The "controversial" Pixel. No phone in the history of Google's Pixel calendar deserves this appellation added than the Pixel 3 XL. For some (including myself), the architecture is a acceptable change that embodies the avant-garde architecture of 2018 flagship phones. For others, it has an animal huge affectation cleft that destroys symmetry.
As you accomplish your way about the internet blockage out hands-on impressions and reviews of the Pixel 3 XL, the primary focus of best users will be the affectation notch. Is it too big or is it overblown? However, aback you attending accomplished (if you can) the affectation notch, you will see a solid advancement from aftermost year with an alike bigger camera, beyond display, and alike bigger array life.
Jump to a section: Important Dates | Accumulator Capacity | Price for Everything | Body | Basics | Affectation | Performance | Array | Advanced Camera | Rear Camera | Audio | Sensors | Connectivity | Security | Software | Box Includes
Important Dates
The new Google Pixel 3 XL was appear on October 9, 2018, at Google's Made by Google Launch Event. The Pixel 3 XL will be accessible for preorders starting on October 9th from Google and Verizon Wireless, its absolute US partner. Pixel 3 XL (alongside Pixel 3) will address afterwards on October 18.
- Release date: October 18, 2018
- Preorder date: October 9, 2018
- Announced: October 9, 2018
Storage Capacity
Similar to aftermost year, the Pixel 3 XL will appear in two accumulator variants: 64 GB and 128 GB. Like its predecessor, it doesn't accept abundant storage. However, it will accommodate users with absolute billow accumulator of all photos and videos aback stored on Google Photos.
- Storage available: 64 GB or 128 GB
- Expandable storage: no
Price for Everything
The new Pixel 3 XL's appraisement starts at $899 for the 64 GB archetypal and access to $999 for the 128 GB version. For whatever reason, Verizon is charging an added $30 on the Pixel 3 XL. Therefore, the 64 GB adaptation starts at $929.99 and the 128 GB adaptation is $1029.99.
- Price: $899 (64 GB), $999 (256 GB) additional tax. On Verizon Wireless, $929.99 (64 GB) and $1029.99 (128 GB)
Body
Only one above affair has afflicted from aftermost year aback it comes to the body: The rear console is now 100% bottle instead of metal with a bottle window at the top. Already again, the Pixel 3 XL will use an aluminum anatomy with a amalgam coating. It will use Corning Gorilla Bottle 5 on the advanced and the back, with the lower allocation of the aback accepting a soft-touch finish. As for colors, there will be three options: Clearly White, Aloof Black, and Not Pink.
- Frame: Aluminum unibody with amalgam coating
- Corning Gorilla® Glass: 5
- Colors: Clearly White, Aloof Black, and Not Pink
Basics
Despite the access in awning admeasurement (more on that later), the phone itself is alone hardly beyond than its predecessor. As for dust and baptize protection, both accessories abutment the accomplished appraisement of IP68. With a appraisement of six, both accessories are basically dust-proof. As for the eight, it agency the accessories can abide abysmal in up to two meters of baptize for up to 30 minutes.
The Pixel 3 XL will assignment on all four above carriers. Verizon is the absolute US carrier and the alone one area you can buy the Pixel 3 in store. As for T-Mobile and Sprint, application the GSM-unlocked variant, all you allegation to do is pop in your SIM card. As for Sprint, application the BYOD program, you can actuate the accent for use on their network.
- Height: 6.22 inches
- Width: 3.02 inches
- Depth: 0.31 inches
- Weight: 6.49 ounces
- Dust/water resistance: IP68
- Supported carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Display
The Pixel 3 XL awning added in admeasurement to 6.3 inches, the better of any phone in the Pixel lineup. Unlike its little brother, it has an aspect arrangement of 19:9 abundantly due to the adequately ample affectation cleft apartment one of the stereo speakers and bifold front-facing cameras. It has a college resolution of 2960 x 1440, which after-effects in its 531 ppi.
The affectation is OLED. We accept Google is already afresh application LG's POLED panel, but this wasn't accepted at the event. It additionally supports HDR and is certified by UHD Alliance.
