[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] george241312:
So i have been in a struggle with new phones of this year.

I had the pixel 2 XL and it was time for me to upgrade as i don't like being a year behind in SOC. had the phone since it came out and haven't had any issues the phone it was fufilling i just wanted a specs update.

I got rid of it and tried numerous phones, one-plus 6, Xiaomi mi 8, Note 8 (placeholder for the moment) Then i got rid of all those phones. (Pix 3 wasnt out yet).

Somehow an iPhone XS Max came to be in my hands and I can say i never liked apple because of their capitalistic ways. The iPhone was very easy to use it does not need the hour long setup process that you have to do when getting a new Android phone.

One thing that impressed me is that the dual speakers on this thing works for ringtones and notification tones, to do that on android i had to root and enable a magisk module for it. Granted it was never designed for it but it was nice to have. Im a bit of an audiophile.

I could not live the ways of the non-root so i went and bought the Pixel 3 XL turned off the iPhone and was excited to get to tweaking and all i have to say is its an OK phone thats not worth its price tag. Compared to the XS max its not worth it to me in a value standpoint. The dual speakers on the thing dont work simultaneously when a ringtone or a notification comes up so its not as loud (its one of my weird quirks of necessity). I got sick of the new gestures and put back the old Nav bars on it because it required too much work to navigate (double swipe for app drawer on pixel 3). Viper4android is one of my necessitys when it comes to android to get premium sound out to my headset and car radio, The quality i got from the XS max was reasonable enough to not care about sound quality but very good. Soon I started to notice how apps would reload constanly because of RAM I for the life of me cannot understand how google can make a phone with 4GB RAM in late 2018(Facepalm), XS max would continue where it left off with an app that i used a day ago (app cache not saved in RAM or something?) Pixel also dont have any face unlocking methods but oneplus 6, Mi 8, Samsung, have it what gives ? Pixel 3 has Too much Vibration going on for simple things like pulling the notification bar down or opening the app drawer.

My sister has the Pixel 1 XL and i compare it to the pixel 3, the screen on the pixel 1 is somehow better than the pixel 3, colors on the pixel 1 are more saturated and pop better(Yes i tried changing the display settings on the pixel 3 to boosted). Its also more responsive somehow. The Display on the XS mas was so adequate that I didint even question about its quality the darks are really nice. The shape of the pixel 3 xl makes it difficut to hold in the hand. Battery life on the Pixel 3 was lousy does not last the entire day. The XS max lasted me a day and a half on a smaller capacity battery. It just goes to show you how software optimization can make a huge impact. The speakers on th Pixel 3 XL were much more crisp then the XS Max but the speakers rattle the phone and i tried to not think about it too much and just ignored it but everytime i played music i get reminded of it so i guess its annoying, now i dont play music on speakers because of it. I dont find myself using the Pixel 3 as much as i was using my pixel 2 or any my previous phones, i keep staring at the XS max for the moment so i went back to it for now.

Now i know the Pixel 3 just got released and alot of the phone can be made better with future software updates and root, mods etc but the price tag on this phone is riduculous for what we are getting 4GB of ram 64 GB standard for $900 ? The gestures are really bothersome to use. The UI on it seems really bland and boring with no color varience from apps.

The notch to me comes down to software. I hate it, because google could have implemented a better way with software to use the notch in its entirety, The whole top and bottom of the notification panel is a waste of space. The notch area is only being used for 35% of its realestate. (The Text is small compared to the size of the notch) information such as time or app notifications or signal bars could be made bigger to fill the size of the notch.

I Feel like google isnt even trying anymore Oneplus is about to release the 6T and that phone looks more promising than the Pixel 3 and its going to be cheaper with more features in tow.

Now i find myself scourging for a Jailbreak for the iPhone, Maybe the 6T will bring me back?