You’ll be able to capture cityscapes and the night sky in one image which - while not perfect - is the best nocturnal phone photography we’ve seen yet. Note that it works whether you’re on or offline, as all the computation happens on the device, and Google claims it won’t leave the device. [25], On October 4, 2017, Google launched the first generation of the Pixelbook, named the Google Pixelbook, at its Made by Google 2017 event. Basic tasks (like opening apps or turning on features) are faster, and Assistant should be smarter about what you’re asking it to do while you’ve got certain apps open - while in YouTube, for instance, asking “search for lo-fi chillhop” will start a search within the video platform. The Pixel 4 XL is essentially the same dimensions as the Pixel 3 XL, with the same lock button on the right (in Oh So Orange color, in all but Just Black) and volume rocker below it. What it does have is more lenses, and a very generous 5x optical zoom lens. Pixel 4 and 4 XL testing conducted in Mountain View, California in August 2019 on pre-production hardware and software. Given it’s not used anywhere else on the phone, it’s something of a stillborn addition, and while more apps could code in functionality, the onus is on Google to make this feature resonate enough for users to learn it. It doesn’t excel at anything but photography and clean UI, and that’s okay. You will receive a verification email shortly. We pretty much found it to work as advertised. Casual camera phone users who want to take photos at any time and don’t need tricks from hardcore zoom or ultra-wide lenses should seriously consider the Google Pixel 4 XL, as most of the camera magic happens behind the screen. All together, the phone is more of a pragmatist’s flagship, eschewing the shimmering gradients and waterfall-edged displays of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or Huawei Mate 30 Pro in favor of bold-hued simplicity. Coming straight from Google means the Pixel 4 XL will be in the first wave of Android upgrades immediately after they go public. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, You want a premium-looking phone At launch, Motion Sense can do essentially two things: skip or repeat songs by swiping over the phone, and quieting alarms or dismissing calls when you reach for the handset. The Google Pixel 4 XL is a curious step for Google that minimizes the physical design while striking out in new territory with experimental features. The rear glass is either matte (in Clearly White and Oh So Orange colors) or glossy (Just Black) finish. It’s unclear if this extends to buyers in other countries and currencies, nor if it will last beyond the release window. [2] This is largely due to software optimizations such as HDR+. In response, the company notified journalists that an update is on the way for users to optionally require eyes to be open when face-unlocking; in the meantime, the Pixel team advises wary owners to use Lockdown mode (make it available in Settings > Display > Advanced > Lock screen display, then hold down the power button to access it), which requires a PIN/pattern/password for the next unlock. Thankfully, the Google Pixel 4 XL comes with an 18W fast charger in the box, though other Android phones are surging ahead with packed-in higher-rate chargers, like the 30W WarpCharge 30T in the OnePlus 7T series. While the latter aren’t widely implemented enough to be useful, the rest of the device lives up to its predecessors’ legacy, and it’s a supreme vehicle for the newly-improved camera. Battery: 4080 mAh; it is non-removable and features fast charging and wireless charging, all day battery, and Battery Share. But in practice, we found that we activated Motion Sense more on accident than on purpose, and its extremely limited use cases pretty much doom the feature to be forgotten if it doesn't become more widespread on the phone. You want the latest updates as soon as they're available Conceivably, controlling your phone with aerial hand movements is novel and a great alternative to touch inputs, especially for disabled users eager for more accessible options. As for the front-facing camera suite, to make room for the Soli radar chips placed alongside the front-facing lenses, the two selfie shooters present in last year’s model have been reduced to just one 8MP camera. It has pressure sensitivity as well as support for Google Assistant. [24], Google discontinued the 2015 Chromebook Pixel on August 29, 2016. The device runs Chrome OS on Intel Kaby Lake processors, with options ranging from a Celeron on the low end to an i7 on the high end. The phone is plenty fast enough for all tasks, and with the Adreno 640 graphics chip, powers games like PUBG without a hitch. It shouldn’t be a surprise that, with such a focus on software over hardware, the Pixel line’s mid-range entry is a solid value pick with nearly all its pricier siblings’ features at little over half the cost of the Pixel 4 XL. They’re cool to have, just disparate in their focus. [11], In 2019, Google offered a bug bounty of up to $1.5 million for the Titan M security chip build into Pixel 3, Pixel 3a and Pixel 4.