- Yo guys.
Jonathan here and the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
hands down had my favorite camera on any smartphone
last year period.
And that has me really excited for the Pixel 3
so much, in fact, that here's why I think it could be
the best smartphone of 2018.
So number one is the fact that Google is actually listening.
So much, in fact, that back in February,
the Google Pixel software team was taking
crowdsourcing ideas directly from users off Reddit
which is kind of surprising.
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That's something I think, you would normally expect it from
a company like OnePlus where they kind of built
their reputation off that but for a giant like Google,
it's kind of refreshing to see.
Without a doubt, we're gonna see hardware iprovements
with the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL but when you combine
Android P and Pixel's specific request from users,
it can only mean a good thing.
So number two, again, the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
camera is incredible and the idea that Google could improve
upon it and make it better is really exciting.
What Google was able to do with a single lens
on the Pixel 2 is crazy, like mind blowing,
and don't @ me, there is not a single smartphone
on the market today that can come close
to what they're doing with portrait selfies.
They're definitely have been some rumors of the Pixel 3 XL
finally adopting a second lens, I'm not sure how concrete
that rumor is but either way, Google did such a great job
with Pixel 2 that I don't care if they include a single lens
or a duel lens, just the fact that it's gonna be better
than the Pixel 2 is enough for me.
So number three, the Pixel 3 and 3 XL should be
a little sexier, now don't get me wrong, the Pixel 2
and Pixel 2 XL, they weren't terrible looking phones
but compared to other flagships,
they definitely looked a little dated.
Based off what we've seen so far, we're definitely gonna see
smaller bezels and for better or for worse, it looks like
the Pixel 3 XL is going to have a notch.
Personally, if I'm gonna confess, I don't hate the notch.
The only thing that looks a little weird to me
is the fact that there's a notch plus a chin.
The point of a notch is to minimize those bezels
so the fact that we have to see the chin there
is a little weird.
On the positive, the chin more than likely means
we should see stereo speakers and I'm a huge fan
of stereo speakers on a smartphone.
It's one of those things that you don't really appreciate
until you have it but when you go back to a phone
that doesn't, it is definitely noticeable.
Now because we're talking about the display,
one giant controversy surrounding the Pixel 2 last year
was the blue tint or the blue shift.
The positive is Google did address that with
the Pixel 2 in later shipments, the downside is you almost
kind of had to roll the dice of whether you're getting
the good display or a bad display but hopefully
with the Pixel 3, that issue is nonexistent
and if that's the case, it's shaping up to be
a fantastic phone.
Now number four is the hope that Google takes
those features that were lacking with Pixel 2
and brings them to the Pixel 3.
At the very least, on the Pixel 3 XL,
I would hope for a higher resolution screen.
1080p on a phone that size in 2018 for a flagship,
I don't think's gonna cut it.
We should definitely see a ramp up
from four gigabytes up to six gigabytes.
I have seen rumors of an eight gigabyte Pixel 3
but I wouldn't hold my breath for that,
that seems more like something OnePlus would do
and definitely not Google.
Two other things I'm hoping for with the Pixel 3
are one, wireless charging, again I'm not gonna bank
on this but I'm gonna cross my fingers
and two is going to be IP68 water resistance.
The Pixel 2 is only IP67 so it's a small thing
but Google, most phones have that certification
so please bring it to the Pixel 3.
Now number five is software or more specifically,
Android P and Google Assistant.
Like I talked about earlier, the Pixel software team
is already listening to feedback from users
so just imagine Android P but fine tuned
for the Pixel 3 XL, completely optimized,
it's going to be amazing.
I've talked about it also earlier this year,
Google Assistant is so far ahead of Siri
that it's not even funny
and I think it's a giant advantage
that Pixel has over the 2018 iPhone.
I've seen rumors of potentially having the ability
to remap the squeeze feature, which would be awesome,
and more so I think it's gonna be the combo
of optimized software with better hardware.
We should see the Snapdragon 845 in addition
to more RAM so it's gonna feel snappier, faster, more fluid.
More than anything though, Google can kind of bring
all that together, improve upon, kind of fill
in those blanks that were missed on the Pixel 2
and make the camera better.
Are you kidding me?
Take my money.
Now as far as availability, the original Pixel
and Pixel 2 were both announced in October respectively
so I would expect the same thing here with the Pixel 3.
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Also, let me know what you are most excited for
with the Pixel 3 and 3 XL.
Thank you guys for watchin'.
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This is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later.