Google Pixel 4 XL Review
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| Google Pixel 4 XL |
The Pixel 4 XL launched on 24th October 2019, honestly, I was so excited for this phone to come out but unfortunately, it could not live up to the expectations and hype. Famous Youtuber MKBHD even awarded this phone the Bust of the Year. It is a pity seeing a phone of this caliber failing our hopes. Let's get into the review.
1. Camera
The only
thing good about this phone is the Pixel camera. The primary camera is a
12 MP sensor and powered with Google's excellent image processing
software you can get the best pictures of any smartphones with this
lens. The primary camera has an aperture of f/1.7.The second camera is a
16 MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. What? IT is 2019 and you
still do not have an ultrawide camera. Yes, the Pixel 4 XL does not have
an ultrawide camera and me with the Tech community was very
disappointed. Although with these two cameras' only you can still take
stunning shots and good low light images using Google's night sight. The
Pixel 4 XL can take 4k videos at 30 fps another lacking, it should have
been 60 fps however you can take 1080p @ 120 fps.
Selfie Camera
The selfie
camera is an 8 MP camera with an aperture of f/2.0 with auto HDR. This
camera is capable of taking 1080p videos at 30 fps. Beside the camera is
a Time of Flight Depth sensor for biometrics and better A.I.
2. The Display
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| The 90 Hz Display |
I feel sore
to type this but even in 2019, the Pixel 4 XL has huge front bezels on
the top and bottom. I totally support the front-facing stereo speakers
but as we are headed towards the future we all want a completely
bezel-less display. Please Google next year in the Pixel 5 get us an
infinity display. The Pixel 4 XL has 6.3" always on P-OLED 90 Hz
display, this is what I like. The resolution of the Pixel 4 XL's
display is 1440*3040 pixels with a PPI of 537. The display is protected
by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 which is excellent my only complaint is that
it has a screen to body ratio of 81.3% approximately.
3. The Specifications
The Pixel 4
XL uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855, not the 855+ which is surprising.
The phone has a RAM of 6 GB which is good but 8 GB is quite the standard
now. The battery is only 3700 mAh and for an Android phone, this is
quite less considering the RAM and the display refresh rate also the
high-end processor should have been 4500 mAh. The phone comes in with
Android 10 and you can be expecting to get the latest updates first in
hand. The phone has 18 W fast charging and QI wireless charging.
4. Storage
The base
model of the Pixel 4 XL is 64 GB and it also has 128 GB version too.
But no SD card slot. This would have been okay if the storage was 256 or
512 GB. On top of that Google removed unlimited photo storage options
so now, you cannot store as many photos on your latest Pixel device. Why
Google, just why?
5. Motion Sensing
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| The Pixel 4 & Pixel 4 Xl |
This is
where Google thinks they played their Trump card. Instead of getting an
In-Display fingerprint scanner like the others have been doing, they
installed a Soli radar sensor. Which will unlock your phone as soon as
you pick it up from the table? They also have air gestures but they are
quite inefficient. As I have seen many people who bought this phone
complains that it does not work properly and that they use the display
more. Also, to be noted some countries do not even allow these kinds of
sensors that they use, like India so a big market of their buyers is
gone.
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