- Screen size: 6.3 inches
- Screen resolution: 2960 x 1440
- Pixel density: 523 ppi
- Screen type: OLED
- Notch: yes
- Screen-to-body ratio: 82.8%
- Aspect ratio: 19:9
- DCI-P3 coverage: Currently unknown
- Contrast Ratio: Currently unknown
- Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Performance
Once again, Google has accustomed both of its phones the aforementioned internals. Both accessories are already afresh bound to 4 GB of RAM. To no surprise, the SoC of best is the latest and greatest from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 845. The 10 nm SoC has eight cores, four Kryo 385 Gold and four Kryo 385 Silver.
The above are custom cores based on the Cortex-A75 blueprint and run up to 2.8 GHz. The Silver Cores are acquired from Cortex-A55, authoritative them added ability efficient. These run at a affluence of 1.8 GHz and are acclimated for beneath ability accelerated tasks. However, to save on battery, Google autonomous to underclock both cores to 2.5 GHz and 1.6 GHz, respectively.
The GPU commutual with it is the Adreno 630. This is a four-core GPU clocked at 710 MHz which produces 737 GFLOPS. Additionally, the Google-developed Pixel Visual Core is on lath to administer the AI processing of the cameras. And Google is including the Titan M Security Bore to abode cryptographic keys.
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Chip size: 10 nanometer
- CPU frequency: 2.5 GHz and 1.6 GHz
- CPU cores: 8
- GPU: Adreno 630
- GPU cores: 4
Battery
The array is absolutely abate than aftermost year's Pixel 2 XL at 3,450 mAh. While this aggregate of a abate array and bigger awning would according lower array life, the underclocked CPU should advice accomplish commensurable array activity to its predecessor.
It comes as no abruptness that the fast charging agreement of best is USB Ability Delivery. Google has been blame the technology for years, allurement OEMs to about-face from Qualcomm Quick Charge. With USB PD, not alone can the Pixel 3 XL allegation to a abounding day of acceptance in 30 minutes, but will additionally abide abundant acknowledgment in the process. And for the aboriginal time, the Pixel 3 and 3 XL will assuredly abutment wireless charging. Google appear a new charging pad that offers 10 W of wireless charging ability and activates a new card that turns your Pixel 3 into a mini Google Home Hub.
- Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
- Capacity: 3,430 mAh
- Charging: USB Ability Delivery (USB PD) and Qi Wireless Charging
Front Camera
While Google continues to avoid the multi-camera trend on the rear camera, the front-facing camera is a altered story. Google is including bifold front-facing cameras, both of which are 8 MP. The big accession is the additional sensor, which has a wide-angle lens to abduction added of your surroundings. It has an breach of ƒ/2.2 and a acreage of appearance of 97°.
The capital lens has a ƒ/1.8 breach and a accepted acreage of appearance of 75°. It additionally has autofocus and face detection.
- Resolution: 8 MP and 8 MP
- Aperture: ƒ/1.8 , ƒ/2.2 (wide-angle)
- Zoom: no
- Flash: screen-based
- Image stabilization: software-based
- RAW support: no
Rear Camera
The Pixel 3 XL continues to authority on to the distinct rear camera. Unlike phones like the LG V40 and Huawei P20 Pro which went as aerial as three cameras this year, Google is afraid to its approved and accurate distinct AI-enhanced lens. However, alike with a distinct lens, the Pixel 3 XL manages to accomplish aloof as able-bodied as assorted cameras.
Both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL use the aforementioned 12.2 MP lens with a ƒ/1.8 breach and 1.4µm pixels. However, acknowledgment to Google Visual Core and HDR plus, the Pixel 3 XL is able to abduction an affluence of detail and action this detail in a amount of seconds. Pixel 3 XL comes with several new appearance to advance photography.
Top Shot takes several photos, and application apparatus learning, the Pixel 3 XL will acclaim the best photo from the account area anybody was animated and eyes were open. Night Sight uses apparatus acquirements to accept the the appropriate colors in low ablaze settings for ablaze photos afterwards the flash.
- Resolution: 12 MP
- Aperture: ƒ/1.8
- Zoom: Digital, AI-enhanced
- Flash: Multi LED
- Image stabilization: optical and electronic
- RAW support: yes
- Lens cover: azure crystal
- Object detection: bodies, faces
As for video recording, you can shoot videos in either 720p, 1080p, or 4K resolution. Similar to aftermost year, you can almanac up to 240 fps aback application 720p. 4K resolution is bound to 30 fps.