[12]. The Pixel 4 XL’s 6GB of RAM definitely pales in comparison to other Android flagships, but we didn’t see any performance dips or other signifiers of memory limitations. This isn’t a surprise, and most of the improvements on the phone are in the cameras – both software and hardware. Those aren’t quite landmark features, and the remaining highlights are such a grab bag of improvements that it’s not clear what’s better overall about the Pixel 4 XL. Plus, it’s not as secure as Apple’s facial identification. Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (4a); Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (4a 5G), Battery: 3140 mAh (4a); Typical - 3885 mAh, Minimum - 3800 mAh (4a 5G); both are non-removable and feature all day battery as well as fast charging, Colors: Just Black or Barely Blue (Limited Edition) (Pixel 4a); Just Black or Clearly White (Pixel 4a 5G). It’s even more erratic than Face Unlock, though users will narrow down the action area and precise hand motions needed to control the device through trial and error. The Pixel 4 XL introduces several new app perks and features which seem like great little additions that, let’s face it, not everyone will use. [1] Google emphasized the camera on the two phones, which ranked as the best smartphone camera on DxOMarkMobile with 90 points until HTC released the U11, which also scored 90 points. Google emphasized the camera on the two phones, which ranked as the best smartphone camera on DxOMarkMobile with 90 points until HTC released the U11, which also scored 90 points. Materials: Brushed aluminum body, IP68 water and dust resistance, Display: 10.2" display with 2560×1800 pixel resolution, Cameras: 8 MP rear camera; 2 MP front camera, Display: 12.85" display with 2560×1700 pixel resolution, Storage: 32 or 64 GB internal storage and 1 TB Google Drive storage for 3 years, Display: 12.3" display with 2400×1600 pixel resolution (235 ppi), Storage: 128, 256, or 512 GB internal storage, Display: 13.3" display with 1920×1080 pixel resolution (166 ppi) or "Molecular Display" 3840×2160 pixel resolution (331 ppi), Storage: 64, 128, or 256 GB internal storage, Battery: 47 Wh, 56 Wh (Molecular Display), This page was last edited on 12 February 2021, at 00:32. The Pixel line includes laptops, tablets, and smartphones, as well as several accessories. Combine that with a Pixel 4 XL optional setting to delete backed-up photos when storage becomes limited (starting with the oldest) and users can mitigate the phone’s low storage woes. Speaking of Google Assistant, it’s more integrated on the Pixel 4 XL than in previous phones, both on the back-end and through the interface. But the Google Pixel advantage has never been in lenses - it’s in the software, which has worked wonders with even a single lens. Dual speakers poke out the bottom around a USB-C port, while the right side has a lock button and volume rocker. As befits a Google flagship phone, the Pixel 4 XL comes in a few cute hues: an accurately-named Just Black, the black-bordered Clearly White (known as the ‘penguin color’ by phone aficionados) and Oh So Orange - which is somewhere between salmon and orange sherbet. You want to take the best photos without stress The display’s Live HDR+, a new feature, shows a more accurate preview of your images – ideally, what you see before you take the shot is what you get after. The battery disappoints, but rest assured, the phone continues to be a casual photographer’s dream - and combined with Android 10, Google’s larger handset is the simplest, cleanest non-iOS phone on the market. This article is about the series of Google hardware products. The Pixel 3a XL only has one rear lens, a slower chipset, and less RAM, but it’s also getting some of the neat features coming to the Pixel 4 XL. Those who want a no-frills Android flagship with a sensible design will love the Google Pixel 4 XL. New to, and only on, the Pixel 4 range, is Personal Safety, an app Google introduced as a car crash safety net. It’s £40 cheaper than the 3 XL was in the UK, and AU$70 cheaper in Australia. Further, Google Pixel 4 XL’s Face Unlock isn’t a biometric supported by bank apps just yet - heck, it doesn’t even work with Google Pay - so kiss your quick authentication goodbye for now. There’s even a pair of sliders added to the basic photo modes – Brightness and Shadow – that let you preview image tweaks before taking shots. The Google Pixel 4 XL release date is Thursday, October 24 and the price starts at $899 / £829 / AU$1,279 for the measly 64GB of storage model. The Huawei P30 Pro is still the king of our camera phones list, but that’s also dependent on capability: the phone’s photo software is good, but not as good as the Pixel 4 XL’s. And much better software. Users will have to set it up beforehand, and it’s only available in the US at the moment. Summon it by swiping from either bottom corner of the phone, squeezing the lower sides with Active Edge, tapping the Assistant icon, or simply saying “Hey Google” or “Okay Google.”