Smartphone with advanced artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence instead of a normal camera
Yesterday, October 9, representatives Google An official presentation of the Pixel 3 and 3 XL smartphones was held. These are some of the most anticipated models of 2018.
The presentation was held full review Pixel 3 and 3 XL announced prices and talked about the design features of the new products. Version XL received dual camera with a powerful speaker. The model’s screen is 6.3 inches, resolution – 2960 x 1440 px.
Pixel 3 and 3 XL review and prices
The 5.5-inch Pixel 3, whose screen resolution is 2160 x 1080 px, has a “wide chin”, and in the basic version the frames were made wider. Both this model and the older one - XL - work on Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Perfect graphics are thanks to the Adreno 630 adapter.
RAM for both models is 4 GB. Battery capacity is 2,915 mAh for Pixel 3 and 3,340 mAh for 3 XL. There is a wireless charging option.
The Pixel 3 has a Visual Core coprocessor, which processes images with a larger color range than HDR+. This model also has a Google Lens option to analyze all objects in real time. This option was previously available as separate application, and will now be built into the camera.
Both smartphones run on Android 9 Pie OS with Pixel enhancement. The Tips assistant will tell you about all the functions of the gadget.
Pixel 3 is priced at $799. Pre-orders have already begun.
What is interesting about Google smartphones today is that they do not chase huge numbers, but at the same time they delight with the quality of user experience and camera. That is, the tactics are the opposite of many vendors who like to add 1 more lens, or increase the number of gigabytes random access memory, hoping that this will attract users. This creates the impression that we can move forward only by increasing capacity and increasing the cost of iron. But no, Google directly tells us that we can still think about optimizations. The latest smartphones Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are another striking example of this.
The devices are very similar to each other. In fact, their main differences are only in screen size and battery capacity. Otherwise, they are assembled from the same components.
| System: | Android 9 Pie |
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| RAM: | 4 GB |
| Inner memory: | 64/128 GB |
| Memory card: | No |
| Main camera: | 12.2 MP, 1.4-micron, phase focusing, f/1.8 aperture, optical stabilization |
| Front-camera: | 8 MP, autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, 75-degree view + 8 MP, fixed focus, f/2.2 aperture, 97-degree view |
| Wireless interfaces: | Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, NFC, GPS |
| Accumulator charging: | 18W, USB-C PD, Qi wireless format |
| Fingerprint's scanner: | Eat |
| Moisture protection: | IP68 |
In addition, both models have stereo speakers. But it is worth noting that there is no headphone jack.
The Pixel 3 XL has a larger screen - 6.3 inches with a resolution of 2960x1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The Pixel 3 is 5.5 inches with a resolution of 2160x1080 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio. Both are made using OLED technology and protected by glass.
In addition, the Pixel 3 XL received a 3430 mAh battery, and the Pixel 3 had a 2915 mAh battery, 17% smaller. There are also dimensions of 76.7 × 158.0 × 7.9 mm and a weight of 184 g versus 68.2 × 145.6 × 7.9 mm and 148 g for the Pixel 3.
They also have differences in appearance. Pixel 3 XL with bangs. More compact without it. However, they report that the “bangs” can be hidden programmatically through the settings.
Let's also add about the camera that Google has updated the application itself and has also given the ability to change the strength of the bokeh effect when creating portraits. .
Support and updates
Many people continue to traditionally love Google products because the company has been working on them for a long time, and does not abandon them for the next year. Western media reports that Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices will receive updates until October 2021.
And again about the numbers
We find it extremely amusing to see how Google uses its brain power to achieve more impressive results than other vendors on seemingly less impressive hardware. Of course, the features and general features of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are still worth looking at in the near future, when the devices undergo full testing by both journalists and users in real life.
But we can assume that Google's flagships will not be inferior in terms of at least already released flagships from other manufacturers. At the same time, the company is not afraid to use only 1 lens for the main camera, and install only some 4 GB of RAM.
A new smartphone from Google, which was introduced on October 9, 2018. The new product has a recognizable appearance, in which the models of the previous generation are easily recognizable.