- Resolution: 720p, 1080p, and 4K
- Max anatomy rate: 60 fps for 720p, 60 fps for 1080p, 30 fps for 4K
- Slow motion: yes, 1080p at 120 or 720p at 240 fps
- Photos: 8 MP stills while recording 4K
- Zoom: 1x optical, 6x digital
- Flash: Yes
- Image stabilization: optical and electronic
- Lens cover: azure crystal
- Audio: stereo sound
Audio
Once again, Google has not included the 3.5 mm headphone jack with the device. However, Google (for the aboriginal time) is including a brace of USB-C earbuds to compensate. Additionally, with Android 9.0 Pie on lath (more on that later), the Pixel 3 XL supports abounding Hi-Fi audio codecs, including Sony LDAC and Qualcomm aptX and aptX HD.
Additionally, the front-facing speakers are authoritative a return. These are stereo speakers, anniversary apartment on apostle barbecue in the chin, and one either in the forehead (Pixel 3) or the affectation cleft (Pixel 3 XL). They are 40% louder than aftermost year's Pixel 2 XL.
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: no
- Stereo speakers: yes, front-facing
- Mics: three total
Sensors
You will acquisition all the accepted sensors in the Pixel 3 XL.
The accelerometer senses the movement and angle of your device. This sensor is generally acclimated by Google Maps to ascertain your movement as you cross against your destination. It is additionally accessible for amateur which use the angry of the phone for controls.
The congenital adjacency sensor detects aback altar are abutting to the screen, axis off the affectation aback you abode your ear to the speaker. The Hall aftereffect sensor is acclimated to ascertain cast covers to actuate a card to affectation already placed in the accessory.
The magnetometer detects the Earth's alluring acreage forth the X, Y, and Z axes. It can be acclimated for a basal ambit app or accommodate acclivity data. The barometer measures air burden and the ambient ablaze sensor detects the surrounding ablaze for automated awning brightness.
The Pixel 3 additionally already afresh has Active Edge, burden acute abandon that can be awkward to actuate an app. As with its predecessor, this will actuate Google Assistant.
- Sensors: Active Edge, barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, adjacency sensor, magnetometer, ambient ablaze sensor, Hall aftereffect sensor
Connectivity
Pixel 3 XL includes the latest adaptation of Bluetooth, Bluetooth 5. For connectivity, the GSM apart adaptation has a distinct Nano SIM slot. However, depending on the market, there is additionally abutment for eSIM. As for Wi-Fi, the Pixel 3 XL supports up to 802.11ac, one of the fastest adaptation available.
- Wi-Fi: 802.11ac
- Bluetooth: 5 + LE
- NFC: yes
- Cellular: Nano SIM, Supports up to CAT 16, 4 x4 MIMO, 256-QAM
- Port: USB-C
There are three variants of the Pixel 3 XL, one for Verizon, a GSM Unlocked, and a Project Fi model.
- FDD-LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
- CDMA EV-DO Rev. A BC0, BC1, BC10
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Security
When it comes to biometrics, Google is already afresh afraid with the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Abounding Android users adopt this anatomy of biometrics and in this placement. The fingerprint scanner can be acclimated to alleviate apps, accomplish payments, and more. And acknowledgment to Android 9.0 Pie, the fingerprint alert is compatible so that all apps requesting your fingerprint attending the same.
Besides the fingerprint scanner, Google is additionally introducing the Titan security module. This security dent was congenital accurately for the Pixel 3 calendar and helps defended your countersign and the operating systems from tampering.
- Security: Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
Software
For years, the Pixel/Nexus band has consistently alien the apple to the newest adaptation of Android, and this year is no different. Aside from Pixel phones, alone the OnePlus 6 has avant-garde internals and runs the latest adaptation of Android 9.0 Pie. There are a cardinal of changes that appear with Pie which you can analysis out with the articulation below.
- Software: Android 9.0 Pie
Box Includes
If afterwards account the specs account you are still absorbed in the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, actuality is what is included in the box.
- USB Type-C 18W ability adaptor
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- SIM tool
- Pixel USB-C earbuds
- 3.5mm to USB-C headphone adapter
- Quick About-face Adapter
- Quick Start Guide
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