Google Pixel 3 XL 64GB Smartphone GA01302-US B&H Photo Video $299.99

Why am I so tempted by this? Hmmm. I do worry about the battery. Years old just sitting there with no activity.
iwheela

If it's been sitting unused and completely drained, considered the battery damaged.

If it's been sitting unused and completely drained, considered the battery damaged.


https://www.newark.com/pdfs/techa.../LIBMG.pdf



"If a battery is stored or otherwise unused for an extended period, be sure to follow the storage instructions in this document. If you do not follow the instructions, and the battery has no charge remaining when you check it,consider it to be damaged. Do not attempt to recharge it or to use it. Replace it with a new battery."

How much longer will Google update this?

I make sure to close out my apps and as tiring as it can be, I "stop" each app because one thing I don't miss about Android phones is the fact that closing out an app doesn't necessarily close it.

P3XL was a great phone 2 years ago. Now it is kinda old. I recently upgraded or moved to Samsung S20 5G. It is a lot faster than P3XL. However, P3XL still has better fingerprint scanner, wider screen and nicer Google OS. I don't know why Samsung wants to mess with Google's operating system. It is much better than what Samsung can do. Very stupid. If Samsung can widen the screen of S20 5G a bit and use a physical fingerprint scanner and please save itself some money to use Google's OS, it would be a perfect phone.

Review As everyone has stated before, the battery life is awful. As soon as I take it off charge, it goes from 100% to 99%, then minutes later, it'll already hit 95% and nothing's running. I make sure to close out my apps and as tiring as it can be, I "stop" each app because one thing I don't miss about Android phones is the fact that closing out an app doesn't necessarily close it. It continues to run which will also play into your battery percentage running down. I thought after being 5 years away, they would correct that issue.

Next, let's talk about the phone freezing. Almost every time I unpause an app, my phone becomes useless and freeze up. Literally the only thing I can do is click on the power button, but when I come back, it's still frozen. Therefore, I'd have to restart it. And when I restart it, it takes multiple attempts to read and accept my WiFi. It's very frustrating especially being at home during this pandemic where I don't have to rely on my mobile data.

As I've mentioned in "The Good", Messaging has its flaws. First of all, the keyboard is small, therefore your text messages will consist of a lot of typos. It's so bad that even Autocorrect decided to take a vacation. It is very slow. Whenever I try to use an emoji, more often than not it would take me to the GIF section. This is the most frustrating of all; you're stuck until more than one GIF loads. You literally can't do anything in the message box until. I had to close out the app multiple times just to be able to return to my keyboard.

Google Photos, Drive, and even Files are all messed up because when you know you've transferred a file there be it computer or phone, it'll either take hours to show up or you'll have to do it again. Then later on, it'll appear as double. Even worse is trying to download sometimes. It would either not do it and without explanation, or it will give you this message saying "Unable to download right now, please try again in a few minutes." Those few minutes will eventually turn into 5 hours. By then, I don't want to download it anymore because I've found another method to transfer my files. I could go on and on, but it'll be like beating a dead

If you just want it for basic needs such as making calls and checking your Google or bank account, you're all good. Social Media apps run just like on any other phone. But beyond the beautiful exterior and colorful screen and apps, lies a very broken phone. It's not a matter of IF I'll trade it back, it's a matter of WHEN.