With all the altercation about the Pixel 3 XL, the regular-sized Pixel 3 ability be the phone of best for best users. Acknowledgment to the huge accession in awning size, the little brother is now an easier auto for those who like a bigger screen. And already more, the internals are the same, giving you the aforementioned acquaintance as the 3 XL afterwards the affectation notch.
Leaks were appealing bad this year for the Pixel 3 lineup, with final units extensive several outlets months early, who acquaint about every alcove and breach online. While some ability be a bit aghast by some of the changes, the all-embracing amalgamation makes this a aces advancement from aftermost year's accent and a abundant added aggressive phone than the abate 2017 Pixel. While Google did somewhat carelessness those out there with abate hands, for those who can administer the ample awning size, this ability be a phone to analysis out.
Jump to a section: Important Dates | Accumulator Capacity | Price for Everything | Anatomy | Basics | Affectation | Achievement | Array | Advanced Camera | Rear Camera | Audio | Sensors | Connectivity | Security | Software | Box Includes
Important Dates
The new Google Pixel 3 was arise on October 9, 2018, at Google's Made by Google Launch Event. The Pixel 3 will be accessible for preorder starting on October 9th from Google and Verizon Wireless, its absolute US partner. Both phones will clearly absolution to the accessible on October 18th, 2018.
- Release date: October 18, 2018
- Preorder date: October 9, 2018
- Announced: October 9, 2018
Storage Capacity
Like aftermost year, the Pixel 3 will arise in two accumulator variants: 64 GB and 128 GB. Agnate to its predecessor, it doesn't accept abundant storage, but will accord users absolute billow accumulator of all photos and videos aback stored on Google Photos.
- Storage available: 64 GB or 128 GB
- Expandable storage: no
Price for Everything
The new Pixel 3 will alpha at $799 for the 64 GB model, and bang up to $899 for the 128 GB variant.
- Price: $799 (64 GB), $899 (128 GB) additional tax
Body
The anatomy is actual agnate to aftermost year's Pixel 2. Already afresh the Pixel 3 will use an aluminum anatomy with a amalgam coating. The aback is already afresh has a two-tone finish, admitting the actuality that the absolute aback is now glass. The basal bisected is textured to not arise or feel like glass, preventing fingerprints. Both the advanced and aback use Corning Gorilla Bottle 5 for protection. As for colors, there will be three options: Clearly White, Just Black, and Not Pink.
- Frame: Aluminum unibody with amalgam coating
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass: 6
- Colors: Clearly White, Just Black, and Not Pink
Basics
Despite anniversary phone access in awning admeasurement (more on that later), both accessories are alone hardly beyond than their predecessor. As for dust and baptize protection, both accessories abutment the accomplished appraisement of IP68. With a appraisement of 6, both accessories are basically dustproof. As for the eight, it agency the accessories can abide abysmal in at atomic 1m of baptize for up to 30 minutes.
All four carriers abutment the Pixel 3. Verizon is the absolute US carrier and the alone one area you can buy the Pixel 3 in store. As for T-Mobile and Sprint, application the GSM-Unlocked variant, all you allegation to do is pop in your SIM card. As for Sprint, application the BYOD program, you can actuate the accent for use on their network.
- Height: 5.73 inches
- Width: 2.69 inches
- Depth: 0.31 inches
- Weight: 5.22 ounces
- Dust/water resistance: IP68
- Supported carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Project Fi
Display
Both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL accustomed a huge bang in awning admeasurement aback compared to their predecessor. The Pixel 3 accustomed the largest, accretion from a 5.0-inch awning to a 5.5-inch screen. The awning additionally adopted the contempo trend of the 18:9 aspect ratio, consistent in a resolution of 2160 x 1080 compared to the 1920 x 1080 of aftermost year. The aftereffect is adequately aerial pixel body of 443 ppi.
The Pixel 3's affectation is OLED and HDR certified by the UHD Alliance. We accept Google is already afresh application LG's POLED panels, but this wasn't accepted at the event. The Pixel 3 will additionally accompany aback always-on affectation and Now Playing from the Pixel 2.
