- Starting at $500, the Pixel 3 is even a great phone to buy instead of the $800 Pixel 4.
- The Pixel 4 has some big hardware changes, like a second camera lens and advanced facial recognition, but the core of the two phones is still the same: the pure Android experience and the best smartphone cameras.
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Forget Google's new Pixel 4 — here are 8 reasons you should actually buy the $500 Pixel 3 instead (GOOG, GOOGL)
The Pixel 4 is Google's new flagship, but Pixel 3 owners shouldn't necessarily feel the need to upgrade.
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New smartphones sure are exciting when they're announced just like that, your current phone isn't the latest and greatest.
But hold on a second.
Sure, the Pixel 4 has a second camera lens, a first for a Pixel phone, as well as more recent specs that are common in 2019 flagships. And it has radar technology, for Pete's sake. But take a look back at the Pixel 3 is it really that much different than the Pixel 4?
At the core, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 are essentially the same phone. You get the pure Android experience from Google, as well as the best cameras on any smartphone.
I'd even say that buying the Pixel 3 instead of the Pixel 4 wouldn't be the worst idea in the world.
Check out eight reasons why you should stick to your Pixel 3, and why anyone looking to buy a new smartphone could save $300 skipping Google's new hotness of 2019.
The Pixel 4 is $300 more expensive than the Pixel 3, and there arent too many good reasons to spend an extra $300 on the Pixel 4.
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If youre looking for a new design, youre not really getting it with the Pixel 4. In fact, it looks very similar to the Pixel 2!
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The Pixel 3s performance isnt stellar, but its still fine. Its a phone with 2018 specs, after all.
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The Pixel 3 is getting the new astrophotography camera mode that Google announced for the Pixel 4 ...
Google confirmed in a tweet that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a phones are getting the astrophotography camera mode that Google announced with the Pixel 4 in October.
... and the Pixel 3s camera is still one of the best smartphone cameras in the business.
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The Pixel 4s second lens a telephoto lens isnt as exciting as an ultra-wide lens. Phone makers have been giving their phones zoomed lenses since 2016, and Google just introduced it in 2019.
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The Pixel 4 doesnt have a fingerprint scanner it only uses facial recognition, and anyone can unlock the phone when your eyes are closed, like when youre asleep.
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If you already have a Pixel 3 and youre experiencing poor battery life, you might try to get a $99 battery replacement from Googles repair partner, UBreakIFix, before buying the Pixel 4 especially if none of the above tempts you to upgrade.
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