<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
are	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
collectively	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
at	O
the	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
event	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
diminished	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
lineup	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
midrange	O
variants	O
at	O
I/O	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3a	I-Device
and	I-Device
Pixel	I-Device
3a	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
come	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
:	O
'	O
Just	O
Black	O
 '	O
(	O
all	O
black	O
)	O
,	O
'	O
Clearly	O
White	O
 '	O
(	O
white	O
with	O
a	O
mint	O
green	O
power	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Not	O
Pink	O
 '	O
(	O
pink	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
orange	O
power	O
button	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
's	O
bezels	O
are	O
significantly	O
smaller	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
Pixel	B-Device
device	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
display	O
notch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
both	O
run	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
natively	O
and	O
both	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
come	O
with	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
845	O
,	O
Pixel	B-Device
Visual	I-Device
Core	I-Device
(	O
PVC	O
)	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
;	O
and	O
64	O
or	O
128	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
feature	O
glass	O
backs	O
and	O
wireless	O
charging	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
firsts	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
Stand	O
can	O
wirelessly	O
charge	O
at	O
10W	O
,	O
but	O
wireless	O
charging	O
is	O
capped	O
to	O
5W	O
when	O
3rd-party	O
wireless	O
chargers	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
feature	O
front-facing	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
and	O
no	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
also	O
contain	O
Active	O
Edge	O
,	O
where	O
squeezing	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
activates	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
have	O
a	O
12.2megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
but	O
Google	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
has	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
photography	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
wide-angle	O
selfie	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
updated	O
all	O
past	O
Pixel	B-Device
phones	O
with	O
Night	O
Sight	O
Support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Res	O
Zoom	O
-	O
employs	O
Super-resolution	B-Algorithm
techniques	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
resolution	O
beyond	O
what	O
the	O
sensor	O
and	O
lens	O
combination	O
would	O
traditionally	O
achieve	O
using	O
subtle	O
shifts	O
from	O
handheld	O
shake	O
and	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
(	O
OIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
use	O
a	O
separate	O
chip	O
called	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Visual	I-Device
Core	I-Device
(	O
PVC	O
)	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
camera	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
ship	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
phones	O
will	O
get	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
software	O
updates	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
guaranteed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Developers	O
site	O
has	O
flashable	O
factory	O
and	O
OTA	O
(	O
over-the-air	O
)	O
update	O
images	O
up	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
will	O
be	O
updated	O
bringing	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
including	O
:	O
Live	O
captions	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Recorder	O
,	O
New	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
Astrophotography	O
mode	O
and	O
Top	O
Shot	O
for	O
short	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
lacks	O
the	O
voice-unlock	O
feature	O
available	O
on	O
previous	O
Pixel	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
,	O
including	O
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
Mark	O
Spoonauer	O
from	O
Tom	O
's	O
Hardware	O
,	O
and	O
Julian	O
Chokkattu	O
from	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
's	O
camera	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
camera	O
you	O
could	O
get	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
concluded	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
had	O
the	O
best	O
output	O
,	O
qualitatively	O
,	O
after	O
comparing	O
its	O
camera	O
output	O
with	O
other	O
leading	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	O
XS	O
Max	O
,	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
Note	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
technology	O
reviewer	O
Marques	O
Brownlee	O
in	O
his	O
Smartphone	B-Application
Awards	O
video	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
2018	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
&	O
3	O
XL	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
cameras	O
of	O
all	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrei	O
Frumusanu	O
from	O
AnandTech	O
,	O
stated	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
’s	O
Pixels	O
significantly	O
climb	O
up	O
the	O
ladder	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
low-light	O
photography	O
ranking	O
,	O
even	O
putting	O
themselves	O
at	O
a	O
comfortable	O
distance	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
low-light	O
champions	O
,	O
Huawei	O
’s	O
40MP	O
sensor	O
phones	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
night	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
notch	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Swider	O
from	O
TechRadar	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
&	O
3	O
XL	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
the	O
improved	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
OLED	O
screen	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
XL	I-Device
's	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
many	O
quality	O
control	O
issues	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
poor	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
the	O
notch	O
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
no	O
expandable	O
storage	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
higher	O
pricing	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
&	O
2	O
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Martonik	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
Central	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
phones	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
having	O
similar	O
complaints	O
as	O
Swider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
problem	O
is	O
exacerbated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
terminates	O
security	O
patch	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
devices	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
just	O
three	O
years	O
;	O
this	O
vulnerability	O
will	O
affect	O
all	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
4	I-Device
devices	O
unless/until	O
the	O
owner	O
shifts	O
to	O
an	O
alternate	O
operating	O
system	O
such	O
as	O
GrapheneOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
upgrading	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
devices	O
may	O
repeatedly	O
dial	O
emergency	O
services	O
before	O
entering	O
a	O
boot	O
loop	O
;	O
devices	O
may	O
reboot	O
even	O
during	O
the	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
gesture	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
that	O
causes	O
devices	O
to	O
automatically	O
dial	O
emergency	O
services	O
after	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
five	O
times	O
—	O
and	O
while	O
some	O
users	O
report	O
that	O
a	O
stuck	O
power	O
button	O
was	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
other	O
users	O
report	O
that	O
emergency	O
services	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
dialed	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
gesture	O
and	O
Personal	O
Safety	O
app	O
are	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
has	O
imbalanced	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
less	O
pronounced	O
on	O
the	O
smaller	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
larger	O
top	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
said	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
intentional	O
decision	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
used	O
new	O
amplifier	O
technology	O
with	O
advanced	O
speaker	O
protection	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
XL	I-Device
users	O
have	O
reported	O
random	O
notches	O
displaying	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
their	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
loses	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
received	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
said	O
that	O
a	O
fix	O
will	O
be	O
delivered	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
sent	O
some	O
Verizon	O
locked	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
devices	O
to	O
customers	O
that	O
ordered	O
the	O
unlocked	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
may	O
be	O
related	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
released	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
this	O
in	O
the	O
December	O
2018	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
be	O
related	O
to	O
how	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
is	O
handled	O
on	O
the	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placing	O
the	O
phone	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
Stand	O
breaks	O
ambient	O
notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
also	O
already	O
patched	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
said	O
this	O
was	O
by	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
microphone	O
is	O
specifically	O
tuned	O
to	O
reduce	O
background	O
noise	O
,	O
while	O
optimizing	O
the	O
spoken	O
word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
fix	O
this	O
issue	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2019	O
security	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
its	O
warranty	O
automatically	O
opted-in	O
USA	O
and	O
Canadian	O
based	O
users	O
to	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Arbitration	O
Agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2020	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
hardware	O
warranty	O
no	O
longer	O
covered	O
arbitration	O
,	O
court	O
,	O
or	O
class	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
