The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are now official
Google has launched the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL in India. The phone will be available for pre-order from October 11 and will be in stores from November 1. Like the high-end Apple iPhone XS, or the Galaxy Note 9, the Pixel 3 phones from Google are expensive phones. The Google Pixel 3 price in India starts from Rs 71,000 while the Pixel 3 XL will be on sale with a price of Rs 83,000.
These prices are for the 64GB variants of the Pixel and the Pixel 3 XL. The 128GB variant of the Pixel 3 will cost Rs 83,000 while the Pixel 3 XL (128GB) will cost Rs 92,000. In addition Google has said that the Pixel 2 XL will continue to sell in the Indian market with a price of Rs 45,499. Both the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL will also be available with monthly EMI scheme where a user will have to pay Rs 3,944. « In addition, current Google Pixel and Nexus phone owners will have special loyalty offers from Flipkart and our participating offline retail partners including Reliance, Croma, and other leading stores, » said a Google spokesperson.
Since the launch of the Pixel series in 2016, Google has focussed on the camera performance of its phones in a major way. That focus continues with the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL. Although the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL come with single — most likely the same — 12-megapixel camera similar to the one in the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL, once again Google is adding a number of unique features that may help the Pixel 3 XL and the Pixel 3 compete with the likes of the iPhone XS and the Note 9 that have dual cameras.
For zoom functionality, Google has added a feature called Super Res Zoom that will help the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 users zoom into a frame before they click a photo. How well this will work, and whether it will be able to compete with optical zoom offered by phones like the iPhone XS and the Note 9 is something we will only know once the new Pixel phones reach users.
In addition, the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL camera app will continue to use the smart algorithms to offer features like HDR+. In addition Google is also adding Night Sight and Top Shot modes to the Pixel 3 camera.
The rear camera in the Pixel 3 uses a F1.8 lens. On the front, however, camera hardware changes. The Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL comes with two cameras: one a regular 8-megapixel camera, and a separate 8-megapixel that has a wide-angle lens for group selfies.
Google has continued with the usual dual-tone design that uses glass and metal for the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL. But in addition to Just Black and Clearly White, a new Not Pink colour has been added to the line-up.
Just like other high-end phones, the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL too come with the top-end hardware. The Pixel 3 has a 5.5-inch screen, without a notch. The Pixel 3 XL comes with a 6.3-inch screen. Both phones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, both come with 4GB RAM and both have up to 128GB internal storage.
Google also says that the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL are fairly « tough » phones. « Pixel 3 is IP68 water and dust resistant and has a security chip custom-designed by Google called Titan M, making it the most secure phone the company has built yet. Titan M enhances mobile security behind the scenes by protecting your unlock credentials, disk encryption, app data, and the integrity of the operating system code itself. Powered by Android 9 Pie, Pixel 3 comes with the latest Android operating system, » says the company.
