The Google Pixel 3 XL white sports a 6.3-inch HD+ full-screen display, a smaller chassis, and a broader field of view. In 2018, Google unveiled the Google Pixel 3 XL white, a new smartphone.
The smartphone has an 18:9 full-screen design and 83 percent NTSC color reproduction, which makes every snap come to life. The brightness allows for up to 450 nites of glare-free outdoor use.
Indeed, the Google Pixel 3 XL white supports round borders for HD Full-screen displays. The 2.5D curved glass screen enhances the phone’s dynamic appearance from four R-angles.
The Google Pixel 3 XL white’s body is composed entirely of metal and is available in three colors: Not Pink, Black, and White. The back curve is beautifully polished, and it weighs 159 grams with a battery to make you feel fantastic.
The smartphone is powered by the Android 9.0 Pie operating system and the FlyMe user interface. The phone is powered by a large-core processor with a clock speed of 2.0 GHz and 8 cores.
The CPU is suitable for both games and everyday users.
Specifications for the Google Pixel 3 XL white
General
Model: Google Pixel 3 XL
Released: May 9, 2018 (Unofficial)
Status: Coming Soon
Design
Type: Bar
Waterproof: No
Display
Display Type: AMOLED
Size: 6 inches (15.24 cm)
Resolution: 1440 x 2880 pixels
Display Colors:16M
Pixel Density: 537 PPI
Touch Screen: Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
Hardware
CPU: Octa core (2.45 GHz, Quad-core, Kryo + 1.9 GHz, Quad-core, Kryo)
GPU: Adreno 630
RAM (Memory): 6 GB
Internal Storage: 64 GB
Memory Card Slot: No
Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Software
Operating System: Android v8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface: Yes
Camera
Rear Camera: 12 MP
Image : 4000 x 3000 Pixels
Flash: Yes Dual LED Flash
Front Camera: 8 MP Front Camera
Network
SIM: Standard SIM
Dual SIM: Single SIM, GSM
Connectivity
Wi-fi: Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz
USB: Yes (Doesn’t support micro-USB)
GPS: Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC: Yes
Wireless Charging: No
Headphone Jack: Yes
Battery
Capacity: 3600 mAh
Media
Video Playback: Yes
Video Out: Yes
FM Radio: To be confirmed
Ring Tones: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes
Handsfree: Yes
Data
4G LTE: 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
Speed: 4G Bands:TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available
REVIEW OF THE GOOGLE PIXEL 3 XL white
VERDICT – The Google Pixel 3 XL white continues to live up to its promise of stunning photographic performance. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, together with Android 9.0, makes the Pixel 3 XL white a capable performer for any work, no matter how demanding. However, at Rs 83,000 for the 64GB variant, the Google Pixel 3 XL white appears wildly overpriced, given that it doesn’t support expandable storage, has an HDR10-compliant display, and lacks a secondary rear camera. The Pixel 3 XL white asks a steep price for the assurance that every time you take a photo, you’ll have a winner on your hands.
DETAILED REVIEW OF THE GOOGLE PIXEL 3 XL white
Prior to its release, Google’s third generation of smartphones was continuously leaked, and while the world had come to know what it will look like and what kind of hardware it would pack, what wasn’t known were its capabilities. Google is currently promoting itself as an AI-first corporation, and as such, the Pixel 3 XL white’s actual potential and capabilities are expressed through software rather than hardware. Given the huge devaluation of the rupee against the dollar, the Pixel 3 XL white may appear to be a very pricey smartphone, but if you truly want to know if this is the smartphone worth your hard-earned money, keep reading.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
In terms of design, the Google Pixel 3 XL white continues to borrow extensively from its predecessors. Google’s characteristic dual-tone finish is also present on the Pixel 3 XL white, but the Mountain View corporation has used some cunning tactics this time. The smartphone’s back is entirely made of glass, however, the bottom 3/4th of the back has a novel textured treatment that makes the phone seem almost silky. It’s a pretty distinct feeling to the touch, and it’s absolutely pleasant. Our ‘Not Pink’ version is a lovely gentle tint of what is unmistakably pink. This phone has the appearance of a pink Mentos, and it’s a lovely color.
