We've seen the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Apple has unveiled its iPhone XS lineup, but the Android faithful also have a flagship handset to look forward to: the Pixel 3.
Google's Pixel event is set for Tuesday, Oct. 9, and we'll likely see more than just phones. But for smartphone enthusiasts, there is plenty to look forward to.
In August, Russian blog Rozetked said it said it had an actual 3 XL unit that Google, um, misplaced.
But over the weekend, Engadget's Richard Lai got his hands on what appears to be the Pixel 3 XL at a Hong Kong electronics store. "Even though this is an unreleased product, everything seems to check out," he writes of the 6.3-inch device. The phone he snagged runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip and sports a 2,960-by-1,440-resolution display. There's only 4GB of RAM, but "I'm willing to bet that there's a higher-end version with maybe 6GB or more RAM," Lai suggests.
In May, Bloomberg also reported that the Pixel 3 will not include an iPhone X-like notch, but its larger sibling will include the controversial cutout. This seems to be born out by renders on MySmartPrice. The Pixel 3 XL Lai tried out does include a notch, but it looks "weird," he writes.
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Rumors tip a Pixel 3 measuring 145.6 by 68.2 by 7.9mm while the Pixel 3 XL is a bit of a behemoth at 158 by 76.6 by 7.9mm. The display on the 3 is likely to measure 5.3 inches. It will also reportedly come in a new mint color.
It looks like Google is committing to one rear camera in the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. It goes against the industry trend and is a bit of a boast about how powerful that one lens is supposed to be thanks to an updated Visual Core chip.
You can expect two cameras to be tucked into the notch on the front of the 3 XL, according to 9to5Google, which cites a source as saying that Google is planning on branding the resulting shots as "Super Selfies."
That rear camera is 12.2MP and the two front-facing ones are 8.1MP each, according to yet another Russian leak.
Rozetked tweeted out a video that demonstrates wireless charging. This is not a surprise considering XDA found evidence of wireless charging in the Android P Developer Preview in early June.
PCMag will be at Google's event tomorrow, so stay tuned for all the details at 11 a.m. ET. You can also watch a live stream of the event in the video above.