Butwithimprovedbuildqualityand a lotofways, it's a smalldesignupdate, butit's clearlystill a pixel, butit's nowallglassfromtoptobottominbetweenaluminumrails.
Sotypical 2018 fashion.
Butyoustillseethistwotonedfinish, andthat's becausethebottomhalfoftheglassis a sortoftexturedorfrostedin a waythatgivesitthisthissofttouchmattefinish.
Butthere's a lotgoingonheretotheregularsizedpixel.
Threedoesnothavethisnotch, sotheXLdisplayis a 6.3 inch 29 60 by 14 40 flexibleOlegdisplaythatgoesrightuptotheedges.
Asyoucansee, justasclosetotheedgeistheoneplussixoriPhone 10 s oranyotherflagship, andthesmallerpixelthreewithnonotchofshame, has a 5.5 inch 2160 by 10 80 display.
Alsoflexible.
Oh, leadand I'm callingitnowthat's gonnabe a sneakycandidateforsmallphoneoftheyear.
I'd saythey'reonparwiththerazorphonejustformyfirstimpression, although I didn't gettodoanysidebysidesyet.
Soifyou'rethetypeofpersontoputyourphonelikeinitin a cornerof a roomandfillitupwithmusic, youcandothatwiththisphonelike a miniboombox.
And, ofcourse, gamingandwatchingvideosandpersonalaudiowillallsoundreallygood, andthetwofrontfacingcamerasareagain a goodidea.
Electedwhen I sawitwiththe L G V 40 andactuallythinkthesewillbemuchbetterbecausenotonlyaretheyGoogle's camerasandthey'resignificantlybetterandqualityonthepixel, butthedifferencebetweenthestandardandwideangleSelfiecameraisbigger.
Itgoesfrom a 75 degreefieldofviewinthestandardtoe, a 97 degreefieldofview, muchwidernow.
Isthatenoughof a justificationforthishugenotch?
Um, hardtosayatthispoint.
I mean, I guessspeakersthatarethatbighavetohavethatmuchroom.
Butthenagain, thegrillisnotthatbig.
I don't know.
We'llhavetotestitoutforthefullreview, andwe'llseeif I endupgettingusedtoit, justlike I gotusedtonotchesinalltheseotherphone.
Butasofrightnow, that's likethedefiningcharacteristicpeoplethinkofwhen I thinkoftheExcel.
Soletmeknowwhatyouguysthinkofthattradeoff.
Eitherway, that's aboutallit's majorandnewwiththehardwareagain, a smallerpixelthreeis a muchbetterlookingphoneformostpeople.
But I'm willingtogivetheXL a chancebecause I amstill a bigphoneperson.
Andonthecamerathatwealllovesodeeplyonthepixel, itisinfact, upgradedagain, whichhasmeveryexcitednew 12 megapixelsensorat F 1.8 with O I s And, ofcourse, samecameraandtheexcelinthesmallone.
Andyoualreadyknowpixels.
VisualchorusstillhereThat's soimportanttowhitepixels, Ben, I guesstheundisputedsmartphonecamerachampforthepastyear.
TheGoogleLensfunctionalityisnowbuiltintotheviewfinder, Sowithoutevensnapping a photo, youcouldjustpointthecameraat a businesscard.
A restaurantmenu.
It'llpullinfolikeanemailaddressor a phonenumberforyoutoonetouchcallorcomposedshUSHmodeis a newfeaturethatliterallyjustsetyourphonetosilentordonotdisturbmode.
Whenyouputitfacedownon a table.
NiceAndthere's alsonow a callscreeningfeaturepoweredbyGoogleDuplexcominglaterandrollingouttoahcouplecitiesat a time.
Butbasically, whenyouget a call, youcanaccept, rejectorsenttocallscreen, wherethatpersoncallingyouwillinteractwithyourGoogleassistantandyou'llsee a livetranscriptionofthatinteractionwhileithappensandyoucandecidetocutthemofforpickupunreal.
Andthen, accordingtoGoogle, because I asked, uh, everythingexceptforshashmodethat I justtalkedaboutwillbeexclusivetoPixelthree, notcomeintopixeloneorpixeltwo.
Soeventhoughit's justsoftware, it's technicallystill a pixelthreefeature.
Andlike I said, I stillthinkthatsmalleroneisprobablygonnabetheone.
A lotofpeoplearemoreattractedtosmallones, startingat 7 99 andpixelthree x l startsat 8 99 I guess I'm justhappythatphonesthisyear, whentheyhave a smallversionand a bigversion.
Now, asidefromthephones, Googlealsohad a coupleotherhardwareannouncementstoday.
Firstofall, thepixelintheboxcomeswithan 18 Whatfastchargerand a pairof U.
S.
B.
C headphonesinthebox.
Theywantedeveryonetoknowthatthey'rethesamestyleasthepixelbuds, and I have a lotofthefunctionalitytobuttonoptionalaccessorythey'rebuildingiscalledthePixelStand, andit's a wirelesschargerthatalsotriggers a doctorGoogleassistantmode.
Soit's liketurningyourphoneinto a Googlehomefor 79 bucks, andclearlythespeakersaremeanttobeloudenough, sothat's aninterestingpropositionfor a nightstand.
There's alsonow $150 GoogleHomeHubwith a displayand a couplenewcolors.
Obviously, having a seveninchtouchscreenmakesfor a muchmoreuserfriendlyandinteractiveGoogleassistantexperience.
So I thoughtthatwasprettycool.
Andthere's alsonowthisnewpixelslate, which I'm gonnabehonest.
It's a coollookingtablet, butwhen I usedittwoweeksago, itlookedlike a Laghistutteringmess.
Butthatwasjust, youknow, stilllateprototypeface.
I'm gonnareservejudgmentonthatonetill I handle a finalversion.