The single-camera lens, as well as a circular fingerprint sensor, are housed on the rear. All of the buttons you’ll need are on the device’s right side. On top is a neon-orange power button, which adds a great pop of color to the otherwise subdued color scheme. The body-color volume rocker is located beneath the power button. The buttons are mounted on a metal frame with a glossy surface that nearly feels like glass. Because the SIM card slot has been relocated to the bottom of the phone, exactly next to the USB-C connector, the top and left sides of the frame are completely vacant. In case you’re wondering, the speaker has been relocated from the phone’s bottom to the front panel’s bottom. The earpiece also serves as the second half of the dual speaker system, situated between two front-facing cameras. Because of this complete assembly, the Google Pixel 3 XL white’s front is graced with a notch, arguably the largest in any smartphone to date.
The Google Pixel 3 XL white has just enough “newness” in its design to avoid feeling like a carbon copy. It maintains a fairly similar design language that everyone, including non-Pixel users, is comfortable with. The IP68 rating, new color treatments, and the incredibly excellent soft textured finish on the back are the design’s main attractions. In terms of quality and style, the Pixel 3 XL white has all the hallmarks of a flagship smartphone.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: DISPLAY
The Pixel 3 XL white has a 6.3-inch P-OLED display with a 1440×2960 resolution and a pixel density of 523ppi. Interestingly, the Pixel 3 XL’s display is built by Samsung this time around, thus one of the major disappointments of the Pixel 2XL is fixed. Last year, the larger of the two Pixels experienced a horrible color shift issue, which appears to have been resolved this time around. When viewing angles are extreme, OLED displays still have a color shift from yellow to blue, but this isn’t going to detract from your experience.
The Pixel 3 XL’s display supports the DCI-P3 broad color gamut and is YouTube HDR-compatible, although it lacks HDR10 and Dolby Vision due to its 8-bit panel. Netflix and Amazon Prime Videos do not list the Pixel 3 XL white as a device that supports HDR video playback, which is disappointing given that all flagships at this price point at the very least offer HDR10 compliance. The LG G7+, which costs half as much as the Pixel, not only supports HDR10 but also Dolby Vision.
Despite the lack of HDR10 support, the Google Pixel 3 XL’s display is a stunning slab for viewing entertainment. Watching videos streamed via any of your favorite streaming services will undoubtedly appear better with greater viewing angles (and better-controlled color shift). The display has three viewing modes: Natural, Boosted, and Vibrant, each of which provides superb color reproduction. With a maximum brightness of 650 nits, you won’t be disappointed while using this phone, whether it’s outdoors in strong light or in your bedroom at night, in complete darkness.
The display on the Google Pixel 3 XL white is unquestionably superior to that of most smartphones on the market today, particularly those claiming to compete with flagships at a lower price. Sure, it has a greater resolution and pixel density, as well as a more color-accurate display. What it lacks is HDR10 support, which the Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and even the much cheaper LG G7+ ThinQ all have. Given that the P-OLED display in this smartphone was manufactured by Samsung, it’s a little strange that Google omitted HDR10 off the choice. When you’re offering a flagship device for Rs 83000, every extraneous feature counts.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: PERFORMANCE
Google only goes halfway with the Pixel 3 XL white in terms of specs. The latest and finest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset is included, however only 4GB of LPDDRX RAM is included. Consumers who enjoy the numbers game may be dissatisfied by the lack of 6GB or 8GB of unneeded RAM, but if you look at the benchmark figures, you’ll understand why Google didn’t pay the extra money for the extra RAM.
The Pixel 3 XL white outperforms the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and even the OnePlus 6 but falls just short of the Asus Zenfone 5z. Geekbench scores, on the other hand, place the Pixel 3 XL white squarely between the flagships, trailing only by a hair behind the OnePlus 6 and even the Note 9.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: CAMERA
Taking images is one of the most fun aspects of using a Pixel smartphone. Every year, Google astounds the world with what it can accomplish with the software on its devices. Google has maintained that they can accomplish a lot with just a single camera on the back, as proven by the superb Portrait Mode introduced last year. Let’s get right to it without boring you with too much text.
The Google Pixel 3 XL’s Portrait Mode is nearly flawless. The background blurring is natural and smooth, and the foreground-background separation is excellent. Most of the time, there are no awkward mixing errors. Google’s portrait mode isn’t limited by distance, as it is on the iPhone XS and XS Max, or even the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and that alone makes the Pixel a winner. Portrait Mode enables you to photograph more than just portraits, with the finished result being incredibly great and will undoubtedly set your images apart on social media.
