax and breath a deep sigh of relief.
I’ve spent so much time and money on the next tech gadget here and there that it’s driving me mad. Especially when I come here and see folks (in other parts of the forum) bickering back and forth about the most petty things. There’s more to life.

Anywho, thank you all for being nice and having actually good discussion. I’ve spent a lot of years on this forum, and I’ll always love tech, but from a more distant point of view moving forward.

Totally understand. I’ve proven to myself that I can’t totally swear off following the latest tech online but I am abandoning my many years quest to find a way to move fully into the Google Ecosystem and just embracing living in a mostly Apple world for the time being. There are certainly a number of things that continue to frustrate me with Apple but at the end of the day, I genuinely like my own current tech ‘ecosystem’ and am just going to make the most out of it as it stands.

Don’t be a stranger, even if it’s just to pop on from time to time to say ‘Hi’. Best of luck.

 

[Vegastouch]

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Pixel-3-XL-black-white-pink-official-colors-leak_id109594

A closer look at the "Sand" color:

Ugh, id go white. So is this accurate? The smaller phone has no notch?

 

[Tig Bitties]

The smaller Pixel 3, almost looks like the old iPhone Plus models. A dated design with big top and bottom bezels. Why couldn't they shrink them to something like the LG V30 size minimal bezels, which would make the phone look better, and be hair smaller

 

[slitherjef]

I remember when I used to look forward to dropping cash on new Nexus / pixel phones. Now the line is getting harder and harder to justify getting excited for. Minimal upgrades and new features being held back to force a new purchase.

I've been back and forth on picking up a new one on the 9th but it's really hard to get excited for.

I'd almost welcome a second camera... Not the selfy one though which might be an actual face unlock id sensor and not useable selfy cam.

Pretty sure this is a pass for me. In all actuality I've been thinking on dumping fi as well... Service is decent but almost useless at the same time. At work? Pffft unreliable home? Worse. Oftentimes I see a gray probably blacked out network status icon.

 

[co.ag.2005]

The smaller Pixel 3, almost looks like the old iPhone Plus models. A dated design with big top and bottom bezels. Why couldn't they shrink them to something like the LG V30 size minimal bezels, which would make the phone look better, and be hair smaller

or you know, a Pixel 2 XL I think they just shrunk down the P2XL and called it a Pixel 3 (with better internals and new colors, obviously)

 

[Aneres11]

or you know, a Pixel 2 XL I think they just shrunk down the P2XL and called it a Pixel 3 (with better internals and new colors, obviously)

That's exactly what I thought.

If those are the colours... then no. I'd go for white.

I thought mint was all but confirmed though? I'd be all over a mint one if I was in the market for a Pixel 3.
(Can you see what I'm doing here... denial stage currently, as I won't be buying one...)


Although I don't actually want to move from iOS currently and the XR looks so cool so that'll be my next purchase.

 

[epicrayban]

All said and done, the Pixel 3 is still a day one pre-order for me.

Yes, I know I railed and railed on Google and the Pixel 3, and much of those criticisms still stand. I still believe Google is making idiotic design decisions and mistakes, but here's my situation:

I'm ready to move away from Samsung. I gave them 4 years and they've been good to me, but the S9+ camera definitely falls short of the Pixel 2 camera experience. And with the Pixel 3 finally getting a bigger screen and wireless charging, it should close the hardware gap between the two by enough (I'll have to kiss the headphone jack goodbye eventually anyway).

Who else would I consider for the best camera experience? I could return to Apple, but I'm just not ready. Or rather, iOS isn't ready for me. I still think Android is the superior operating system by far in nearly every category. The only major exception is Google's half-baked gestures, which is actually embarrassingly bad compared to iOS' brilliant implementation of it. Luckily, Android still allows for the 3-button layout. There's also the insane $999 price tag (you can thank 3D Touch for part of that price, a feature that will likely disappear soon). Not to mention, it still has a notch! So I can't go Apple.

There's really no one else. LG? Nah. HTC? lulz. Motorola, Nokia, Sony? No, no, and no. Maybe OnePlus, but I'm not ready to trust them and there are concessions, especially with the camera, that I'm not willing to walk back on despite the price.

So that really leaves me only Google. They have the number 1 camera experience, likely topping the iPhone XS. It works perfectly with my Google ecosystem: Mail, Drive, Photos (full resolution backups!), Keep, Maps, all are beautifully synced and all are services that are, IMO, superior to iOS' counterparts. And will have all the clean software and updates you can ask for in the Android world. Having Tmobile's special radio bands also help.

I'm hoping the S9+ will get a good trade-in value or I'll just sell it on Swappa to offset the cost. And my Pixel 2 is planning to go to my mom who needs an upgrade from her dying 5X, so I'll need an upgrade soon.

I'll be the first to point out all the bad decisions with the Pixel 3, of which there are many, but at the same time, it's also the next best phone for me to get in terms of what I'm looking for.

I kind of don't have any other choice, and that's what makes Google's mistakes all the more frustrating. As I've said before, they should be creating the best smartphone experience, not just the best smartphone camera experience.

 

[co.ag.2005]

That's exactly what I thought.

If those are the colours... then no. I'd go for white.

I thought mint was all but confirmed though? I'd be all over a mint one if I was in the market for a Pixel 3.
(Can you see what I'm doing here... denial stage currently, as I won't be buying one...)


