Report: The Pixel 3 ‘Lite’ Is Real – And It Has An Audio Jack!


For the past few months, rumours have been swirling about a new Pixel 3 model dubbed the ‘Mini’ or ‘Lite’. While Google failed to officially announce this phone at launch, a video has emerged that appears to show the device in action.

Unfortunately, it’s not quite as revolutionary as many hoped. It does, however, have a 3.5mm audio jack. Hurrah!

The YouTube video above, posted by Mobile.com, is purportedly a pre-production model of the Pixel 3 Lite. If genuine, it puts to bed speculation of a ‘mini’ Android smartphone – a rumour Google itself helped fuel in the lead up to the Pixel 3’s launch.

Instead, it looks like we’re getting a similarly sized device with a plastic chassis instead of metal and glass. It also has a cheaper 12.2MP camera configuration with no depth sensor and only one selfie lens.

On the plus side, Google has resurrected the 3.5-mm audio jack for this cheaper model. If you’re a staunch opponent of wireless headphones, this is arguably the phone’s chief selling point.

According to the video, the 5.5-inch screen boasts a native resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 670 CPU. Other specs include an Areno 615 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and a reasonably beefy 2915mAh battery.

Mobile.com reckons the Google Pixel 3 Lite will launch in mid April. If you’re looking to save some dosh on a flagship, this could be quite an enticing proposition; much like the Nexus phones of old. Here’s hoping Google keeps the price below $1000.

[referenced url=”https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/10/report-googles-pixel-3-mini-smartphone-is-legit/” thumb=”https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/10/Pixel-mini-410×231.jpg” title=”Report: Google Is Launching A Pixel 3 Mini Smartphone” excerpt=”Over the past few months, we’ve learned practically everything there is to know about Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. But what about the rumoured third phone? According to a new leak, the so-called ‘Pixel 3 Mini’ is a genuine product that will launch around the same time as its larger Pixel 3 siblings. Here’s what you need to know.”]

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