SpecEagle review · Google

Pixel 3 review: Night Sight debuts — the small Pixel with the big camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2018·$799
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#86 of 138
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The Pixel that launched Night Sight.

Pixel 3 introduced Night Sight and Top Shot, adding IP68 and wireless charging. The camera was untouchable; the small battery was the catch.

01Display

74/100

74/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeOLED, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution2,160 × 1,080 px

02Camera

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main12.2 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Selfiedual 8 MP (wide + UW)
FeaturesNight Sight, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom

03Performance

70/100

70/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

ChipsetSnapdragon 845 (10 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB

04Battery

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2018 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,915 mAh
Wired18 W
Wireless10 W Qi

05Build

74/100

74/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

06Value

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

What works
  • Night Sight debuted here.
  • IP68 + wireless charging.
  • Dual selfie cameras.
  • Front stereo speakers.
What doesn't
  • Small 2,915 mAh battery.
  • 60 Hz panel.
  • No jack.
  • Memory management woes at launch.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 138-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .