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.

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Why should I care, really?

[bogaboga]

...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?

Re:Why should I care, really?

[Tough Love]

Why does Google keep beating the overpriced vanity product with insignificant market share dead horse?

On Verizon?

[Teckla]

On Verizon? We're not past this carrier locked nonsense yet? Sheesh.

No headphone jack, no SD

[jddj]

No want.

Re:No headphone jack, no SD

[denis-The-menace]

DOA: No headphone jack, no SD

Will not buy

Re:No headphone jack, no SD

[samwichse]

The Lite version ironically has a headphone jack, according to the leaked renders.

Too late

[markdavis]

>"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).

Re:Too late

[guacamole]

I recall very well what a fuckup the LG Nexus 5X was. Pretty much all of those phones boot-looped sooner or later. The Nexus 5X was the only American-market smartphone based on Snapdragon 808/810 SoC with only 2GB of RAM. (Meanwhile folks buying the Moto G4/G5 plus for under 250USD with 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage could laugh all day at people who still thought 5X was a good value).

The screen on many 5X phones developed a yellowish tint and needed a settings option to correct it. This was the only phone I ever owned that had poor contacts in the 3.5mm audio jack. The battery life was horrendous. Every time you turned on the phone, you could literally see the charge going down by 5 percent just loading a web site or checking/writing messages.

Nexus 5X was absolutely the worst, half-assed attempt by google to make a mid-range phone. No wonder that less than one year since the 5X release, the still unsold stock of 32GB model was being unloaded for just 225USD in the following summer. I have never seen such horrendous depreciation, but it was more than justified.

These days, my go-to budget and affordable midrage phones are either Moto G series or Huawei's various Honor phones.

Re:Too expensive

[guacamole]

Amen to that. Starting with about 2015-2016 there was pretty much no reason for anyone to spend more than 300 bucks on an android phone. My current Honor 6X, I got for under 200USD, it has a great screen and camera, great battery life and SD card slot, gets security updates every other month, and runs pretty much the same apps that a 800 dollar Galaxy S9 runs, sans the bloatware (surprisingly, Huawei's Android is actually less bloated than Samsung or LG)

Re:Too expensive

[guacamole]

There is almost no reason to pay more than $200 for a phone, unless you are Apple fan.

You are certainly correct about Apple. I don't mind the more expensive Apple iProducts because they get to run the latest iOS for 6-7 years since the original release date and they're significantly more secure. If I was a big-time drug dealer, tax evader, or a bitcoin fraudster, I'd make sure to get an apple phone because I suspect even the feds are going to have a hard time getting your data out of it. But for most other purposes, Android should suffice.

Re:Does Google/HTC have any RF engineers on staff?

[bernywork]

Funny, I've had the opposite with my HTC U11, it's flawless with the RF side, I'm on constant 4G / LTE. What lets it down is that the software hasn't been updated in a year.