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Resolution of the panel is FHD+ (2160 x 1080), which might cause some concern for those wondering why it’s not been beefed up to Quad-HD+ (2960 x 1440) like the Samsung Galaxy S9 and LG G7. Honestly, at this size I struggle to decipher any difference between the two resolutions unless I get unnaturally close and really look for individual pixels. This is a perfectly crisp, detailed panel and one that wouldn’t be much better with a higher resolution. Related: Best smartphones 2018 Google has also added HDR support here, with compatible videos on YouTube looking truly stunning. Apparently these phones will support HDR Netflix streams too, but this wasn’t available at the time of review. Actually, Netflix won’t even play in HD on either of my Pixel 3 review devices, so that’s slightly odd. I assume an update will rectify this.
Viewing angles are excellent and there’s enough oomph in brightness to see the screen outside. To my eye it’s not the brightest display around though, and you’ll probably find yourself manually altering the brightness levels a lot more than, say, with an iPhone. Google is going for an accurate representation of colours of the screen of the Pixel 3 and there’s noticeably less saturation in reds and green than you’ll find in a Samsung phone. You can tweak the screen setting slightly with Boosted, Natural and Adaptive options available.
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Adaptive is the default and I haven’t felt the need to change it. Google Pixel 3 – Performance A very obvious theme ran throughout Google’s unveiling of the Pixel 3: specs were barely mentioned. Its thinking is that the software optimisation and how things work are far more important than flashy numbers and huge amounts of RAM. If you are interested in the internals though, here’s a quick rundown: Snapdragon 845, 4GB RAM and 64GB of non-expandable storage with a 128GB model available for £100 extra. It’s the standard spec-sheet for a 2018 flagship phone.
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4GB does seem slightly meagre when there are more and more phones with 6 or 8GB, and the Snapdragon 845 is likely to be replaced in the coming months by a rumoured Snapdragon 855 with 5G support. Yet, having used the Pixel 3 for an extended period, I am not worrying about performance. This thing is fast, churning through everything I can throw at it without lagging or feeling bogged down. Games play smoothly and open as fast as any other Snapdragon 845 phone.
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It is, however, slower than the iPhone XS when opening the same game or app – but then comparing iPhones and Android phones is virtually impossible as there are so many different factors. See the below charts for performance in synthetic benchmark tests. Benchmark results in Geekbench 4 Scores from Antutu 7 The real test for the Pixel 3 will come 12-18 months down the line. That’s when the amount of RAM could become an issue.
We’ll just have to wait and see. Audio quality from the stereo front-facing speakers is truly excellent. As the sound is aimed towards you, it’s not blocked by hands when you’re watching a video and Google Assistant queries can easily be heard across a room. There’s no headphone jack here, but Google does include both a 3.5mm headphone jack adaptor and a pair of perfectly fine USB-C earbuds in the box. These earbuds look a lot like the Pixel Buds from last year and they boast some of the same translation functions too. There’s Bluetooth 5 support too, if you’re more a fan of wireless headphones.
A feature often forgotten about on Android phones is haptics: that vibration buzz you get when a message or call comes through. The vibration on the Pixel 2 was very weak and the one used here is a big improvement. Google seems to know this and as a result you’ll get a lot more small haptic responses throughout the OS. There’s one when you pull down the notification panel and another when you flick through apps.
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