. Here's how to save an audio file as a ringtone on your Pixel 3 / 3 XL. If you want a phone that screams elite with slick looks, try the even pricier Samsung or Huawei flagships. They both have a hole punch for the front camera. We’re looking forward to seeing, once again, whether Huawei’s optics can overcome Google’s software. Otherwise, the phone isn’t too different from the Google Pixel handsets you know and love - but stripping out the fingerprint sensor in favor of Face Unlock’s finicky facial-recognition seems like a generational tech shove that we normally see from Apple. While other Android flagships have strived for ever-sleeker and glossier looks, the Google Pixel line has hewed toward simpler rounded geometry - the ‘premium’ has been in the hardware and software, not the design. Ultimately, it’s a slight discount over other plus-sized flagships, but the lack of parity in frilly features and hardware makes it hard to judge if this is an even exchange. This is ramped up to an extreme degree with the introduction of Astrophotography: it recognizes the user is attempting to photograph the heavens and sets for a long exposure (nearly four minutes – so bring a tripod). Other phones, even flagships from Samsung, often have to wait months (if not the better part of a year). There will probably be some consumers who rightly opt for the Pixel 4 XL over the smaller model simply to ensure their phone lasts as long as it can - which, at least now (and barring serious optimization down the line with a software update) is about or under a day. Actual results may vary.6. Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL The Google phone. There’s a SIM slot on the right that, sadly, doesn’t support microSD. Google Pixel is a brand of consumer electronic devices developed by Google that run either Chrome OS or the Android operating system. There's also a more reasonable 128GB model, but that will cost you $999 / £929 / AU$1,429. Of course, both Motion Sense and Face Unlock can be improved with future software updates, and we fully expect to revise this review when that happens. Google announced the Pixel 4a on August 3, 2020 and the Pixel 4a (5G) on September 30, 2020, as budget alternatives to the original two Pixel 4 devices. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is a bigger, slicker phone than the Pixel 4 XL by all metrics: shinier, more lenses, and with the line’s signature stylus. It’s pretty apparent when taking portrait mode shots, which have admirable but obviously software-generated depth effects added after the photo is taken. It’s easy to get depth effects from basic shots and the camera preserves the foreground with stunning clarity - we’ve gotten some truly spectacular water shots. If you’ve got a Pixel 2 or 2 XL, January 16th is the last day to upload original quality pictures to Google Photos.. Free original quality Google Photos backups were perhaps one of the best perks Google ever offered with the Pixel series. The Google Pixel 4 packs a Snapdragon 855 chipset, which isn’t quite as advanced as the mid-year upgrade Snapdragon 855 Plus, but that’s not a deal-breaker. The Google Pixel line is about doing the basics best for a little less coin, but it’s still a top-tier phone. The company shrunk the storage footprint of the neural language processing for this feature and Google Assistant, allowing much of the machine learning-assisted tasks to be done locally for faster help. Yet the iPhone 11 Pro Max is also more expensive at a baseline, and given the Pixel 4 XL will get Android updates as soon as they’re released by Google, the OS update lead Apple’s phones have over other models doesn’t apply. There are a couple workarounds, thankfully, as Google still allows users to upload as many images as they want into the cloud via Google Photos at limited ‘high quality’ for free (capped at 16MP and 1080p video). The Pixel 4 has one clear advantage over the Pixel 4a 5G — it's here right now. The other new features are less broadly helpful, like the new live captioning in the Recorder app (also coming to Pixel 3): when you tap record, you can tab over to ‘transcript’ and see the phone translate audio into words. Battery: 2800 mAh (Pixel 4); 3700 mAh (Pixel 4 XL); both are non-removable and have fast charging and wireless charging, Materials: Aluminum frame, matte or glossy glass back, IP68 water and dust resistance, Colors: Just Black, Clearly White, and Oh So Orange. This can be tweaked to take more or less force to activate (we set it to lower sensitivity as we kept accidentally activating it when picking the handset up). Both have a lot of promise - and a lot of room to grow before they become killer features of the Pixel 4 XL. The Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 chipset is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Here's how to turn Wi-Fi for your Pixel … At launch, you can’t turn Motion Sense off while the screen is locked, which seems like a big oversight. In what may be the biggest drawback of the phone, the Google Pixel 4 XL’s battery life is, by today’s standards, barely adequate. Yet the Note 10 comes with Android 9 Pie out of the box, and given how long it takes Samsung phones to get big updates, it might not get Android 10 until 2020. Score another for Apple’s Face ID. Another portrait shot - note the clarity in the water, especially in the fountain spurt. But turning Night Sight on still has benefits, as here - nearly bright as day down on