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LG is supplying notched OLEDs to Google (Update: More Pixel 3 info just leaked)
June 26, 2025
Update 31-07-2025 at 5:15 P.M. EST:The article below details information that suggests the upcoming Google Pixel 3 (or Pixel 3 XL) will have a notched display. We now have some new information viaRoland Quandtthat backs the idea that at least one of the Pixel 3 devices (likely the Pixel 3 XL) will feature the notch:
The tweet also suggests that Google will design and build the Pixel 3 line completely in-house, rather than employing help from other smartphone manufacturers as it’s done in the past. Quandt also claims the devices will sport a Snapdragon 845, which honestly is probably dead on.
There’s also a report fromBloombergciting an anonymous source that backs up the claim that the Pixel 3 will not feature a notch while the Pixel 3 XL will. The anonymous source’s information lines up well with Quandt’s, adding in thatVerizonwill be the exclusive U.S. carrier partner, as usual, and that the Pixel 3 XL will feature two front-facing camera lenses.
Original Article:According to an article appearing on a Korean news site calledDDaily(English translated version),LGwill supply OLEDs toGoogle. This isn’t that remarkable, asLG and Googlework together for display technology all the time.
What is remarkable is the displays feature a notch. While we can only speculate at this point, this information does suggest the possibility that the upcomingGoogle Pixel 3could feature a notched display.
Over the past few days, some rumors have circulated on the web that the Google Pixel 3 will not feature a notch but the Google Pixel 3 XL will. The source of this rumor is a tweet (since deleted) from a “leaker” with no prior credibility. As such,Android Authoritychose to ignore the rumor.
However, with this news that LG will supply notched displays to Google, it does suggest that the leaker’s information could be true.
Regardless of the leaker’s lack of credibility, that hasn’t stopped other sites from running with the leak, even going so far as to make mock-up renders of what the Google Pixel 3 lineup will look like:
To be clear, those images could be wildly off-target, as we don’t know anything about the upcoming Pixel lineup at all, other than the devices willlikely launch this Fall.
If the Pixel 3 XL does feature a notch, it will surely cause some negative reactions in the Android community. Android enthusiasts have made it abundantly clear that the notch design element isnot favored. With Google’s devices being the go-to source for a smartphone that gets the latest Android updates, it will force users to choose between their love of Android and their hatred of the notch.
What do you think? Would you buy a Pixel 3 if it has a notch? Let us know in the comments!
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