Are you gonna buy a pixel or the 3 XL

[Mike Dee]

I had pre-ordered the pixel 3 and immediately felt buyer's remorse...I cancelled. I had used the pixel 2 for a month and coming from an iPhone X, the battery life was horrendous. I couldn't even make it half the day without running for a charger. Went to a concert one night and took a bunch of videos which ate the battery. I see the pixel 3 has increased the battery a little over 200mah...but will that be enough? Probably not. Battery life is the most important to me so I had to go with my gut on this one.

If your battery life was that bad something wasn't right.

 

[osubeavs728]

If your battery life was that bad something wasn't right.

Or was just on the phone way too much...

 

[Mike Dee]

Yeah I know. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it'd be the perfect business phone with a standout camera. I could get with the no frills vibe the Pixels seems to be going for. The size is just where I want it. Just wish Google threw in a little more. If the battery life is better than the previous generation then that would seal the deal for me. No other SD845 powered phone has outlasted it's predecessor except the Note 9 but that's only because of the huge battery Samsung packed in. But they're still charging more for the Pixel 3 than the Galaxy SO which offers more and a QHD SuperAmoled screen, headphone jack and microSD expansion. That's a lot to think about.

Most phones running the 845 aren't on Android 9

 

[Mike Dee]

Just as I suspected. Google just threw some fresh AI on the same sensor from last year. I think they could've at least went with a wider aperture to help physically with low light while harnessing their AI algorithms on top of that but they seem content to bypass hardware advancements.
https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_3_and_pixel_3_xl_hands_on-review-1833p4.php
Also I'm surprised they missed out on the opportunity to talk battery life while on stage. Guess we gotta wait for the reviews.

They are also making better use of the secondary dedicated SOC

 

[popkurn611]

Or was just on the phone way too much...

Going to agree with that presumption!

 

[Mike Dee]

Going to agree with that presumption!

Lol.... I use mine a lot. The thing that kills mine is Bluetooth headphones

 

[cardboard60]

Google has gone to Titan Security in their new phones.

Read....

https://www.droid-life.com/2018/10/09/titan-security-chip-pixel-3/

 

[bhatech]

Was catching up with all the YouTube hands-on video ... Damn some toxic hate comments on the notch. Never have seen so much hate thrown at one phone. Good lord pretty much the same set of comments every where.

 

[TheDonJ77]

Was catching up with all the YouTube hands-on video ... Damn some toxic hate comments on the notch. Never have seen so much hate thrown at one phone. Good lord pretty much the same set of comments every where.

Yeah people HATE the notch! It's big but as with anything I honestly think you'll get used to it. Funny I didn't hear anything about if the notch can be disabled.

 

[bhatech]

Yeah people HATE the notch! It's big but as with anything I honestly think you'll get used to it. Funny I didn't hear anything about if the notch can be disabled.

You can according to their Twitter account. Not sure if it's available at launch or later.

https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1049734782173605888?s=09

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Yeah people HATE the notch! It's big but as with anything I honestly think you'll get used to it. Funny I didn't hear anything about if the notch can be disabled.

It can be according to google twitter.

 

[cardboard60]

The notch is for the 2 front facing cameras.
One of them is for wide angle selfies.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJtJFEH1Cis

 

[TheDonJ77]

You can according to their Twitter account. Not sure if it's available at launch or later.

https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1049734782173605888?s=09

Well then, that may have just changed my mind. I was torn between this and the note 9 but really didn't want to go to Samsung (duplicate apps, bixby) and don't know how good the notes camera is compared to the P3XL. Now I might not have to

 

[vzwuser76]

Going to agree with that presumption!

Mines right at a year old, I usually leave Bluetooth and GPS on, and the other day it hit just over 4hrs SOT with 20hrs+ off the charger and 20% battery left.

 

[mustang7757]

What happened? You were all in.

Well after I seen the Boston and Yankees score I might need a new TV and living room set . I'm probably going to pull the trigger on pix 3 xl not regular ,but not yet a little more time. I do love my pix 2 xl it's in flawless condition and will be supported 2 more years. I waited 3 months after last year's launch and got it. I'll see

 

[Mike Dee]

Well after I seen the Boston and Yankees score I might need a new TV and living room set . I'm probably going to pull the trigger on pix 3 xl not regular ,but not yet a little more time. I do love my pix 2 xl it's in flawless condition and will be supported 2 more years. I waited 3 months after last year's launch and got it. I'll see

You trashed your living room?

 

[mustang7757]

You trashed your living room?

Hahaha No
My wife would beat my ***
I just imagined it
That's for hockey playoffs I'm in the basement for those things lol

 

[Mike Dee]

Hahaha No
My wife would beat my ***
I just imagined it
That's for hockey playoffs I'm in the basement for those things lol

What a rough finish

 

[mustang7757]

What a rough finish

I know .. Boston good though

 

[mustang7757]

What a rough finish

Did you trade your pix 2xl or keeping it?