the street and on the tracks. Motion Sense, on the other hand, is a feature in search of a purpose. [27], At Google's October 2017 hardware event, a set of wireless earbuds were unveiled alongside the Pixel 2 smartphones. [35] It also enables a software mode on the Pixel 3 that allows it to act as a smart display similar to the Google Home Hub. The Google Pixel 4 XL’s shots come out a bit warmer than other phones, but with fantastic background clarity and resistance to flare effects. Google stopped selling the Pixel C in December 2017. Sarah Tew/CNET. A lovely angle, but the lack of an ultra-wide lens makes it hard to get this all in frame while still blocking the sun just so at the top of the art piece. The only bigger tier is 128GB, which is the baseline for just about every other Android flagship released this year, and far below the terabyte of storage at the top end of phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. It’s also the first phone with Motion Sense . 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Here's a comparison shot from the same position taken with the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus' ultra-wide lens. Low light shots mirror daylight, and outclass nearly every other phone’s night-time shots. The alarm-muting function works like a charm, but controlling music is worse than hit-or-miss: we often accidentally skipped songs while absently moving our hands around the phone. Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! But new interface improvements and a camera suite that’s better in both the hardware and software departments ensure that this phone stands up to be counted, even if it doesn't stand out from the competition. TechRadar is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. It doesn’t help that its new standout features are inessential, and erratically functional. [20], Google announced the first generation Chromebook Pixel in a blog post on February 21, 2013. You want the highest-performing phone with the newest features At launch time, it’s used for exactly two features: Face Unlock and Motion Sense. Live Caption, first shown off at Google IO 2019, is one of these new perks heading to the previous generation: if you’re playing any video or spoken audio (aside from phone and video calls, per Google), you can tap the screen to bring up the volume slider with a new keyboard button below - tap the latter to activate Live Caption, and voila, the content will have captions. Visit our corporate site. The Google Pixel 4 XL is a handsome phone in its simplicity that, by the same coin, feels less impressive than its Android flagship counterparts. It also uses a plastic-OLED (POLED) display, while the Pixel 2 has a more traditional AMOLED screen. That’s reflected in the physical design, too: gone is the Pixel 3’s two-tone gloss-and-matte back, replaced with a frosted rear glass finish (except in the Just Black color) and, on the front, a full top bezel instead of a notch. The Pixel C was announced by Google at an event on September 29, 2015,[16] alongside the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P phones (among other products). The Google Pixel 4 XL is a decent upgrade on its predecessor with even better cameras, but its middling new features make it hard to recommend as a must-buy new phone. Google announced the first generation Pixel smartphones, the Pixel and the Pixel XL, on October 4, 2016 during the #MadeByGoogle event. The Pixel 4 XL’s main shooter is still 12.2MP though the aperture has been improved slightly to f/1.7. The Pixel 4 XL price echoes the Pixel 3 XL launch price, at least in the US. The bottom has the standard USB-C port flanked by speakers, which give better sound than we’ve heard in any other 2019 flagship - a more balanced, bass-filled sound than the treble-favoring iPhone 11 and Samsung Galaxy S10. Starting on June 1, non-Pixel phones will have High quality backups count against their 15GB or additional Google One storage. [4] Recently, a class action lawsuit[5] over faulty microphones in some devices enabled Pixel owners to claim up to $500 in compensation. The Pixel C includes a USB-C port and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. In October 2018, Google announced the Pixel Stand alongside the Pixel 3 smartphones. While the light pollution of NYC keeps the Astrophotography setting from triggering, you can still get a lot out of the camera - even without Night Sight, as here. It’s notable that the Pixel 4 XL’s 1440 x 3040 resolution (537 pixels per inch) is greater and sharper than the standard Pixel 4’s 1080 x 2280 display (with 444 pixels per inch), but at these sizes you aren’t going to notice much of a difference, and Google isn’t pushing its VR platform anymore, so it’s not inches from your face. In June 2019, Google announced it will not further develop the product line, and cancelled two models that were under development. The Pen is powered by a replaceable AAAA battery and is priced at US$99.