Google Pixel 3/XL

[darlicious]

Anyone looking for a new phone?  B&H has on offer in their deal zone the Google Pixel 3/64GB for US $159 (about $200 cdn) and the Google Pixel 3XL/64GB for US $179 (about $225 cdn). Add about another $20 for duty and taxes. Pretty good deal for a brand new phone that originally retailed for US $800.

Deal ends in 40 hours....

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/dealZone.jsp?sku=1448919-REG&sc_src=email_6338&sc_lid=755294&sc_ui...

[gpixel]

lol that's not how you use that mode in developer options. you want to keep that option disabled. you're compromising your device 😂

[darlicious]

Price lowered if you don't care about the colour......

Google Pixel 3/64GB  US$129 about $160 cdn.

For thosr concerned about it being a verizon model.....

The OEM unlock is not complicated - **immediately out of the box***: pull the verizon sim out, turn it on, set up wifi, activate developer mode, turn on OEM unlock. Done.
You wont lose OEM unlock with upgrade or restore.

[CFPartDeux]

@darlicious  BH Photo saved you from yourself. 😉

[darlicious]

@Anonymous 

Wasn't meant to be....I had it in the cart and I was pulling out my visa when the price changed.

[Anonymous]

 @darlicious : Hey it's your money. I was joking on the fact that it wasn't very long ago that you got your Motorola.

[darlicious]

@Anonymous 

I'm not happy with the colour saturation and thr lack of true black. Fuji vs Kodak. For me it will be my cheapest camera yet.....

[Anonymous]

 @darlicious : Oh oh sounds like upgrade-itis seeping in. 🙂

[darlicious]

Hmmm ....I am seriously considering this just for the camera.

Google Pixel 2 128GB  $119 US

Google Pixel 2XL 128GB  $139 US

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1411721-REG/google_g011c_google_pixel_2_xl.html

[Anonymous]

 @darlicious : I had the Z10 when it first came out in 2013. Not long after, the flagship Z30 came out. Then some time later a relative handed me a Z30 they had from their work. I used that until I got a used S7 around about 2 years ago. So I guess I used a Blackberry from 2013 to 2019. In that time, they killed OS10 (still superior to anything to date in my opinion).

Edit: @hairbag1 : It's in the junk drawer. 😞 But I like the idea. 🙂 I actually still use the Z30 for the odd app and game. Just not cell.

[hairbag1]

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@darlicious wrote:

@Anonymous 

How many years did you hang on to that Blackberry til you had to pry it out of your pocket anc put it in the junk drawer?

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What makes you think it's in the junk drawer ? For all we know, he's likely hung it off his e-car mirror while driving around the Okanagan  😎

[Triguy]

@darlicious   Here is an article of why security updates are important.

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-security-updates-960483/

[darlicious]

@Anonymous 

How many years did you hang on to that Blackberry til you had to pry it out of your pocket anc put it in the junk drawer?

[Anonymous]

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@darlicious wrote:

@BlueB 

The camera quality alone is worth it to me....but the XL is a miss without being able to use a custom ROM to extend its life a few extra years. A good quality phone can function perfectly well without updates for several years or more in the hands of an average user.

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I reluctantly moved on from my flagship Blackberry because security updates weren't being done and problems connecting to wifi's out in the wild were getting more and more frequent.

[darlicious]

@BlueB 

The camera quality alone is worth it to me....but the XL is a miss without being able to use a custom ROM to extend its life a few extra years. A good quality phone can function perfectly well without updates for several years or more in the hands of an average user.

[BlueB]

Nice find, @darlicious! 

Thanks for the info too @will13am...

Wouldn't it be annoying if this was locked to Verizon?  😁  For many people, I think it's still a great deal for a new phone.  Not many people I know rely on updates (especially for budget needs) although getting updates is always a good thing.

[will13am]

This phone will lose software support in October 2021.  It's somewhat DOA unless third party ROMs are used.  The Verizon model apparently won't work with this party ROMs.