Pixel 3 and 3 XL, Pixel Slate, Google Home Hub, and Razer Phone 2 with Chris Davies of SlashGear

Today's show is all about the recent Made by Google event, including the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, Pixel Slate, and Google Home Hub. We also discuss Facebooks Portal, the Razer Phone 2, and Samsung's Galaxy A9. It's an episode filled with goodness, just for you! **Show Links:** Chris Davies: [https://twitter.com/c\_davies](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fc_davies&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014670151&sdata=qMRfYZ3SvtkGDT%2BRnP%2FycdIj%2FYOVHFGpchrdnYWUsro%3D&reserved=0) Chris' Pixel 3 and 3 XL hands-on: [https://www.slashgear.com/pixel-3-xl-and-pixel-3-hands-on-the-new-android-flagships-09549278/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fpixel-3-xl-and-pixel-3-hands-on-the-new-android-flagships-09549278%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014680156&sdata=BaBZtqAKn385CXCuZqTsLFF70ZHUPPfSkfIVjB0i9R4%3D&reserved=0) Chris' Pixel Slate hands-on: [https://www.slashgear.com/google-pixel-slate-hands-on-2-in-1-confusion-09549284/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fgoogle-pixel-slate-hands-on-2-in-1-confusion-09549284%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014690164&sdata=r5c5N1h8VrmYXfSaACl%2FRisehXamx5YTW%2F4OpJSD7p8%3D&reserved=0) Chris' Google Home Hub hands-on: [https://www.slashgear.com/google-home-hub-hands-on-big-ai-in-a-small-smart-display-09549280/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fgoogle-home-hub-hands-on-big-ai-in-a-small-smart-display-09549280%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014690164&sdata=XEL8lDDXerEzXjNtv%2FLEjl6DnHcrdYtphh6Zo5OLTIc%3D&reserved=0) My Pixel 3 and 3 XL hands-on: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPnRDlNRl9g](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmPnRDlNRl9g&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014700173&sdata=cxEdwIGarWfIv62z9o9kKTgZFW7hW%2B1G%2F%2BytnX4CfVk%3D&reserved=0) Android started out as a camera OS: [https://www.pcworld.com/article/2034723/android-founder-we-aimed-to-make-a-camera-os.html#tk.rss\_all](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Farticle%2F2034723%2Fandroid-founder-we-aimed-to-make-a-camera-os.html%23tk.rss_all&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014710185&sdata=rh%2BmqYcsJuPV6ey6NTK13b8DNWdGmohXROVW6RTTa80%3D&reserved=0) Google Plus is shutting down but spawned Google Photos: [https://www.slashgear.com/google-plus-created-best-google-app-photos-08549082/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fgoogle-plus-created-best-google-app-photos-08549082%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014710185&sdata=rfOWYrUhoEd3VmMgXMAMhxiSY5ZGOEQpIPl3R3%2FmERo%3D&reserved=0) OnePlus 6T event on Oct 30 in NYC: [https://www.slashgear.com/oneplus-6t-launch-event-date-set-for-later-this-month-08549047/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Foneplus-6t-launch-event-date-set-for-later-this-month-08549047%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014720190&sdata=nRxEE92lVk9BqpmTqcSyMTRMH2e3VpZ0BbE1q0KRpEo%3D&reserved=0) Chris' Facebook Portal hands-on: [https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-portal-plus-hands-on-video-calling-alexa-smart-displays-08549024/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Ffacebook-portal-plus-hands-on-video-calling-alexa-smart-displays-08549024%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014720190&sdata=yLaeFR4FCwM0PfdsyK9y3FDI99FfigitibvRjY2jnzQ%3D&reserved=0) Chris' Razer Phone 2 hands-on: [https://www.slashgear.com/razer-phone-2-hands-on-120hz-chroma-specifications-price-release-date-10549491/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Frazer-phone-2-hands-on-120hz-chroma-specifications-price-release-date-10549491%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014730198&sdata=FWzWo9N9EYG2gSR0rapGvR0wlE71CsgQGtS%2F8Wzby30%3D&reserved=0) Samsung Galaxy A9 with 4 rear cameras: [https://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-a9-2018-what-to-expect-from-first-quad-camera-phone-10549630/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fgalaxy-a9-2018-what-to-expect-from-first-quad-camera-phone-10549630%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014740215&sdata=brJ7%2F47YvqSvMUKbNhYJeYs8vN0YibiS1iiSF2Tlz90%3D&reserved=0) Andy Rubin AI smartphone: [https://www.slashgear.com/essential-phone-ai-development-next-gen-smartphone-10549489/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashgear.com%2Fessential-phone-ai-development-next-gen-smartphone-10549489%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014740215&sdata=btliWt38S8itTNGt69JtzrDXdUk6SftuFeHhpTevMCc%3D&reserved=0) Maker phone: [https://mashable.com/article/makerphone-build-your-phone/#tXKoX\_uSsOqH](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fmakerphone-build-your-phone%2F%23tXKoX_uSsOqH&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7C972a573d17374fd5de0e08d62ff11de2%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636749110014750219&sdata=qKCr9zEp49QfnLhuTi1kP05DGoJezw%2FbXQ%2Fff%2FqjhkM%3D&reserved=0) WorldPodcasts: [https://worldpodcasts.com/mobiletechpodcast/](https://worldpodcasts.com/mobiletechpodcast/)