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Mid-Range Google 'Pixel 3 Lite' Leaks With Snapdragon 670, Headphone Jack (9to5google.com)

The first alleged images of the rumored "budget" Pixel 3 have been leaked. The Pixel 3 Lite, as it is being called, looks very similar to the Pixel 3, although it features a plastic build construction, slower processor, and a headphone jack. 9to5Google reports: Just like the standard Pixel 3, there's a display that's roughly 5.56-inches in size, but this time it's an IPS LCD panel at 2220x1080 rather than an OLED panel. Obviously, there's also no notch to be seen on this alleged Pixel 3 Lite. There's a single front-facing camera as well as one speaker above that display, relatively thick bezels on the top and bottom, and a speaker along the bottom of the device as well.

Perhaps most interesting when it comes to the hardware, though, is that there's a headphone jack on the top of the phone. That's certainly unexpected since the Pixel 2 dropped the jack and Google hasn't looked back since. Tests from Rozetked reveal some of the specifications running this device as well. That includes a Snapdragon 670 chipset, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Previous reports have pointed to a Snapdragon 710. Battery capacity on this device is also reported at 2915 mAh and there's a USB-C port along the bottom.
It is rumored to include the same 12MP and 8MP cameras found in the standard Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, which will be a huge selling point for the affordable phone market. The price is expected to be around $400-500.

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  1. Yes DAC, but you forgot about AAC - and ALAC by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Informative

    unless you're talking about AptX HD or LDAC...

    Or AAC streamed directly to supporting devices, which is what AirPods and some Beats headsets use.

    Glad to help you learn something today!

    But then, DSD, high res WAV and FLAC, and other high-res formats are difficult if not impossible on iOS

    You can use apps like VLC to play FLAC quite easily - or you can use Apple Lossless, ALAC.

    Were you not aware iOS supported applications that might use other codecs? Or that Apple has had a losses codec for some time? How odd.

    The difference between Android and IOS being that on iOS, I could choose to use either FLAC or ALAC - on Android I could only choose FLAC. Why people support platforms with less choice is beyond me.

    So correction, I got to help you learn TWO things today!

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    1. Re:Yes DAC, but you forgot about AAC - and ALAC by Baloroth · · Score: 3, Informative

      The difference between Android and IOS being that on iOS, I could choose to use either FLAC or ALAC - on Android I could only choose FLAC.

      Or ALAC, if you want (since libavcodec supports it), because open-source technology is cool like that.

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