Following months of leak after leak, Google's officially taken the wraps off its Pixel 3 and 3 XL smartphones. The two handsets look exactly like what we saw in all the early photos and renders, and while the element of surprise may be gone, we've still got two impressive Android handsets to talk about.

Without further ado, this is everything you need to know about the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL!

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December 21, 2018 — The Pixel 3's camera receives a DxOMark score of 101

Whenever a new phone comes out, the folks at DxOMark get their hands on one, puts its camera through a series of rigorous tests, and then provide a highly-detailed explaination on everything said camera gets right and where it could improve.

The Google Pixel 3 recently went through this treatment, receiving a final score of 101 that ties it with the Apple iPhone XR as the best single-lens camera you can get on a smartphone.

Here's what DxO had to say about the Pixel 3:

The camera is a great all-around performer in a variety of conditions, and has one of our highest-ever Video scores of 98. Autofocus is extremely fast, and detail preservation is also very good in most conditions. Its flash is also an excellent all-around performer. Target exposures were generally accurate, with good dynamic range, although sometimes images were a bit underexposed. There is some luminance noise and color shading in low light, but in good light, the only artifacts were occasional ghosting and slight color fringing.

December 20, 2018 — Google explains how Top Shot works on the Pixel 3

The Pixel 3's greatest strength is, undeniably, its camera. Google's outfitted it with a heap of intelligent software features to help you get the best possible photos every time you press the shutter button, and one of the most impressive is the feature called "Top Shot."

Top Shot works before and after you press the shutter button when taking a picture to help you capture the perfect moment every time. If someone blinked in a picture you took of them, Top Shot will analyze the scene and suggest a new instance of them where they weren't blinking that you missed. It's pretty magical stuff, and in a post shared on the Google AI Blog, Google explained exactly how this all works.

According to Google, Top Shot was created using what it learned while developing Google Lens and captures up to 90 different images before and after you press the Pixel 3's shutter button. From there, those images go through a series of tests and the two with the highest scores are recommended as alternative shots and given the HDR+ treatment.

When a user opens the Pixel 3 Camera app, Top Shot is enabled by default, helping to capture the perfect moment by analyzing images taken both before and after the shutter press. Each image is analyzed for some qualitative features (e.g., whether the subject is smiling or not) in real-time and entirely on-device to preserve privacy and minimize latency. Each image is also associated with additional signals, such as optical flow of the image, exposure time, and gyro sensor data to form the input features used to score the frame quality.

Pros feature:

.Simple, intuitive software
.Great photo quality
.Excellent selfies
.Sleek, solid hardware
.Loud stereo speakers
.Wireless charging
.Long term software support

Cons:

.No headphone jack
.Occasional camera app stutters
.Pixel 3 has super battery life
.4GB RAM could limit future performance

GOOGLE PIXEL 3 SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMARY

Price In Nigeria
Performance	Octa core
Display	5.5" (13.97 cm)
Storage	64 GB
Camera	12.2 MP
Battery	2915 mAh
Ram	4 GB
Launch Date In India	November 1, 2018 (Official)

SPECIAL FEATURES

Fingerprint Sensor Position	Rear
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes

GENERAL

Quick Charging	Yes
Operating System	Android v9.0 (Pie)
Sim Slots	Single SIM, GSM
Model	Pixel 3
Launch Date	November 1, 2018 (Official)
Brand	Google
Sim Size	SIM1: Nano
Network	4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes

MULTIMEDIA

Loudspeaker	Yes
Fm Radio	No
Audio Jack	USB Type-C

PERFORMANCE

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Graphics	Adreno 630
Processor	Octa core (2.5 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 + 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385)
Architecture	64 bit
Ram	4 GB

DESIGN

Thickness	7.9 mm
Width	68.2 mm
Weight	148 grams
Waterproof	Yes Water resistant, IPX8
Ruggedness	Dust proof
Height	145.6 mm
Colours	Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink

DISPLAY

Display Type	OLED
Aspect Ratio	18:9
Bezelless Display	Yes
Pixel Density	439 ppi
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Screen To Body Ratio Calculated	78.62 %
Screen Size	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Screen Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels
Touch Screen	Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

STORAGE

Internal Memory	64 GB
Expandable Memory	No

CAMERA

Settings	Exposure compensation, ISO control
Camera Features	Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Image Resolution	4032 x 3024 Pixels
Sensor	CMOS image sensor
Autofocus	Yes
Shooting Modes	Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Resolution	8 MP + 8 MP Dual Front Cameras
Physical Aperture	F2.2
Optical Image Stabilisation	Yes
Flash	Yes Dual LED Flash
Video Recording	1920x1080 @ 30 fps, 1280x720 @ 30 fps

BATTERY

User Replaceable	No
Quick Charging	Yes Fast
Wireless Charging	Yes
Type	Li-ion
Capacity	2915 mAh

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

Wifi	Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz, MIMO
Wifi Features	Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes v5.0
Volte	Yes
Usb Typec	Yes (Doesn`t support micro-USB)
Usb Connectivity	Mass storage device, USB charging
Nfc	Yes
Network Support	4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
Gps	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Sim 1	4G Bands:TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available
Sim Size	SIM1: Nano