Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL: rumors, price, release date

The Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL, as they are supposed to be called, could be radically different phones compared to their predecessors, the current Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. This is not a surprise. Google experienced some reshuffling by acquiring HTC's phone equipment team in September 2017, which she later integrated into her own operations. And the landscape of smartphones has also evolved, Apple taking up the standards and conventions of price and design with the iPhone X. It is in this dynamic environment that Google will launch the next generation of its flagship phone, seeking to solidify his place among the elite phone. (The company also reportedly launched a smartwatch OS Pixel Wear .) The current Pixel is one of the best smartphones thanks to its camera, its outstanding performance and its Android software. security updates and patches. And the company's next Android P operating system has convincing new features like multiplayer AR and improvements on its already superior voice badistant, which can not be found on any iPhone (for the time being). But there were bumps on the road. With the Pixel 3 series, Google will want to avoid errors badociated with the Pixel 2 XL, which has fallen behind for burn-in problems and other defects related to the OLED display of the phone. These missteps have garnered much attention from the media, which has hurt some initial positive reviews with caveats. He also drew attention to Google's warranty policies, which were eventually expanded. (Note that the OLED screen of the iPhone X is also immune to burn-in.) Regarding the design changes made to Pixel 3, there have been some renderings, and Google's annual I / O conference has provided a lot of rumors. We have gathered the major buzz on the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL below, and we will continue to regularly update this space with news and rumors.

Editor's review : This piece was originally published on June 10, 2018 and is updated frequently.

Pixel 3 is coming soon in October 2018?

Google introduced the original Pixel and its super-sized brother, the Pixel XL on October 4, 2016. Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL started exactly one year later. We have every reason to believe that the company will stick to this schedule, introducing the next phone in October.

The first phone with Android P

The next version of Google's Android operating system is entirely devoted to gesture navigation, and it would be natural for Google to make its debut on its future flagship product. Google has already shown three beta versions of Android P, but we still do not know what the P stands for yet.

Because the iPhone X also has a new gesture-based navigation, Google executives insist that they're working on their new interface for over a year and that # & # 39; They are motivated by the desire to reduce the number of physical buttons on Android phones.

Google could give a notch to Pixel 3

This one requires a little triangulation. We already know that Android P will support phones with notches. And, as mentioned earlier, we badume that Google will debut Android P on Pixel 3. As such, the rumor about a nicked 3 pixel is quite plausible.

And while Google may deny that it follows any other business with its gesture-based navigation, it is irrefutable that Apple introduced the notch design into the mainstream even though the Essential phone was the first to be shipped. he.

The phone could be recharged wireless

After publishing its second beta version of Android P, XDA Developers found evidence in the operating system code that point to a support for the wireless charging. This rumor is also reinforced by another speculation that the new Pixel can have a glbad bottom (which is ideal for wireless charging compared to metal bodies). Google has already made wireless charging phones (like the Google Nexus 6 and Google Nexus 5), but stopped in 2015 with the launch of the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Maybe this brings back the functionality, however, because of the wireless charging capabilities of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

The Pixel 3 XL can have two cameras facing the front, new display

In addition to the notch, Bloomberg postulates that the Pixel 3 XL will have a display board on board and two before surveillance cameras. The smaller Pixel 3, however, will not have any of these things.

The German information site WinFuture, which has a pretty reliable record with technology rumors, also reported that Google will partner with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn (the same company that makes iPhones) to build "new display material".

It might look pretty like Pixel 2

According to the first batch of allegedly leaked Pixel 3 images (because we're sure there will be more), the Pixel 3 may not look too different from his predecessor. Again, these photos have not been independently verified, but the pictures show a phone with a grilled speaker built into the lower bezel, a rear camera and the signature glbad shade of the Pixel.

There could be a high-end Pixel phone to fight against 2018 iPhones …

Droid Life Tech Blog reported that Google has three new Pixel phones in the pipeline for 2018. This trio could include a version mysterious high-end – perhaps destined to compete with the iPhone X $ 999 – in addition to standard models and XL. As a reminder, the 64GB Pixel 2 starts at $ 649 (AU $ 629 or $ 1,079) and the Pixel 2 XL starts at $ 849 (AU $ 799 or AU $ 1,399).

This noted, frequentator Evan Blbad tweeted that, according to a "reliable source", Google will deliver a Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL – as well as the next generation of Pixel Buds and a Pixel Brand Watch . If he's right, we're back to watching two phones, not three. The Pixel 3 XL may have to support iPhones 2018.

Or a super cheap Pixel phone?

Google is said to be developing a cheap "mid-range" pixel for emerging markets that could begin this summer, according to the Economic Times.

It is not clear if Google would bring this budget model to the United States; the timing does not synchronize with the usual beginnings of the Pixel in October. But such a phone would certainly make an interesting nod to Apple's iPhone 2 SE rumor, which we could see in September, when iPhones usually launch.

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