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Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL

Tig Bitties said:
Ugh, the stock dark theme from Google is very amateur and unprofessional looking, when compared to these absolutely amazing pieces of art like this. Why does Google themselves put out a half assed poor dark theme, when regular Joe's can create fantastic themes like these below?

Swift Dark theme;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftdark.substratum&hl=en_US

Swift Black theme;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers&hl=en_US

Pitch Black theme;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pitchblack.origins.westcrip

Plus Google's theme doesn't really do it properly. A text message will still come in as a white notification, even though you have it set to Dark Mode. So only the Messages app itself will be dark, but get a new text and you'll see it blinding white still :(

With Substratum themes, it's system wide EVERYTHING gets themed. There's zero white notifications, no white hiccups here or there, it all gets themed the color you chose, deep down into the entire phone.

Why Google can't do this, but part timer programmers can for fun, is crazy.


Running the Swift Black theme compared to the stock Google Dark mode, is night and freaking day in quality, and artistic value. These Sub themes are a million times better designed.
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What you want is a system-wide dark theme. I agree. I hope it arrives with Android Q. Samsung's software has had system-wide theming for years, and OnePlus has a system-wide dark mode already, too.
 
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epicrayban said:
What you want is a system-wide dark theme. I agree. I hope it arrives with Android Q. Samsung's software has had system-wide theming for years, and OnePlus has a system-wide dark mode already, too.
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It's more than just system wide theme, it's the quality too. Google's new Dark mode looks pretty weak and feels designed in one day on the cheap. Compared to these private developer guys putting out these Substratum themes, they are super high quality, very polished, and look beautiful, not cheesy or like some teenagers worked on them, no, they are true works of art, and make Googles dark mode just look cheap.
 
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co.ag.2005 said:
I have the Whitestone dome protector on my wife's P2XL (she drops her phone a lot) and it works very well. covers curves and everything. Pricey and more setup than normal but I highly recommend it.

I personally don't use screen protectors but I tend to baby my phones. I actually typically go caseless too!

EDIT: plus they have a good warranty. she cracked her screen protector (which we bought off amazon) and you just have to register that protector on WD's website and file for a warranty replacement. Pay $5.99 for shipping and they send you out a new one with the materials to install it.
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I’ve had good experience with Whitestone Dome on the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and S9+. But the installation is not for the faint of heart.

It’s definitely worth it if you can get the installation correct. But really sucks if you mess it up.
 
Looks like the BOGO half off doesn't apply to the smaller Pixel. It is "up to" half off.
 

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nospleen said:
Looks like the BOGO half off doesn't apply to the smaller Pixel. It is "up to" half off.
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You know, I did notice the language used of "up to half off" too and wondered what that meant.

I'm not surprised. It's such a Google thing to do. I've said from the beginning, it's as if they want to make it harder to buy, making all the wrong decisions for the consumer.
 
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The smaller S9 at $520 is a really good deal. It's specs still are very comparable to newly released handsets (with the exception of ram).
 
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Me and my brother gonna to order bogo.

Xl or regular size. I heard regular size get almost same battery life since it’s 1080p screen?

This will be my backup phone to my xs max though. Just a good price to pass up on.

So $900 plus $450 equals $1350 ($675 each). Not a bad price for the XL
 
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aneftp said:
Me and my brother gonna to order bogo.

Xl or regular size. I heard regular size get almost same battery life since it’s 1080p screen?

This will be my backup phone to my xs max though. Just a good price to pass up on.

So $900 plus $450 equals $1350 ($675 each). Not a bad price for the XL
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I'm a big fan of the larger phones, bit better battery life. And more content to view. Plus the Samsung display on the 3 XL is beautiful. The smaller 3 gets an LG screen.

Overall the 3 XL size is near identical to the XS Max

Plus I like how the XL screen goes to the to edge looks very futuristic.
 
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Breaking Good said:
I’ve had good experience with Whitestone Dome on the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and S9+. But the installation is not for the faint of heart.

It’s definitely worth it if you can get the installation correct. But really sucks if you mess it up.
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I haven't tried it on an "infinity edge" display as I'd imagine it's a little more challenging on those screens. On the Pixel 2 XL, it was straight forward if you follow the instructions to a "T". But I'm a little more technical in nature (have replaced my own phone's screens, internals, etc. in the past) and can have the patience and diligence to get it right. but yes, you are correct, it's not for everyone.
[doublepost=1542394835][/doublepost]interesting....

Pictures of 'Pixel 3 Lite' emerge, with headphone jack - is this the budget Pixel of our dreams?
 
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I bought a used OnePlus 6 to play around with and ended up immediately selling it because I didn't like the size... at all. (I loved Oxygen OS!)

So now I'm back to thinking about Pixel 3 again. One thing I liked with OnePlus 6 is the ambient display, where the screen wakes when you get a notification.

It's been a while since I used a Pixel device and I forget: Does Pixel 3 do the screen wake on notification, or was that done away with having an always-on display?
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epicrayban said:
Hopefully stock isn't an issue.


So that makes the Pixel 3 models:

$649 Pixel 3 base model, presumably $749 for the 128GB.

$699 Pixel 3 XL base, presumably $799 for the 128GB.


Yeah, those are solid deals.
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This is why I'm thinking about buying now. It's worth $649 to me, but it wasn't worth it to me at $799!
 
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Lava Lamp Freak said:
I bought a used OnePlus 6 to play around with and ended up immediately selling it because I didn't like the size... at all. (I loved Oxygen OS!)

So now I'm back to thinking about Pixel 3 again. One thing I liked with OnePlus 6 is the ambient display, where the screen wakes when you get a notification.

It's been a while since I used a Pixel device and I forget: Does Pixel 3 do the screen wake on notification, or was that done away with having an always-on display?
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This is why I'm thinking about buying now. It's worth $649 to me, but it wasn't worth it to me at $799!
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It still wakes with notifications. Always on display is amazing. I love it.
 
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anyone interested in going in on a BOGO? eyeing a 3XL 128. looks like each would be $855 post tax. i’m in NYC.
 
I stopped in to Best Buy yesterday and got to play a little bit with a Pixel 3 and 3XL. I was surprised how pretty the 3XL is in person even with the ridiculous notch. The display was beautiful and it’s a shame it also has pwm that has caused at least one of us here to have problems with that. I could not actually see the pwm though ufh because the poor phone was in front of this obnoxiously bright blinding light display. Good grief whose idea was that?! I needed a visor just to see the danged phone. Of course I didn’t have one so I had to improvise using my hair.

I also had a very hard time with the demo software getting in the way. But I got to try the camera. It was very nice, but at this point my iPhone XR camera is close enough in most lighting conditions I deal with, that it would not be worth it to me to trade in my Pixel 2 for a 3 or 3XL. Also, pwm...can’t do it even if I wanted to, sad to say.

If I were able to go for one of these, I would get the 3XL. Even with the outrageous notch, I liked the display a lot. The pink color also wasn’t nearly as hideous as I thought it would be. It was fairly elegant, actually. Sometimes, you really do need to see these phones in person.
 
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