Pixel 3 Review

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Post by endorphone » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 1:45 PM UTC

Re: Pixel 3 Review

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Post by Yhippa » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:01 PM UTC

Very thorough review!

Phone reviews are pretty tough to go by. I'm including users comments on phones. If you're going with a major brand like Google or Apple chances are that your phone will be damn good. For the other tiers do some research to make sure the phone is obviously not bad or you can live with purported issues.

Hopefully you can go with a phone that has a decent return policy in case it's not great.

The reason I'm typing this is because if you go online for phone reviews you will probably only get an iPhone. There are plenty of great phones out there where minor issues get blown out of proportion.

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Post by bufferoverflow » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:12 PM UTC

The phone is good, but the price is nuts. I'd rather have a disposable Chinese phone and spend the difference on Sony A7 III.

Re: Pixel 3 Review

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Post by kyriakos » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #3

The phone is good, but the price is nuts. I'd rather have a disposable Chinese phone and spend the difference on Sony A7 III.

As much as I appreciate the software efforts put in this but hardware wise a Chinese phone offers the same stuff for half the price.

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Post by wffurr » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:17 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #3

The phone is good, but the price is nuts. I'd rather have a disposable Chinese phone and spend the difference on Sony A7 III.

That's a $2000 camera, almost three times as expensive as the Pixel 3, not counting the cost of the cheaper phone.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:21 PM UTC

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Post by wcfields » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

What I'd like to see in addition to raw stats is stacking up service and warranty.

What's kept me an Apple user for high-end laptops and phones is being able to go to a brick and mortar store and walk-out with a replacement device.

Re: Pixel 3 Review

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Post by pkulak » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:35 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #3

The phone is good, but the price is nuts. I'd rather have a disposable Chinese phone and spend the difference on Sony A7 III.

I'd rather use a string between two cans and spend the difference on a Mercedes.

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Post by robertAngst » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:38 PM UTC

wcfields wrote: post #7

What I'd like to see in addition to raw stats is stacking up service and warranty. What's kept me an Apple user for high-end laptops and phones is being able to go to a brick and mortar store and walk-out with a replacement device.

Ive been doing the 'buy 2' high quality products instead of the 'buy 1 apple product'.

Now, I dont actually buy 2 products, but I simply replace with the latest high end product when I want/need to. I am unsure whats cheaper and better quality.

Im curious in studying this for comparison(I run a consumer website), what are your quality metrics for service and warrenty?

So far I have:

>Time to fix/repair(downtime)

>Cost/deductible/copay

>Annoyance(losing contacts/photos/etc...)

Can you think of anything else?

Re: Pixel 3 Review

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Post by nickthemagicman » Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 5:46 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #3

The phone is good, but the price is nuts. I'd rather have a disposable Chinese phone and spend the difference on Sony A7 III.

Ive had cheap phones. They're miserable. You're waiting for 30 seconds for google maps to open up while you're in traffic and need the directions...no thank you.