2018 Google Pixel 3 and 3XL...😗🎉😵

[tronald1981]

Installing... If banking apps work, most will try it

please update if banking apps work

will certainly try if they do

Thanks!

 

[lordlad0]

Actually for my parents, not bad..

you can buy those android one devices for your parents instead of this.

 

[porky_88]

pixel 3 is cheaper than pixel 3a on singtel now. interesting

 

[scourge]

Pixel 3a are too overpriced for its specs.

 

[Jescowalker]

updating to beta 3 then I test DBS Bank app

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[Vulpix]

3a costs S$659 and 3a XL costs S$779 here. Crazy mark up! You could get easily Xiaomi or Huawei flagships for the price of 3a. Not sure if it's worth to pay google tax just for the camera when Chinese phone flagship camera is similar or better.

I agree with you that the Pixel is overpriced, but I also don't agree on using those China phones. Used before Huawei and Xiaomi, their user interface changes don't even make the phone feel like an Android phone, feels like a pirated iOS interface. While specs is important, the user experience is also just as important. I am sure many of use here feel the same on the interface being important.

Given the choice, I would use a Samsung over Huawei/Xiaomi. I absolutely detest the interface of both phones.

 

[jaspreettttt]

Ppl on the p3 try this. I tried and been using for a couple of days and the phone definitely feels faster.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/bkg89o/solved_pixel_33xl_performance_issues/

 

[laughingPANDA]

I agree with you that the Pixel is overpriced, but I also don't agree on using those China phones. Used before Huawei and Xiaomi, their user interface changes don't even make the phone feel like an Android phone, feels like a pirated iOS interface. While specs is important, the user experience is also just as important. I am sure many of use here feel the same on the interface being important.

Given the choice, I would use a Samsung over Huawei/Xiaomi. I absolutely detest the interface of both phones.

Hahah I'm with you on this one. EMUI and MIUI are really just atrocious but folks who like it like it. Just not for us

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

 

[laughingPANDA]

I'm tempted too. Purely for the new gesture bar. Haha

Am tempted too, but I don't want to install on my 3XL unless the banking, singpass app confirm working. Try it on my Essential PH-1 instead..

Installing... If banking apps work, most will try it

Not using banking apps on my pixel but on my iPhone. However I'm still contemplating on whether to enroll into beta for my 3XL. Just did it on my essential. The gesture in comparison to iOS still not as buttery smooth.

But the most important issue that irks me is because of the new swipe right or left for back gesture. Because of material design, most of the sub menus are activated using this gesture but because of the new back gesture with the removal of the back button, there's a conflict now. Instead of pulling out the sub menus it always goes back. It's because of this that I'm hesitating on pulling the trigger

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

 

[Jescowalker]

Beta 3 got option to give you back 3 buttons if y'all interested in that

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[JuXn5566]

I agree with you that the Pixel is overpriced, but I also don't agree on using those China phones. Used before Huawei and Xiaomi, their user interface changes don't even make the phone feel like an Android phone, feels like a pirated iOS interface. While specs is important, the user experience is also just as important. I am sure many of use here feel the same on the interface being important.

Given the choice, I would use a Samsung over Huawei/Xiaomi. I absolutely detest the interface of both phones.

Not sure how long since you last approached Huawei/Xiaomi UI because I don't see much resemblance with their last iteration. I feel it could be just your prejudice based on the look. If it's aesthetic or design issue, you can simply download a theme. If you find it lacking an app drawer, you can simply download a third party launcher. As if it's an issue of placement of certain buttons or settings, no one can be sure which location is the best for the user.

Huawei/Xiaomi recent UI design are pretty much in line with material design on stock Android Pie, rounded corners and white background everywhere. The new gesture and dark mode announced on Android Q, were already on Huawei/Xiaomi UI for quite sometime. I am surprised Android Q actually followed the gesture used in Huawei/Xiaomi UI. Samsung UI used to be a mess in the past, I am glad they improved it recently with One UI initiative.

 

[laughingPANDA]

Beta 3 got option to give you back 3 buttons if y'all interested in that

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Hahah abit defeats the purpose leh if we go back to the 3 button layout lol.

Not sure how long since you last approached Huawei/Xiaomi UI because I don't see much resemblance with their last iteration. I feel it could be just your prejudice based on the look. If it's aesthetic or design issue, you can simply download a theme. If you find it lacking an app drawer, you can simply download a third party launcher. As if it's an issue of placement of certain buttons or settings, no one can be sure which location is the best for the user.