The device is made of glass of two different textures: top part The back is covered with smooth and glossy glass, and the bottom is covered with matte and rough glass, which houses a fingerprint scanner. So the manufacturer drew analogies with the previous generation models, and at the same time increased the conductivity back cover. Below it is now a wireless charging module with support chargers up to 10 watts.
The hardware of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL is made up of Snapdragon 845 processors, 4 GB of RAM and only 64/128 GB of internal storage, which, moreover, cannot be expanded MicroSD cards. The battery also let us down. Its capacity in the older version is 3430 mAh versus 3500 in its predecessor. However, as stated on stage, the autonomy of the new product has not deteriorated one iota, and thanks to fast wireless charging, recharging your smartphone will be even easier than before. The prices at which the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will go on sale start at $799 and $899 for the younger and older versions, respectively.
The Pixel 3 XL's display is not only as good, it's superior iPhone display XS Max and Galaxy Note 9 on a number of indicators, which makes it the best solution For mobile devices. This conclusion, based on the results of a comprehensive study, was made by experts from the DisplayMate laboratory, which specializes in testing the quality of displays. electronic devices. The only indicator that disqualifies the display from the best of the best rankings is its brightness.
We expect the release of new smartphones in October. Their development should be carried out by the guys from HTC, who previously worked on the Pixel 2. It’s difficult to say how important the hardware market is to Google, but it seems to me that it is not interested in it. Released by Google own smartphones just for the sake of some prestige. Still, a company with its own system should demonstrate Android solutions, which in theory can serve as an example for others. In reality, we don’t see any example, and all the beauty of the Pixel camera is due only to the software. This is why the Pixel 4 must be a major leap, otherwise we will face another failure.
In 2017, Google introduced Instant Tethering technology. Using it you can share the Internet via Wi-Fi. At launch, the technology was supported only by smartphones from the Pixel and Nexus lines. This way it was possible to quickly distribute Wi-Fi from Pixel XL to Pixel C, for example. Pixel, Nexus 6 and Nexus 5X smartphones acted as the Internet source. For the function to work, 6.0 was required on the receiver, and 7.1.1 on the host. In this case, both devices had to use general Google Account.
Over the past few years, Google has gone from being just a creator operating system Android has become a fairly successful smartphone manufacturer with its . Having successfully started in 2016 with the very first Pixel, already in 2018 we received one of best smartphones in general in person Google Pixel 3. However, this is still a flagship device, not accessible to everyone, and for several months now there have been rumors of a “pixel” smartphone in the mid-price range. And if this really happens, then new phone will become one of the most important devices companies in 2019.
Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL were introduced on October 9, 2018. The devices were initially not very warmly received by society due to the ridiculous cutout of the Pixel 3 XL, but fans of the brand understood all the features of Google phones, so they did not focus on appearance. But could the Pixel 3 live up to the expectations of even the most dedicated users of the line? This is what we will talk about today.
Hello, dear readers of the site site. This year, Google's presentation was especially wonderful, but not at all because the company showed a lot of cool new interesting devices, but because it was done in just one hour, for which I thank them very much.
There weren’t that many really new interesting things, let’s take a quick look and see what Google showed in 2018.
As usual, at the beginning there was a lot of blah blah blah about technology, about searches, about everything that Google, in her opinion, makes our lives better. At the same time, the same control panel digital reality still haven't been released. Even for pixel owners like me, it is not available. I tried to sign up for the beta but apparently I'm not good enough.
About the same when it will appear for everyone android users no word yet. Likewise, a digital assistant that can make phone calls, make restaurant reservations, or answer calls is still not available. They promise to roll it out to pixel owners later this year, but exactly when is not clear.
It can show music, give weather, announcements of news or events that you have coming up today on the calendar, or help you cook and show recipes, youtube, music and everything you need in the kitchen on one display, on one column, naturally with google assistant 
Definitely The best way Set a timer for three minutes when boiling the eggs. Honestly, I've been wanting something like this for a long time home, exactly the digital assistant from Google on one screen with a normal column, which would stand in the kitchen.
