Google Assistant is fantastic Excellent camera with HDR+ and ES Lighting fast experience Above average battery life Above average speaker performance Great display Pixel Launcher is one of the best interfaces
Negatives
Generic, understated design Easily chipped and dented Lack of OIS can affect videos High price tag
Rating
Battery
8.5
Display
9.1
Camera
9.0
Performance
9.5
Software
9.2
Design
8.0
Bottom Line
8.9
Pixel XL
by Google
The Pixel and Pixel XL represent a new approach to hardware for Google, and while they're not perfect, what they do, they do extremely well. An excellent camera, intuitive Google Assistant, lightning fast experience, the latest hardware and good battery life result in arguably two of the best Android smartphones ever made.
Fans of the Nexus range, you can now wince as Google’s iconic Nexus range is dead. However, if you’re interested in the Pure Android experience as Google imagines it, you need not worry as the Google Pixel and Pixel XL bring with them many of the same characteristics.
Offering a Pure Android experience coupled with the new AI-based Google Assistant, does the Pixel XL have enough to stand out against a plethora of smartphones, both running Android and not? Will the generic design deter users away from Google’s flagship or should you look past it to any goodies that may lie within?
With the Galaxy Note 7 now consigned to an early death, are the Pixel and Pixel XL the perfect replacement? Let’s find out in this, our Google Pixel and Pixel XL review.
In this review, we’ve focused on the experience offered by the Pixel XL as it is almost identical on the Pixel, apart from the display size, resolution and battery capacity. We’ll be following this up with a further look at the Pixel to see if these differences impact the overall experience.
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