Marred by Leaks, Google's Pixel 3 Launch Seemed like an Under-Sell

The Pixel 3 phones were, until today's Google event, possibly the most hyped smartphones this twelvemonth. Simply the #MadebyGoogle showcase seemed much more irksome than the usual colorful Google thing.

In fact, given how much these phones matter in the Android ecosystem, it's almost amazing how much Google did not want to speak about the Pixel three.

1 could blame the leaks and say that people were never going to be blown away by a telephone they already knew everything well-nigh. Yes,Google didn't have anything interesting that information technology has kept hidden from u.s.a.. Only information technology didn't even try to make us believe that the Pixel 3 is something special – by the way, it'due south looking very much similar that.

The Googlers on phase showed off the new products with none of the finesse and shine that is expected of the visitor; in that location were besides many Freudian slips, gaffes, gobbled-upward words, and moments when the demo crapped out. It just seemed then last minute and rushed to practiced observers such as united states who have seen umpteen such events.

Once more, we come back to the leaks. Did they have the sting out of Google's enthusiasm? The only major aspects that were talked about in the Pixel 3 presentation were its cameras (manifestly) including the absurd software features, a lilliputian bit almost Google Assistant'south Screen Call feature, and the Pixel Stand.

Marred by Leaks, Google's Pixel 3 Launch Seemed like an Under-Sell — The new Pixel Stand

In that location was no mention of storage, or the eSIM (which Apple double down on). Google conspicuously has different priorities than Apple tree'southward and its version of Android is what took center stage at this event also – not the SoC.

Only information technology forgot to talk about basic things such as speed or operation. There was no name dropping for Snapdragon 845, and it'south unclear whether Google has risen higher up the usual specs rigmarole and following Apple tree's atomic number 82 in non mentioning any hardware specs.

Despite teasing the tech community until the last moment over the notch, Google released the same phone nosotros had been expecting. And we kept waiting for an a-ha moment till the very terminate to see a new product; to come across a surprise, but the event just fizzed out abruptly. Hit by a barrage of leaks, Google's Pixel 3 launch seemed like an under-sell.