Although I don't actually want to move from iOS currently and the XR looks so cool so that'll be my next purchase.

yep!

and I'm actually quite enjoying my Xs Max too.. my Nike+ series 4 apple watch comes tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll be in love with this combo for a while. we'll see, though

 

[epicrayban]

Ugh, id go white. So is this accurate? The smaller phone has no notch?

It's more or less confirmed, yes. I'm leaning white myself for the smaller Pixel 3.

I'll never own the 3 XL by choice due to the ugliest notch of all time.

 

[jamezr]

yep!

and I'm actually quite enjoying my Xs Max too.. my Nike+ series 4 apple watch comes tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll be in love with this combo for a while. we'll see, though

Same here...enjoying my Xs Max......ordered a AW4 and it comes tomorrow too

 

[michael9891]

I hate notches but the 3 XL will be running the latest and greatest stock Android OS, which is the best in the business, and not the hot garbage outdated Fisher Price iOS. I know that's my own opinion, I think iOS blows chunks.

And yet gestures on iPhone is 10x bettter than the poor effort Google put into P.

 

[epicrayban]

And yet gestures on iPhone is 10x bettter than the poor effort Google put into P.

iOS' gestures are brilliant in comparison. It's embarrassing how bad Android Pie's gestures are. They're so half-baked and unintuitive.

 

[Michael Goff]

iOS' gestures are brilliant in comparison. It's embarrassing how bad Android Pie's gestures are. They're so half-baked and unintuitive.

Yeah, but I'm sure you could get used to them if you used them for a couple days.

 

[Lava Lamp Freak]

All said and done, the Pixel 3 is still a day one pre-order for me.

Yes, I know I railed and railed on Google and the Pixel 3, and much of those criticisms still stand. I still believe Google is making idiotic design decisions and mistakes, but here's my situation:

I'm ready to move away from Samsung. I gave them 4 years and they've been good to me, but the S9+ camera definitely falls short of the Pixel 2 camera experience. And with the Pixel 3 finally getting a bigger screen and wireless charging, it should close the hardware gap between the two by enough (I'll have to kiss the headphone jack goodbye eventually anyway).

Who else would I consider for the best camera experience? I could return to Apple, but I'm just not ready. Or rather, iOS isn't ready for me. I still think Android is the superior operating system by far in nearly every category. The only major exception is Google's half-baked gestures, which is actually embarrassingly bad compared to iOS' brilliant implementation of it. Luckily, Android still allows for the 3-button layout. There's also the insane $999 price tag (you can thank 3D Touch for part of that price, a feature that will likely disappear soon). Not to mention, it still has a notch! So I can't go Apple.

There's really no one else. LG? Nah. HTC? lulz. Motorola, Nokia, Sony? No, no, and no. Maybe OnePlus, but I'm not ready to trust them and there are concessions, especially with the camera, that I'm not willing to walk back on despite the price.

So that really leaves me only Google. They have the number 1 camera experience, likely topping the iPhone XS. It works perfectly with my Google ecosystem: Mail, Drive, Photos (full resolution backups!), Keep, Maps, all are beautifully synced and all are services that are, IMO, superior to iOS' counterparts. And will have all the clean software and updates you can ask for in the Android world. Having Tmobile's special radio bands also help.

I'm hoping the S9+ will get a good trade-in value or I'll just sell it on Swappa to offset the cost. And my Pixel 2 is planning to go to my mom who needs an upgrade from her dying 5X, so I'll need an upgrade soon.

I'll be the first to point out all the bad decisions with the Pixel 3, of which there are many, but at the same time, it's also the next best phone for me to get in terms of what I'm looking for.

I kind of don't have any other choice, and that's what makes Google's mistakes all the more frustrating. As I've said before, they should be creating the best smartphone experience, not just the best smartphone camera experience.

I feel the same as you. I'm ready to move on from my S8. While the S8 has smaller bezels, the Pixel 3 doesn't look bad. It just looks like a shrunken down Pixel 2 XL. I like it.

The only thing that might have had me keep my S8 (and hold out for the S10) was the Samsung Pie update. But after seeing the new UI -- which I think some of the new design elements such as the card-like settings UI looks horrible -- that pretty much cements it for me. I'll purchase the Pixel 3 on launch day.
[doublepost=1538691896][/doublepost]The Spigen cases are now available. I've been using Spigen for my last few devices and am happy with them.

https://www.spigen.com/collections/google-pixel-3

 

[slitherjef]

Despite my reluctance to straight up pre order this device day one, I do look forward to see what those of you who have done so have to say.

Really curious about pixel 2 owners would have to say about the 3

 

[tbayrgs]

yep!

and I'm actually quite enjoying my Xs Max too.. my Nike+ series 4 apple watch comes tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll be in love with this combo for a while. we'll see, though

If you like any previous version of the Apple Watch, you’ll likely love the Series 4. I really like my XS Max but the new watches are the real stars of Apple’s fall lineup, IMO.

 

[Tig Bitties]

And yet gestures on iPhone is 10x bettter than the poor effort Google put into P.

I really don't give a poop about gestures. I still use the standard 3 nav keys on my 2 XL.

 

[Zackmd1]

I would absolutely love if this pixel 3 mini rumor was real... Alot of evidence to suggest a 3rd mid range device but I doubt it's A) a mini device less then 5" and B) that it either hasn't been cancelled or is even a pixel device at all.