Huawei/Xiaomi recent UI design are pretty much in line with material design on stock Android Pie, rounded corners and white background everywhere. The new gesture and dark mode announced on Android Q, were already on Huawei/Xiaomi UI for quite sometime. I am surprised Android Q actually followed the gesture used in Huawei/Xiaomi UI. Samsung UI used to be a mess in the past, I am glad they improved it recently with One UI initiative.

I think we use pixels for what it is right outta box. If you get a phone and you still gotta theme it and download launchers and stuff it just means that the design is lacking and don't suit the person's taste.

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

 

[iron2000]

Is Pixel 3a better than Pixel 2?
Or maybe best to wait for Pixel 4.
But in the end the specs sure will be lesser than expected.

They release 3a so they can make 4 very expensive?

Too bad the $399 is USD not SGD, lol
(Wait long long lol)

 

[TakKiu]

Ppl on the p3 try this. I tried and been using for a couple of days and the phone definitely feels faster.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/bkg89o/solved_pixel_33xl_performance_issues/

How do you disable digital wellbeing? I'm using p2xl btw.

 

[iron2000]

How do you disable digital wellbeing? I'm using p2xl btw.

Its there in the text:

So I went in to my settings clicked on Digital Wellbeing, clicked the 3 dots on the top right and turned off usage access.

I can do it this way on my Pixel 2 fine.

 

[Vulpix]

Not sure how long since you last approached Huawei/Xiaomi UI because I don't see much resemblance with their last iteration. I feel it could be just your prejudice based on the look. If it's aesthetic or design issue, you can simply download a theme. If you find it lacking an app drawer, you can simply download a third party launcher. As if it's an issue of placement of certain buttons or settings, no one can be sure which location is the best for the user.

Huawei/Xiaomi recent UI design are pretty much in line with material design on stock Android Pie, rounded corners and white background everywhere. The new gesture and dark mode announced on Android Q, were already on Huawei/Xiaomi UI for quite sometime. I am surprised Android Q actually followed the gesture used in Huawei/Xiaomi UI. Samsung UI used to be a mess in the past, I am glad they improved it recently with One UI initiative.

The P20 was my latest Huawei experience. The Huawei did not have an app drawer which I absolutely hated, and the settings menu was not pleasant to deal with. I just hate how it looked in general, a launcher does not solve anything.

My experience with Xiaomi was a few months ago and MIUI still looks godawful at the Xiaomi store. I don't like the settings menu setup too, don't like the default launcher as well, and specially don't like the pulldown menu.

Samsung's One UI is fantastic, I would say it's a bit better than the Pixel in some ways. And I say this as a Pixel 3 XL owner.

 

[chiaRH]

I think we use pixels for what it is right outta box. If you get a phone and you still gotta theme it and download launchers and stuff it just means that the design is lacking and don't suit the person's taste.

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

i would argue that the philosophy of android is you can personalise it to your liking and this applies even to stock android phones like some people prefer swiftkey some prefer the google keyboard

using a phone out of the box, no launcher no customising etc that sounds more like the apple ecosystem mindset where you really do use what is provided, like it or not (cos you aren't offered variety of choice unlike android)

 

[laughingPANDA]

Is Pixel 3a better than Pixel 2?
Or maybe best to wait for Pixel 4.
But in the end the specs sure will be lesser than expected.

They release 3a so they can make 4 very expensive?

Too bad the $399 is USD not SGD, lol
(Wait long long lol)

To be honest, I would go for a P2 or P2XL over the 3A given that the camera is largely similar with probably better processors (SD835) and on top of that, you can get the former devices at lesser than the starting price of 659.

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

 

[laughingPANDA]

i would argue that the philosophy of android is you can personalise it to your liking and this applies even to stock android phones like some people prefer swiftkey some prefer the google keyboard

using a phone out of the box, no launcher no customising etc that sounds more like the apple ecosystem mindset where you really do use what is provided, like it or not (cos you aren't offered variety of choice unlike android)

This is true but I would think that people who uses a pixel (myself included) use it because we like the looks of stock Android. Keyboard is just a small part of the whole thing but usually when people download launchers like Nova, it is to make the phone look like stock.

I mean to each his own but I for one cannot never get myself to use a HW or XM device because of how they look. In addition the weird permissions they require in order to use some of the most basic apps

Posted from PCWX using Pixel 3 XL

 

[keemmeng]

If there’s hardware issues with the Pixel handset, where can we get it looked into ?

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