So far, those solutions from third-party manufacturers that already exist either look pretty dumb, like JBL’s, or are not available on our market, like .
Next new product - Pixel Slate. This is a development of the pixel book line, which has turned into just such a tablet with a case, a keyboard and the ability to use a stylus for drawing. You can buy it as a tablet separately, you can buy it complete with a case, a keyboard, you can use it in this or that format.
By according to google- This is an excellent device for both work and entertainment. They promise 12 hours from battery, excellent sound through the speakers, nice design with rounded edges and 2.5D glass. It will contain the most latest version Chrome OS, and it will always be the latest, because the tablet will be updated in the background.
All google apps, All google services, plus the recent ability to install an application from Android and all this is as safe as possible, because everything is monitored built in antivirus system, which will protect you from all problems on the network.
Despite the fact that all this looks like something, the big advantage of this keyboard case is that you can fix the tablet in it in any position, and not just one - provided by the manufacturer.
The rear magnetic panel will fix the tablet at any angle of deviation of the screen from the keyboard. But the keyboard itself suspiciously resembles a similar one from LG, also with round keys.
All this fun will be worth it 600 dollars for the tablet itself, more 200 bucks you'll have to get rid of the case and keyboard. Those who need a stylus will need to fork out more 100 dollars.
A big plus is that using a cable the tablet can be connected to large monitor and use Chrome OS on a full-fledged desktop monitor.
Well, the most important and at the same time the most unexpected announcement is Google phone Pixel 3, which leaked online a long time ago, for which .
And it would be great for Google to be self-irony and show at the beginning not only top Western bloggers, but also our Ukrainian colleague who was the first to leak a new 3xl pixel online, but apparently Google doesn't have enough of a sense of humor to do that.
Therefore, there was nothing particularly surprising to us, everything was completely confirmed - small Pixel 3 and large Pixel 3xl with huge, disgusting, disgusting bangs, new displays, new camera, a new HDR mode, a new image, a processor that promises us even better, cooler photos.
While the second pixel camera remains one of the best on the market in this moment, if not the best. And all this, unfortunately, is nothing new in the design that we saw.
Will white phone, black phone and color phone not pink. I listened several times during the presentation because I couldn’t understand if they were really saying the color. "not pink"- but no, if you go to Google, there are three color options: all-white, all-black and “not pink.”
Unfortunately they killed my favorite color - black and white panda with an orange button, there will be white with a turquoise button, pink I don’t remember which one and completely black without any color accents.
A big plus is the prices, which start from $799 behind basic version 3 pixels, 3XL at 64 gigabytes will cost 899$ - yes, this is a lot, but against the background of new iPhones, against the background Samsung Note and other competitors - this no longer seems such a big price.
There were fears that Google would look at Apple, as it usually does, and raise prices by a couple of hundred, but fortunately this did not happen. The phones can already be pre-ordered and will go on sale on October 18.
As I already said, main feature phones are new camera. They remembered practically nothing else.
A new image processor should make an image even better than now, because the main feature of this camera is not in the matrix, not in the optics, but precisely in how the processor processes these photos, how it makes them HDR, how it combines several images into one ideal image.
Now also in the series that is done during HDR it will be possible to either manually select best shot, or the camera itself will offer to choose the best shot.
If, for example, you are photographing children or a large group, someone blinked or turned away, then with the help of technology Top Shop The camera itself will determine that this photo is better and select the one that it thinks is the best, or this can be done manually.
They also integrated the camera launched last year - it can scan space and extract information from it. Automatic recognition phone numbers, clothing items with search for stores or prices and much more.
Displays, unfortunately, are far from the modern trend of frameless. In small and large pixels there are thin frames only on the sides. In the small one there are huge frames at the top and bottom, and in the big one there is a frame at the bottom, and on top there is a huge bang, which we so hoped would not happen, but she, of course, has been preserved and of course it exists.
The only justification for its existence is what lies behind it 2 selfie cameras and a second stereo speaker, because the pixel still has stereo speakers and there is hope for high-quality sound.