- Screen size: 5.5 inches
- Screen resolution: 2160 x 1080 pixels
- Pixel density: 443 ppi
- Screen type: OLED
- Notch: no
- Screen-to-body ratio: 77.2%
- DCI-P3: 100%
- Aspect ratio:18:9
- Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1
- Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Performance
Once again, Google has accustomed both accessories the aforementioned internals. Both accessories are bound to 4 GB of RAM. To no surprise, the SoC of best is the latest and greatest from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 845. The 10 nm SoC has eight cores, four Kryo 385 Gold and four Kryo 385 Silver.
The above are custom cores based on the Cortex-A75 blueprint and run up to 2.8 GHz. The Silver Cores are acquired from Cortex-A55, authoritative them added ability efficient. These run at a affluence of 1.8 GHz and are acclimated for beneath power-intensive tasks. However, to save on battery, Google autonomous to underclock both cores to 2.5 GHz and 1.6 GHz, respectively.
The GPU commutual with it is the Adreno 630. This is a four-core GPU clocked at 710 MHz that produces 737 GFLOPS. Additionally, the Google-developed Pixel Visual Core is on lath to administer the AI processing of the cameras. And Google is including the Titan M Security Bore to abode cryptographic keys.
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Chip size: 10 nanometer
- CPU frequency: 2.5 GHz and 1.6 GHz
- CPU cores: 8
- GPU: Adreno 630
- GPU cores: 4
Battery
The array accustomed a slight access from 2,700 mAh to 2,915 mAh. With the 0.5-inch access in awning admeasurement and the ability ability of the Qualcomm SoC, this should construe to commensurable array activity to its predecessor.
The fast charging agreement of best is USB Ability Delivery. Google has been pushing the technology for years, allurement OEMs to about-face from Qualcomm Quick Charge. With USB PD, not alone can the Pixel 3 allegation to a abounding day of acceptance in 30 minutes, but will additionally abide abundant acknowledgment in the process. And for the aboriginal time, the Pixel 3 and 3 XL will assuredly abutment wireless charging. Google arise a new charging pad that offers 10 W of wireless charging ability and activates a new card axis your Pixel 3 into a mini Google Home Hub.
- Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
- Capacity: 2,915 mAh
- Charging: USB Ability Delivery (USB PD), and Qi Wireless Charging
Front Camera
While Google continues to avoid the multi-camera trend on the rear camera, the front-facing camera is a altered story. Google is including bifold front-facing cameras, both of which are 8 MP. The big accession is the additional lens which is a wide-angle ballista with an breach of ƒ/2.2 and a acreage of appearance of 97°.
The capital lens has a ƒ/1.8 and has a accepted acreage of appearance of 75°. It additionally has autofocus and face detection.
- Resolution: 8 MP and 8 MP
- Aperture: ƒ/1.8 (first lens) and ƒ/2.2 (second lens)
- Zoom: digital
- Flash: screen-based (with third-party app)
- Image stabilization: software-based
- RAW support: yes (with third-party app)
Rear Camera
The Pixel 3 continues to authority on to the distinct rear camera. Unlike phones like the LG V40 and Huawei P20 Pro which went as aerial as three cameras this year, Google is afraid to its approved and accurate distinct AI-enhanced lens. However, alike with a distinct lens, the Pixel 3 will beat most, if not all, smartphone cameras.
Both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL use the aforementioned 12.2 MP lens with a ƒ/1.8 breach and 1.4µm pixels. However, acknowledgment to Google Visual Core and HDR plus, the Pixel 3 XL is able to abduction an affluence of detail and action this detail in a amount of seconds. The Pixel 3 comes with several new appearance to advance photography.
Top Shot takes several photos and application apparatus learning, the Pixel 3 will acclaim the best photo from the account area anybody was animated and eyes were open. Night Sight uses apparatus acquirements to accept the appropriate colors in low ablaze settings for ablaze photos afterwards the flash.
- Resolution: 12 MP
- Aperture: ƒ/1.8
- Zoom: 2x optical, 10x digital
- Flash: Distinct LED
- Image stabilization: optical and electronic
- RAW support: yes
- Lens cover: azure crystal
- Object detection: bodies, faces
- Formats: Currently unknown
There isn't abundant advance in the video recording administration for either phone. Both accessories can shoot videos in either 720p, 1080p, or 4K resolution. Agnate to aftermost year, you can almanac up to 240 fps aback application 720p. 4K resolution is still bound to 30 fps.
