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Sure, there are hardware components that matter. The Pixel 3 now has a glass back. The larger portion of the back is now a matte glass, while the top remains glossy.
Its dual-tone construction is what makes it undeniably a Pixel phone. This glass back is also what enables wireless charging. The 6. Are you a Just Black kind of phone person?
Clearly White? Or are you into Not Pink, my personal favorite, which is neutral-toned with just the slightest hint of a flush, like the white Pixel just walked up a flight of stairs? Color tones matter. It also ran without a hitch—except when the camera app froze a couple times as I tried to switch apps.
Finally, camera hardware matters—somewhat. The Pixel 3 now has two front-facing camera lenses, which means you can take an extra-wide-angle selfie by opening up the field of view with a sliding tool.
This is one of my new favorite camera features on the Pixel 3. But to consider the Pixel 3 is to consider its software above anything else. A feature like Photobooth, borrowed from the Google Clips camera, auto-captures a series of selfies for you. Top Shot is another another AI-powered tool, one that more than one Google worker told me was the most significant feature of the new camera.
Top Shot is supposed to select the best shot of all of the frames captured in a motion photo—the shot where everyone is smiling and looking at the camera with their eyes are open, and where nobody has walked into the frame. But every time I took a motion photo, I went to the "film strip" of stills below the photo and there were no Top Shot suggestions in sight. With Super Res Zoom on the new Pixel 3, you can zoom in on objects far away and expect a crisper image.
Pixel 2 doesn't have "Super Res Zoom," but here's a similar photo captured with the Pixel 2. Other aspects of the new camera showed notable improvements. Even without the Night Sight feature onboard, low-light photos looked better in general than those captured on the Pixel 2. You can see this in the included photos.
The AR effects on the new Pixel have been upgraded as well. Now the company is doing pretty remarkable AR tricks on standard phone hardware, something Apple has also achieved. This dispatches a version of the Google Assistant to answer incoming phone calls in your place.
Then it keeps them on hold to give you time to make a decision about whether to answer the call. In the picture above, for example, the third-party cable on the left is only able to charge an Android smartphone. It looks very dated but it works. You could also take a look at G Cloud Backup.
Want to preserve every last drunken text message for posterity? You can store backups on your computer and send them via email. You can also use the app to schedule regular backups. Nearly every smartphone manufacturer out there offers some kind of backup solution for your device.
Most of them are shifting away from computer-based backups to easy switching apps that let you port across your contacts, photos, messages, and the rest. If you have rooted your Android device, then you should have a look at Titanium Backup. Trending News: Nokia 8. Previous Next.
Many of you will be using Google Pixel 3 and enjoying the best experience. A feature like Photobooth, borrowed from the Google Clips camera, auto-captures a series of selfies for you. Additionally, you can wipe the phone, ring it, or secure lock the device at will. What would be your best apps for monitoring system performance on Android? Its starts with Sirin OS, the proprietary Android skin created by Sirin Labs and built from the ground up to secure all possible weak links that could compromise the security of cryptocurrency transactions. This is the feature which allows the users to track any phone calls on the Pixel 3. This one is entirely free and has some decent features.
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