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Google Will Launch the Pixel 3 and 3 XL 'Lite' on Verizon in Spring 2019, Report Says (androidpolice.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Speaking to a source familiar with the company's plans, we've learned that Google intends to launch two new Pixel smartphones on Verizon in early spring 2019 -- the Pixel 3 and 3 XL "Lite." An exact announcement date and pricing are not yet known. A Pixel 3 Lite prototype was leaked on a Russian tech blog last month, fueling rampant speculation about where the phone would be sold and how it would be positioned in Google's larger smartphone lineup. Later, renders of the 3 Lite and a larger XL variant were released by OnLeaks. These "Lite" Pixels will be the first phones in the mid-range Google has released since the Nexus 5X, which launched at $379 in the US in 2015.
WHO CARES?
Phone needs to be in a 250 to 300 range to be bought. Judging by the estimated price, one should either go for a flagship or a cheap xiaomi or android one device. It won't sell very well unless the camera is basically the same as the Pixel 3.
And can these phones compose poetry on the fly and whisper it in my headphone jack?
...we've learned that Google intends to launch two new Pixel smartphones on Verizon in early spring 2019 -- the Pixel 3 and 3 XL "Lite."...
A multibillion company that can't get messaging right on itswholly owned platform launches new products... Why should I care?
I Prefer something that works and has useful features.
But sure, some people use iPhone in spite of all that
Bring back Nexus, but keep the good camera tech and 3.5mm and SD slot and larger battery for a lower price and maybe I'll look at it
The camera is basically the only thing the pixel brought to the table, and Google has tried too hard to be apple, both their products are dirt at the moment
The "Lite" is rumoured to have a 5.5inch screen - bigger than the already too-big 5X.
There was a time when the aim for phones was to make them so small you could accidentally swallow them. Now there's a race to make them the size of a Psion Series 5.
Can someone please make a Linux phone that isn't a partial abortion?
Also find a real manufacturer, as Google's hardware is not only bad looking, but lacking major features
On Verizon? We're not past this carrier locked nonsense yet? Sheesh.
Will it have a functional antenna in areas with marginal signal? (I made the mistake of getting a Pixel 1 and still can't use it in one of the two places where I spend most of my time. Works great outside, absolutely refuses to pull in more than 1xRTT indoors. On the rare instances when it picks up LTE, it lasts for about 5-10 seconds before falling back. Disabling VoLTE doesn't help - voice comms are spotty too. Countless others have reported similar problems with the 1 and the 3. It's the reason I skipped the 2 and judging from the anecdotal reports of similar problems with the 3, I have to write off the entire line. Root cause seems to be that compared to Motorola, the hardware/antenna/baseband part was designed by HTC, who are known to be less-than-competent (compared to Motorola) in that business.
My annoyance isn't really with the phone, it's with the industry "standard" that every review of every phone on every site concentrates solely on software -- software which doesn't do much good if it can't actually receive or transmit RF in the longer LTE bands, let alone the short ones.
Would be nice to see at least some discussion about reception. If the PC reviewing sites can set up test rigs for heat/power/stability every time someone comes out with a new motherboard, surely it's an underserved market for phone reviews: could be as simple as making a makeshift Faraday cage out of chicken wire and gradually lowering it / moving it around the phone and observing RSRQ/RSRP while streaming video and seeing when/where dropouts occur.
tl;dr: Reviewers: get your shit together and evaluate what is arguably the most important part of a cellular phone -- the part where the phone talks to the cells.
Their phones are tremendously over-priced for what you get, and when there are issues and defects they sweep it under the rug. No refunds. You have to wait until there's patch. If there is one.
No want.
Headphone jack? No. I'll pass. Thanks.
>"These "Lite" Pixels will be the first phones in the mid-range Google has released since the Nexus 5X, which launched at $379 in the US in 2015."
Too late. I (and probably many, many others) moved on, after waiting years for a nice, affordable, capable phone from Google to replace the Nexus 5 (the last one meeting the criteria). I bought a Moto G5+ from Costco for $189 and couldn't be more pleased. Plus, unlike the Nexus/Pixel, it has an SD card, which as been EXTREMELY useful. Also still has a headphone jack (as does the Moto G6).
iPhones do work. And best of all, they get timely OS patches and upgrades for many many years (at least 5).
But the software is shit. And the hardware is slightly worse shit
Says the person probably using windows 10. LUL.
Hey google. Iâ(TM)m not buying your POS phones. Especially if your going to restrict what network I can use it on at launch. Fuck you.