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pogo_rabid 05/10/19 9:00:43 AM #40: |
Have had my Pixel 3a XL for less than 24 hours, Here's some Surprises and Thoughts
- Build does not feel cheap at all. Feels very similar to the Pixel 2 XL Panda feel. Feels well built. Back has that frosted feeling to it. - OLED screen is really good for a sub $500 phone - Stereo Speakers are really good. I like them better than the Pixel 3 XL's. Might not get quite as loud but sound very clear and not as much vibration as the 3XL's. These don't feel like budget speakers. - Haptic Feedback is great. I was expecting cheap feeling haptics, maybe tinny feeling but this feels very similar to the 3XL. Came from a Note 9 and its as good or better feeling that the note 9. - Size is perfect. Note 9 was too tall for me. - Weight, its lighter but not cheap feeling. With a old 3XL case on it(fits pretty close until I get a proper case) it has the right weight. - Headphone Jack audio sounds very good, similar to the Note 9. Not an audiophile tho so don't quote me but its sounds like the same quality other flagships have. - Phone feels fast. Might open apps a little slower than a flagship but its not "as slow as crap" like some are saying. I'm sure its not as fast at gaming but its definitely fast for my use case(music, YT, Social Media, Reddit, Chrome, etc) - Camera, Awesome, not slow at capturing(HDR processing in the background is a little slower but not really slow or much different). So glad to have a Pixel camera again, the Note 9 is nice and all but taking photos of moving subjects and in lower light conditions is not its best features. - Battery Life, so far hard to tell but seems as good as the note 9 or in between it and the Pixel 3 XL. - Buttons, feel well made and durable. Nice clicky buttons. - fingerprint Scanner is great. I am very happy with this phone. I'm really kinda single handedly blown away by how much google fit in this package. They really only skimped on the processor which seems great for my needs to far. I think people are bashing this phone too much when they have no experience actually using it yet. Yes its missing features but things needed cut for the price, and yes I understand you can get some flagships discounted close to this price but this phone is wonderful. I wholeheartedly recommend it so far. I was really on the fence yesterday driving to Best Buy. I was thinking I would regret it. But its the opposite. I'm so glad I did. The Note 9 is wonderful and everything but it just has too many features that get in its own way. Plus I just wanted the best camera on a smartphone and that's the Pixel 3a/3/3xl. Price is such a great value especially at $479 + $100 bonus bringing it to $379. P.S. The Purplish color is the best. Not too purple just right. --- i7 5820k, 32gig QC, EVGA 1070ti, Samsung 970pro, Asus X99-a deluxe ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 10:13:31 AM #41: |
People need to stop getting suckered into the "it's cheaper than the 2019 flagships!" propaganda.
It's an upper-mid-range 2018 phone released in 2019. The flagships of 2018 are now at least as cheap as the Pixel 3a, with better hardware. It's not a good deal. Period. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pogo_rabid 05/10/19 10:33:01 AM #42: |
DarkRoast posted...
People need to stop getting suckered into the "it's cheaper than the 2019 flagships!" propaganda. Not everyone wants to deal with a ticking time bomb that is a used phone. You have no idea how poorly that thing was treated. And LOL @ using old samsung phones with their horrible turnaround time for new versions of android. --- i7 5820k, 32gig QC, EVGA 1070ti, Samsung 970pro, Asus X99-a deluxe ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoctorVader 05/10/19 10:41:28 AM #43: |
pogo_rabid posted...
DarkRoast posted...People need to stop getting suckered into the "it's cheaper than the 2019 flagships!" propaganda. Who said they're used? The S9 is on sale right now for $275. Brand new with the full warranty and the S9 will get up to Android Q. Yes, there's complaints with updates and support with Samsung, but like others said, you have to be stupid to pay $400 for a mid range over an S9 for $275. At the same time, Samsung provides too many QoL additions. I personally prefer Pixels or rather stock myself and have all 3 Pixels, but yeah, this phone is a scam. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pogo_rabid 05/10/19 10:42:20 AM #44: |
Last year's OS though. Did that phone even get android P yet? i've been using android q for a month already on my pixel 3.
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DoctorVader 05/10/19 10:46:18 AM #45: |
pogo_rabid posted...
Last year's OS though. Did that phone even get android P yet? i've been using android q for a month already on my pixel 3. Yes, it got P with a whole new UI for the entire TW system and Q is not ready for everyday use on the Pixels. I'm running Q too and there's lots of issues, so using alpha software is not really a bragging thing. And it's not last year's OS. It's just an update. P was a big one, but it's not that serious for regular people at all. It bugs me, sure. But it's not gonna bug most people. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor ... Copied to Clipboard!
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boxington 05/10/19 10:48:23 AM #46: |
DoctorVader posted...
The S9 is on sale right now for $275. where's this sale, because I need a new phone. --- b-bb-box ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pogo_rabid 05/10/19 10:53:28 AM #47: |
boxington posted...
DoctorVader posted...The S9 is on sale right now for $275. Is is that the actual price or the bullshit subsidized price you have to lock yourself into a contract with. --- i7 5820k, 32gig QC, EVGA 1070ti, Samsung 970pro, Asus X99-a deluxe ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku 05/10/19 12:51:01 PM #48: |
pogo_rabid posted...