As Google said, pixel owners have an important mission. Official selfie photographers are not always present at parties, so a large company must fit in there and Google decided to install 2 cameras at once in order for as many people as possible to fit in.
Added features augmented reality- you can now place 3D superheroes from comics and movies on a real background and take selfies with them. This function will be called PlayGround and it will come to previous models pixels.
The back panel now looks solid. Even though there are two different materials- soft-touch glass and regular glass - the transition is not felt. For users it is as if it were a single material.
Finally delivered wireless charging and not only was it technologically introduced into the pixels themselves, but they also introduced a proprietary wireless charger, in which the phone is placed vertically, and not placed on top.
It will be compatible with any phones, naturally, that support the QI standard, but it is the pixel in it that will function in a special way. It will work like smart alarm clock with light unobtrusive lighting, will be available google assistant in a special mode and you can also use it as a digital photo frame.
Essentially, this stand will turn the pixel into the center of your digital smart home.
Well google you couldn't surprise us, the only thing I thank you for is that the presentation was so short. It’s completely unclear why you released a video before the presentation in which you tried to tell us that we don’t know anything yet, but on google presentations as it shows...
They even began to build theories that in addition to pixels there would be a mysterious Pixel “X” that would show everyone what a Google Pixel should really be like, but, unfortunately, none of this happened. We are waiting for 4 pixels, we are waiting for the next presentation.
Of the products that were presented today, I personally only wanted Google Home Hub and, as it turns out, new ones have already appeared - these are wired headphones and I would buy them too - they cost 130 dollars.
As for 3 pixels, is it worth updating 2 to 3? Whether this phone is worth looking at at all will become clear after you can get to know it in person.
I hope that this will happen very soon and then we can compare the cameras and understand whether it has really become as cool as Google promised today. I hope this is so and I will have a reason to update.
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The third generation Pixel in XL format retained the appearance features of its predecessor (Google Pixel 2 XL), along with which it acquired an enlarged 6.3-inch diagonal display. Fortunately, the screen has lost its childhood problems (color inversion and pixel burnout when displaying a static image for a long time), but it has grown a very large “bang”. But first things first.
OLED display
The substrate for the display was an OLED matrix with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9, the image on which is displayed in maximum resolution 2960x1440 pixels. The device's screen characteristics include support for HDR and Always On Display technologies, the latter showing not only the time, date and notifications, but also the name of the audio track being played when listening to music. An important feature of the display is the function of enhancing color saturation with an expansion of the sRGB “triangle” color gamut by approximately 10%. Installed on top of the screen protective glass Gorilla Glass 5.
Sensitive edges
The third Google Phone has been assembled at HTC's production facilities. Another interesting “trick” was spotted in the smartphones of the Taiwanese brand - sensitive side edges. They respond to pressure by performing a predetermined action (for example, calling Google Assistant Assistance).
Stock Android
“Under the hood”, the Google Pixel 3 XL has a high-performance 845 “dragon” package, Adreno 630 graphics and 4 GB of RAM. The amount of RAM, by the standards of other flagships, is not enough here, but you need to make allowances for stock Android, and always current version- software updates from the Good Corporation are among the first to arrive on Pixel. Possessing a significant reserve of power for the future, the smartphone has no problems with performance, incl. when working in “heavy” applications.
Photographic talent
Staying true to tradition, the device again uses a single main camera module with a resolution of 12.2 MP. But what a one! Thanks to him, the model occupies a leadership position in the leading ratings of mobile cameras. The main photo module has an optical image stabilization system and fast Dual Pixel PDAF autofocus. The camera also puts principles into play machine learning to obtain the highest quality results. Things are even more interesting with the front camera - it looks at the world around it through two “eyes” with different focal lengths (28 mm and 19 mm, respectively). Protection according to the IP68 standard also speaks in favor of the model, fast charging batteries with a capacity of 3430 mAh and the provision of unlimited storage in the “cloud” for photographs, which in light of the lack of a memory expansion slot becomes especially relevant.