By the way, all Nexus phones have been a effective device. Apart from this, they were neither more expensive nor much premium. On the other hand, Google Pixel And Google Pixel XL Through the company has submitted its claim in the premium segment market. It would not be wrong to say that Google has prepared to challenge Apple. Price, design and branding, in every sense, both brand phones are sure to be compared. It is possible that the company has lost its Nexus fans after this decision. Will it be able to change the mind of the supporters of the iPhone? Let’s try to know this.
Google Pixel XL Look and Design
At first glance, nothing is unique in the design of pixels. It is a mixture of designs offered by Apple, Samsung and HTC. Google has told loudly that this phone has been designed by it, just the responsibility of making it was given to Taiwan’s company HTC. Looking at the phone, we can say that it has no distinct identity.
The front panel is of glass. There is a lot of space above and below the screen. As a specification, it has a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4, but not too much rotation on the edges. In our silver review unit, the sensor looked a bit strange, like a black spots. However, there should not be this deficiency in black variants. Android navigation is on screen, so the chin is empty.
Most of the backpanel and edges is of metal, except the upper part of the rear panel. It is of glass. For this reason, the antenna is able to work. The patch is clearly visible for the antennas, which gives a different identity of Google’s new phone. However, it seems a bit strange to hold it in the hands, especially given the presence of fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.
After initial use, we found that the upper part of the pixel XL is weighty. But we became accustomed to this.
Power and volume buttons are on the right side. We found his position a little strange. On the left side is a sim tray in which you can enter Nano SIM card. The 3.5mm audio is at the jack top and the USB Type-C port at the bottom.
Overall, this phone is slightly thicker and wide. Its design did not impress us too much. After using Pixel XL, we felt that there would be more convenience to use small pixels. The good thing is that no major changes have been made other than the display in the small version.
Google Pixel XL Specification
Google has left no stone unturned in the hardware department. Most of the specifications of both pixel series phones are the same, the difference is of screen size, resolution and battery capacity. You will get a maximum of 2.15 GHz clock speed giving Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chipset. Adreno 530 GPU is integrated for graphics. Both models have 4 GB RAM and you have the option to choose between 32 or 128 GB storage. Our 32 GB storage unit had 29.7 GB storage for use. There is no microSD support. If it is kept in mind, the decision to buy a 128 GB variant will be more correct.
Pixel XL has a 5.5 -inch (1440×2560 pixels) screen, while a 5 -inch 5 -inch 1080×1920 pixels resolution in pixels. The small variants do not know, but Pixel XL is the best screen smartphone ever. It is bright and crisp. Colors on this are very natural. You will get many unique types of sensors in the phone. Apart from this, there is an Android sensor hub. It is a separate provided processor that continues to monitor the input, even if Snapdragon 821 processor is on standby.
In the launch event, Google told about the capacity of the phone’s camera. In the pixels and pixel XL phones you will find 12.3 megapixel rear cameras which are equipped with laser autofocus with phase detection. At the same time, the sensors of the front camera are of 8 megapixels.
The company has been successful in giving 3450 mAh battery due to more space in the big variants. There is support for quick charging. You will find Type-C USB cable with Type A in the box. Apart from this, there is also an OTG adapter. This adapter is very useful. With the help of this, you can import contacts, photos, calendar data and message by connecting your old phone to the pixel.
Google Pixel XL Software
Google has launched a pixel phone in the market by closing the very popular Nexus series. This means that these phones will now show the company’s Android Vision in the true sense. However, you get pixel version, not a pure version of Android in this phone. It has a separate custom launcher, and many more customizations have been done. At the moment, it is also not clear whether any one of these or all the features will be allowed to use by other smartphone manufacturer companies.
We realized a lot of new when using Android 7.1 for the first time. From the beginning home screen, you will see the tab with Google logo on the left side. By tapping on this, you will reach Google search bar. There will be a recently searched subject list in you. Google Now comes out when swipe inside the screen anywhere. Voice search command will open if the pressure on the home button for a long time. You will meet here with Google Assistant.
The Settings app has been completely replaced. Now there is a new menu based system in which you will be able to make changes between the sections.
Google Assistant is one of the important reasons why pixel phones have come in the wake. In this, all the efforts of Google are threaded in a thread. There is no doubt that in the coming time it will be a part of more and more devices.
Assistant is something that you might never use, or do not know its full potential. This is not very different from the current Android phone’s voice search feature. It is more accurate. OK can use it from Google command. With the help of assistant, you can send messages. Can launch the app. Can translate any sentence and control many functions of the phone.
Google Pixel XL Camera
If Google Assistant Pixel phone is the first important specialty, then the camera performance will definitely be on the second position. Google knows that only by developing the best camera, it will be able to keep the premium phone’s title strong. And she has also been successful in this.
As soon as you activate the camera app, the experience of pixel will thrill you. It is like a stock Android app in appearance but it has options like photosphere mode, burst and slow motion. Especially the lens blur mode is even more interesting. Because the phone does not have two cameras to capture different shots. In such a situation, the app tells the user to move the phone a little after taking the shot so that he can take some offset shot from the same lens.
(Click to see Google Pixel XL’s camera sample in large size)
The photo resolution goes up to 12.3 megapixels. The phone’s camera rapidly autofocus and also captures photos in a pinch, no matter what the lighting conditions.
Now the question of photo quality. We can confidently say that Pixel XL fully meets its claims. The quality of its camera is of iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 levels. The focus is sharp as well as sharp. Some details in close up shot are very good. Its performance is the best ever in low light. We are also happy with the performance of its front camera, although it is not revolutionary from anywhere.
The video came clean and sharp. The problem with recording 4K videos is that it consumes too much storage. But for this, Google has given the user free subscription of photos for lifetime. You will be able to store 4K videos in its actual size. However, this is about to increase internet consumption.
(Click to see Google Pixel XL’s camera sample in large size)
Google Pixel XL Performance
As expected, there is no decrease in performance with the help of new and fast Snapdragon 821 processor. We did not have trouble doing anything on this phone. Whether playing 3D games, streaming more resolution video or recording 4 of 4. The good thing is that during these functions, the phone did not get too hot. Watching videos and playing games on big screen was something else.
There is no problem in reading the screen even in the bright light of the sun. However, the sound coming from the built in speaker disappointed us. This video is suitable for watching the experience of watching and playing game playing, but it becomes pungent in a higher voice. And it does not fit perfectly for music. The fingerprint sensor worked properly. We never complained of network connectivity. Overall, we enjoyed using Pixel XL. Pixel XL also gave great results in the benchmark test.
Battery life is capable of shingling. It lasted 14 hours 6 minutes in our video loop test. We played the game, recorded 4K videos and streamed music and video clips, despite the end of its day remained a little battery left. There is support for quick charging. The phone was charged from zero to 100 percent in about 2 hours.
Our decision
We do not know why Google stepped into smartphone hardware business? Why has it been decided to limit pixel experience right now? Is the company disappointed with the performance of its partners about Android experience? Did not Google want to take any danger with the assistant, so he himself put his hand in this project? Answers to all these questions will be found only in the coming time.
It is clear that the company has prepared to challenge the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus through Pixel and Pixel XL. In a way, now Apple’s fans have got the option of Android phones like iPhone.
If you buy this phone, then you get the best smartphone camera ever. Its performance is also fantastic. It is possible that many users do not like Google Assistant, but if you want this feature, then you have no option but to buy this phone. There is also a guarantee of getting important Android updates. It is expected that after this Samsung and other companies and better Android products will be launched in the market.