[33]. The Pixel 2 XL has a bigger 6-inch display and a higher resolution than the 5-inch Pixel 2. Please refresh the page and try again. We've recently discontinued our audio output quality test. [23] The laptop includes two USB-C ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, and a combination headphone/microphone jack. Pixel 4 is the phone made the Google way, with a camera that takes the perfect shot every time. [30] The earbuds are able to auto pair with the Pixel 2 with the help of the Google Assistant and "Nearby". You can also set it to dimly light the screen and show notifications when it detects motion, which might be the most useful application of the tech, but it’s not much of a feature. Features 5.5″ display, Snapdragon 845 chipset, 2915 mAh battery, 128 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The Google Pixel 4 is an evolution of this logic with an unblemished back and a more conservative - but clean - return to hiding the front-facing camera in a black top bar. © Display: Pixel 4 5.7" OLED, 2280×1080 {19:9} pixel resolution; Pixel 4 XL 6.3" OLED, 3040×1440 {19:9} pixel resolution; both displays have Corning Gorilla Glass 5. [3] Best of all, it’s built around the Google software you know and love, that’s always getting better. This might be the most crucial comparison, and a welcome one if Google’s new big flagship’s price tag is tough to stomach. At Storm King Art Center in New York, up the Hudson River from NYC. [26], On October 15, 2019, Google announced the second generation of the Pixelbook, named the Pixelbook Go, at its Made by Google 2019 event. It manages a 77-degree field of view (FOV), which is far from the 123-degree FOV in the Samsung Galaxy S10, for instance, but it gets the job done. Given how much Google trumpeted the ultra-wide effect achieved by the Google Pixel 3 XL’s dual-lens selfie, it’s a shame the company quietly diminished it in the new model, though the drop to 90-degree FOV (down from 97 in its predecessor) isn’t as bad as it could be. And some of them are even coming to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a - not all, but enough of the big ones. Gone is the ugly notch we saw in Google’s previous XL phone. While Google claims that the phone should last through a day of use, especially with the enabled-by-default Adaptive Battery that limits infrequently-used apps’ background activity, our limited experience saw the phone falling short. At launch, the Pixel 4 XL doesn’t come with the usual headphones in the box: instead, Google is giving new owners a $100 promo credit to the Google Store so they can pick up what accessories they want. Display: 5.8" OLED (4a) 6.2" OLED (4a 5G), 2340×1080 {19.5:9} pixel resolution; the display uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3. We didn’t notice it was working until we switched it off to reveal a harsher, colder-temp default color setting - which is kind of the point. The battery has a 3,140mAh capacity. Call and audio quality is good, using a BT headset also good. On top of that, there is no microSD card slot to manually expand storage, which feels like the final guardrail funneling users toward Google’s suggested solution: the company’s Google One cloud storage, which carries a monthly subscription. Google announced the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL at an event on October 9, 2018, alongside several other products. 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Some of the device's other features include a backlit keyboard, a "fully clickable etched glass touchpad," integrated stereo speakers, and two built-in microphones. Read our full Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review. Audio output quality. Google Pixel 3 - Turn Wi-Fi On / Off heading. Face Unlock does exactly what it says, and after Google stripped the rear fingerprint sensor from this generation of Pixel phones, it’s the only biometric method of unlocking the phone or authenticating. In one representative instance, we went from 100% to 50% in around 8 hours under typical conditions, which included shooting some photos, listening to audio, and streaming content, but mostly just texting and browsing the internet. And that’s with the Pixel 4 XL’s 3,700mAh battery, which isn’t negligible - and is bigger than the shockingly low 2,800mAh capacity of the standard Pixel 4. Despite its poor execution, the LG G8 had a good idea when it included aerial gestures with its Air Motion feature, and the Google Pixel 4 XL’s Motion Sense does technically work better. [32], Alongside the launch of the Pixelbook in October 2017, Google announced the Pixelbook Pen, a stylus to be used with the Pixelbook. The Pixel phones also include unlimited cloud storage for pictures on Google Photos[3] and, for devices purchased directly from Google, an unlockable bootloader. As such, the Google Pixel 4 XL has a big advantage in packing Android 10 out of the box, as well as getting first dibs on newer versions when they drop every year. The earbuds have a battery capacity of 120 mAh while the charging case that comes with the Pixel Buds have a battery capacity of 620 mAh. The device also has a backlit keyboard, a "multi-touch, clickable glass touchpad," built-in stereo speakers, and two built-in microphones, among other features. Apple’s big phone also has a more versatile suite of lenses and all the benefits of iOS, if that matters (it will for Apple Watch owners, say).