Google Pixel 3

Overview Google Pixel 3

Important update: this model is updated to Android version 12.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

New smartphone from the company Google got the name Google Pixel 3 and was announced in October 2018 (see all new smartphones 2018). This model is released in the series of smartphones Google Pixel.

Smartphone Google Pixel 3 works out of the box under the operating system Android version 9 Pie. Not every android smartphone boasts that it can be updated to a newer version, but in our case the model Google Pixel 3 updated to Android version 10 (look in the catalog all smartphones on Android 10).

According to the claimed characteristics, the Google Pixel 3 did not receive support for two SIM cards and did not receive support for 5G networks. If it’s very important for you, we recommend to look at the catalog: all smartphones supporting 5G networks and Android phones with dual sim card slot.

Screen, body and battery

5.5-inch P-OLED touchscreen occupies almost the entire area of the front panel of the smartphone Google Pixel 3.. Body thickness 7.9 mm puts the battery in it in capacity 2 915 mAh. As a result, these three important characteristics give us such an idea of the device — big smartphone with thick case and weak battery.

The case of the smartphone is completely protected from water and dust. This model could become a flip smartphone and get into our catalog on a separate page, where all phones with flexible screens are collected. Unfortunately, this did not happen. And therefore, if you are interested in smartphones with such top-end characteristics, we advise you to look at them in our catalog and get a deeper understanding in which direction the entire mobile electronics industry is moving. Perhaps, in a couple of years, every second person on the planet will have such flip smartphones.

Main camera and selfie camera

A selfie camera is located in front of the screen with multiple modules (smartphones with dual selfie cameras): 8 MP Wide + 8 MP UltraWide. Among all the cameras, this we attributed to the segment weak cameras. This model has a front camera as usual at the top of the screen, like 99.9% of all smartphones. But, if this makes you bored, then we can offer smartphones with pop-up front camera. In these models, the front camera is located inside the body and goes up only when you activate the front camera mode. It sounds interesting, but how convenient it is and how long this mechanism will work is not yet clear.

The main camera got one module: 12.2 MP Wide, located on the back of the body. We defined it in the segment very weak cameras at the moment. If you have a little more money, then we suggest adding and buying one of the camera phones, which we sorted separately in our catalog.

Processor and Internal Memory

A smartphone without a processor will not work. And the better the processor, the faster the smartphone works. Google Pixel 3 received 8-core processor Snapdragon 845. The amount of RAM in it is 4 GB.

But, more importantly, it′s the amount of built-in memory for storing your information (photo, video, music, etc.). Here you will receive 64/128 GB. This is again different versions of your choice. The more memory, the more expensive the version of the smartphone. If you want to buy this smartphone, then we recommend taking the maximum option for the amount of internal memory, because this model does not support memory cards.

Price for Google Pixel 3: buy or not to buy?

$250 is the price for Google Pixel 3 at the start of sales. For this money you get a smartphone with a fast processor, a large touch screen, with an ordinary camera for photos and video, and with a conventional front camera. And with such characteristics, the smartphone got into the price segment “Below average smartphones from $200 to $300”, where you can choose any other similar model for a same price.

And how important is the battery capacity in your smartphone? In this model, the battery is very weak. We advise you to look at real long-livers — smartphones with a powerful battery.

Google Pixel 3 will be available after the beginning of official sales. We always recommend that you look at the smartphone before you buy it to make sure that it fits you in all respects — screen size, case materials and build quality, speed and smoothness of the interface, photo and video quality, etc. After you choose a model, then you already look at the different offers from the sellers — you can buy it on the Internet or in the offline electronics supermarket. Buy where you prefer, where there are stocks and discounts, and where the seller guarantees the service of the device under warranty.