Last year's OS though. Did that phone even get android P yet? i've been using android q for a month already on my pixel 3. Ask your average user (iOS or Android) what OS version they're running and they'll have no freaking idea. Ask them when they update their phones and they'll tell you whenever they see an icon or notification about it. And yeah, some of the features of Q are been there done that if you're using One UI. A system-wide dark theme is a flagship feature of Q, but that's yesterday's news for One UI. --- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 1:00:22 PM #49: |
pogo_rabid posted...
DarkRoast posted...People need to stop getting suckered into the "it's cheaper than the 2019 flagships!" propaganda. Samsung is consistently at least a year ahead of Google as far as actual useful Android features go. In fact, Stock Android has been kind of crap in the past year or so. Basically everything about Android Q has been introduced previously by Samsung. Google's basically playing catch-up, sadly. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pogo_rabid 05/10/19 1:06:17 PM #50: |
Can you provide specific examples? That post is just a bunch of subjective opinions and vague statements.
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pojr 05/10/19 1:08:57 PM #51: |
DarkRoast posted...
In fact, Stock Android has been kind of crap in the past year or so. said no one ever --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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littlebro07 05/10/19 1:09:33 PM #52: |
DarkRoast posted...
Considering you can easily get an S9, which is better in literally every way except camera, for cheaper than that.... I'd say your argument is a bit faulty. Just an FYI to everyone The Pixel 3's camera can be downloaded on other devices. I have it on my S9. Pictures look identical to my wife's Pixel 3. Even has Night Sight or whatever it's called. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 1:10:22 PM #53: |
pogo_rabid posted...
Can you provide specific examples? That post is just a bunch of subjective opinions and vague statements. Multi window (actually Samsung was many years ahead of Google in this) Dark mode Night Mode (blue light filter) HDR support Smart battery management Customizable / Removable navigation buttons One-handed mode Samsung Pay predates and vastly outclasses Android Pay Smart memory management (Google's is actually busted on Pixel 3) --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 1:10:47 PM #54: |
pojr posted...
DarkRoast posted...In fact, Stock Android has been kind of crap in the past year or so. You clearly haven't used a Pixel 3 XL then --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pojr 05/10/19 1:12:52 PM #55: |
DarkRoast posted...
pojr posted...DarkRoast posted...In fact, Stock Android has been kind of crap in the past year or so. you are correct, I have not used a Pixel 3 XL --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Touch 05/10/19 1:44:43 PM #56: |
Stock Android has been great to me lol. I kind of don't take Beanz word on most things phone related. Not because of anything malicious or whatever but she honestly seems to be the pickiest person in the world when it comes to phones.
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 2:37:04 PM #57: |
littlebro07 posted...
DarkRoast posted...Considering you can easily get an S9, which is better in literally every way except camera, for cheaper than that.... I'd say your argument is a bit faulty. Tried it out on my S10 Holy shit --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 2:44:51 PM #58: |
Welp nevermind then, the Galaxy is better in every way including camera lol
And it even works with the wide angle lens, who would've expected? --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 2:47:34 PM #59: |
Set the Bixby Key to launch the Google Camera for maximum trolling
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littlebro07 05/10/19 4:08:16 PM #60: |
DarkRoast posted...
Set the Bixby Key to launch the Google Camera for maximum trolling I disabled my Bixby key ages ago, might do this instead though. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku 05/10/19 4:11:40 PM #61: |
The Google camera apk is just software, so can't you just side load it to any Android phone? That would totally negate whatever advantage the Pixel had with its camera.
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littlebro07 05/10/19 4:15:00 PM #62: |
Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
The Google camera apk is just software, so can't you just side load it to any Android phone? That would totally negate whatever advantage the Pixel had with its camera. Yes, per the last several posts --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/10/19 10:11:14 PM #63: |
Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
The Google camera apk is just software, so can't you just side load it to any Android phone? That would totally negate whatever advantage the Pixel had with its camera. That would seem to be the case --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/11/19 6:45:14 PM #65: |
How could Google not find a way to make the imaging software more proprietary?
The S10 has better imaging hardware but worse software. The software was the key. That basically makes the S10 the best Pixel 3. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/11/19 7:18:58 PM #66: |
Night Sight sure is nice to have
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DarkRoast 05/11/19 7:24:31 PM #67: |
BTW, just FYI, the Pixel 3a has a Snapdragon 670, which is significantly weaker than last year's 845. So it's actually a mid-range phone sold a year later at a mid-range price.
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CommonStar 05/11/19 7:26:10 PM #68: |
Damn, didn't the S9 just come out last year? It's already fallen so low in price.
How fast do flagship phones drop in price?! I love my S7 but I can tell it's dying, might get me an S9 now. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkRoast 05/11/19 7:31:05 PM #69: |
Actually, I was wrong. The Pixel 3a's Snapdragon 670 is actually slightly slower than the 2017 Snapdragon 835 in single core, and massively slower in multicore benchmarks.
So the Galaxy S8 is actually a more powerful phone as well, and I'm sure you can get that for much cheaper than the 3a. Plus you get no bezels, an SD card slot and more everything. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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