- Resolution: 720p, 1080p, and 4K
- Max anatomy rate: 30 fps for 720p, 60 fps for 1080p and 4K
- Slow motion: yes, 1080p at 120 or 240 fps
- Flash: Yes
- Image stabilization: optical and electronic
- Lens cover: azure crystal
- Object detection: bodies, faces
- Audio: stereo sound
Audio
Once again, Google has not included the 3.5mm headphone jack with the device. There is a dongle, so you still can use active headphones. However, Google (for the aboriginal time) is including a brace of USB-C Pixel Buds to compensate. Additionally, with Android 9.0 Pie on lath (more on that later), the Pixel 3 supports abounding Hi-Fi Bluetooth audio codecs.
Additionally, the front-facing speakers are authoritative a return. These stereo speakers are 40% louder than aftermost year and should absolutely advice with audio performance, abnormally aback watching videos. This will accomplish the Pixel 3 one of the alone flagship smartphones to still accommodate the feature.
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: no
- Stereo speakers: yes, front-facing
- Mics: three total
- Max apostle volume: Currently unknown
Sensors
You will acquisition all the accepted sensors in the Pixel 3. The accelerometer senses the movement and angle of your device. This sensor is generally acclimated by Google Maps to ascertain your movement as you cross against your destination. It is additionally accessible for amateur which use the angry of the phone for movement.
The congenital adjacency sensor detects aback altar are abutting to the screen, axis off the affectation aback you abode your ear to the speaker. The Hall aftereffect sensor is acclimated to ascertain cast covers to actuate a card to affectation already placed in the accessory.
The magnetometer detects the Earth's alluring acreage forth the X, Y, and Z axes. It can be acclimated for a basal ambit app or accommodate acclivity data. The barometer measures air burden and the ambient ablaze sensor detects the surrounding ablaze for automated awning brightness.
The Pixel 3 additionally already afresh has Active Edge, burden acute abandon that can be awkward to actuate an app. As with its predecessor, this will actuate Google Assistant.
- Sensors: Active Edge, barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, adjacency sensor, magnetometer, ambient ablaze sensor, Hall aftereffect sensor,
Connectivity
The Pixel 3 includes Bluetooth 5. For connectivity, the GSM apart adaptation has a distinct Nano SIM slot. However, depending on the market, there is additionally abutment for eSIM. As for Wi-Fi, the Pixel 3 supports up to 802.11ac, one of the fastest adaptation available.
- Wi-Fi: 802.11ac
- Bluetooth: 5 + LE
- NFC: yes
- Cellular: Nano SIM, Supports up to CAT 16, 4 x4 MIMO, 256-QAM
- Port: USB-C
There are three variants of the Pixel 3, one for Verizon, a GSM unlocked, and a Project Fi model.
FDD-LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A BC0, BC1, BC10
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Security
When it comes to biometrics, Google is already afresh afraid with the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. It can be acclimated to alleviate apps, accomplish payments, and alike aggrandize your notification tray with a swipe. And acknowledgment to Android 9.0 Pie, the fingerprint alert is compatible so that all apps requesting your fingerprint looks the same.
Besides the fingerprint scanner, Google is additionally introducing the Titan security module. This security dent was congenital accurately for the Pixel 3 calendar and helps defended your countersign and the operating systems from tampering.
- Security: Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
Software
As Google phones, the new Pixels will get the latest adaptation of Android afore any added device. They'll address with Android 9.0 Pie and accept abounding OS upgrades until October 2021, which agency they'll eventually get Android 12. In agreement of the Pixel 3's accepted software version, there are a cardinal of changes that arise with Pie which you can analysis out with the articulation below.
- Software: Android 9.0 Pie
Box Includes
If afterwards account the specs account you are still absorbed in the Pixel 3, actuality is a account of what's included in the box.
- USB Type-C 18W ability adaptor
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- SIM tool
- Pixel USB-C earbuds
- 3.5mm to USB-C headphone adapter
- Quick About-face Adapter
- Quick Alpha Guide
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