Just know that the Pixel 3 XL doesn’t have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack (exactly like the Pixel 2 XL), though it does come with USB-C earbuds in the box this year. We prefer this over a dedicated AI button, something that annoys us about Samsung and LG’s new phones with dedicated, often-mispressed AI buttons. Notch or no notch, Google’s design isn’t winning any awards.īut the Pixel 3 XL is more functional: It has two selfie cameras, dual front-facing speakers, and Active Edge, allowing you to squeeze the sides of the frame to trigger Google Assistant. This doesn’t have an elegantly curved screen like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and the bottom chin stands out next to the iPhone XS Max. The smoother design won’t be enough to wow you next to other big phones. The frame edges are polished and the rear fingerprint sensor is flatter. You’ll find smoother corners on the Google Pixel 3 XL – everything has been rounded off and flattened, giving Google’s Material Design software ethos a foothold within real life hardware. Second, wireless charging is a part of Google’s hardware ecosystem again, something we haven’t seen since the plastic Nexus 6. That’s going to become important as phone makers and carriers try to claim superior 5G speeds in 2019. First, LTE signals travel more easily through a glass phone than an aluminum-backed smartphone.
The difference isn’t Earth (or phone) shattering, though we did end up preferring the tighter dimensions of the standard Google Pixel 3 for this reason. The Pixel 3 XL fits into one hand, but takes two hands to operate and it’s a little more slippery to hold than the Pixel 2 XL. There’s an aluminum frame that binds the front and back pieces of glass together – the only bit of metal you’ll see. You get a more seamless transition between the two textures with the soft-touch glass back made of the same Corning Gorilla Glass 5 that protects the front screen. It’s made of shiny glass at the top and a textured matte glass finish for the lower 80%. Gone is the glass-and-aluminum back in favor of an all-glass two-tone look. The Google Pixel 3 XL doesn’t push smartphone design in a revolutionary new direction like the new Huawei View 20, but it does see some satisfying change over last year’s Pixel 2 XL. Of course, the older device has been discounted now though, so it'll remain a more affordable phone. The newer Google Pixel 4 XL price is a little cheaper (in most regions) than the Pixel 3 XL launch price, at $899 / £829 / AU$1,279 for the 64GB of storage mode and $999 / £929 / AU$1,429 for 128GB. It was a small price hike from the Google Pixel 2 XL by $50 / £70 / AU$50, yet cheaper than the iPhone XS Max by $250 / £230/ AU$450, but it can now be picked up for much less thanks to Pixel 3 XL deals. The Google Pixel 3 XL release date was Octoin the US, and Novemin the UK and Australia, and it launched thereafter is Canada, France, Germany, Japan, India, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan.Īt launch, the Google Pixel 3 XL price was $899 (£869, AU$1,349) SIM-free for the 64GB storage variant, and $999 (£969, AU$1,499) for the maxed-out 128GB configuration, It doesn’t have everything – there’s no microSD card slot or headphone jack – but if you’re willing to embrace the notch design, you’ll get consistently great photos paired with a fairly big screen. It’s hard to downsize, even if the tighter dimensions of the 5.5-inch Pixel 3 are a better fit for most people. The Google Pixel 3 XL ends up being the best option for people who want photos as flawless as they come on a smartphone, and are already used to a wielding sizable handset. Google’s design approach is more functional than fashionable, favoring its selfie twin cameras with a bit of asymmetrical screen distraction.
To us, the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and 6.4-inch Note 9 screens feel a bigger and more immersive, and the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus promise to mainstream the punch hole camera for even more screen real estate. It does give you more screen, sure, but not to the extent that the 6.3-inch diagonally measured spec suggests.
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