Google is also working to improve its HDR algorithms, which result in photographs that appear incredible under certain settings. Daytime images are obviously stunning, with plenty of dynamic range in the final JPG with a rainbow of colors. However, if you’re shooting in harsh lighting (such as the midday sun) with the foreground in deep darkness, expect to see halation around the borders of the subjects. It was nice to see how beautifully the details were retained. When the light starts to fade, things start to get interesting. Because Google combines many photographs, the EXIF data for low-light photos show very low ISO numbers. So imagine my astonishment when I open up a photo taken late at night with obvious noise and an ISO of 264. All images taken in low light had unusually low ISO levels, and there was nothing we could do about it. However, what is obvious in the images is that there is a lot of light. Photos taken in low light are typically underexposed, but this is not the case with the Pixel 3 XL white. Photos taken in low light are well exposed but suffer from harsh noise reduction. The result is photos that look good on a tiny screen, but when seen on a larger monitor, the painting-line effect that runs across the image becomes apparent. What’s more, because it doesn’t rely on a telephoto lens with a narrow aperture, the Pixel 3 XL white can shoot in portrait mode even in low light.
The Google Pixel 3 XL white also has an upgraded autofocusing technology that can now track a topic. This is a feature that every other flagship smartphone should implement as soon as possible, in my opinion. Simply put, if you tap on the screen to lock focus on a specific target, you may move the camera in any axis and the Pixel will keep the focus set. This is especially useful if you need to recompose your shot, which everyone does at some point because you won’t have to press the screen again to lock focus. Even in low light, this feature performs admirably. Focus tracking works best for subjects that are large enough to cover the focus circle, which means they must be either very close or very large. Tracking tiny things is difficult, and tracking really fast-moving creatures, such as an overly enthusiastic puppy, is even more difficult. Focus tracking is perfect for correcting the hand movement that can cause a photograph to become out of focus.
While concentration is one factor that might lead to a photo being rejected, another is just missing the shot. To address this, Google created Top Shot, a feature that begins recording frames the moment the camera is turned on and stops shooting when the shutter button is touched. Top Shot then uses Machine Learning to pick the best photo from the time the shutter button was hit. For example, if you wanted to film a friend jumping off a ledge but couldn’t get the camera to fire before he/she struck the ground, Top Shot would have already captured the entire sequence and given you the greatest moment. When Motion is set to Auto or On, this function is enabled. In my experience, turning on the feature had no negative influence on focusing or shooting speed, thus there’s no damage in leaving it on by default.
Overall, the Pixel 3 XL’s camera setup is excellent across the board, albeit it falls short when it comes to capturing high-quality audio while recording video. The lack of a secondary lens is the Pixel 3 XL white camera’s major drawback. Google has integrated a machine learning-based Super Zoom function that adjusts the sensor by one pixel a number of times to create a larger-than-12-megapixel image that is then trimmed based on the zoom factor selected. While it is not quite a digital zoom, it is also not comparable to optical zoom. This is especially noticeable in dim light. Unfortunately, the lack of a secondary camera is a disadvantage because a single lens limits you to a single perspective. A telephoto or secondary lens is useful not only for Portrait Mode but also for capturing the world in a different way.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: SOCIAL MEDIA CAMERA
While Google does not believe that a secondary camera on the back is necessary, they do believe that an additional optical system on the front will improve your selfies. On the front, there are twin 8-megapixel cameras with f/1.8 and f/2.2 apertures on the wide-angle and ultra-wide angle lenses, respectively. The wide-angle lens has phase-detect autofocus, whilst the ultra-wide-angle lens has fixed focus. The setup’s goal is to allow users to shoot selfies not only of themselves but also of big groups of people. The Pixel’s selfies are stunning, almost as good as the shots from the rear camera. Portrait mode works wonderfully in wide and ultra-wide modes as well. As long as the selfie is shot in good light, selfies are extraordinarily detail-rich, with the texture of the skin kept at an almost DSLR-like quality. In low-light settings, the phone quickly applies noise reduction, resulting in a loss of detail, although, for most social media posts, this shouldn’t be a problem.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: AUDIO AND CALL QUALITY
The Pixel 3 XL white does not disappoint when it comes to calling quality. The earphone is sufficiently loud to be used in both quiet and loud environments. The speakerphone is also loud, allowing you to interact successfully in noisy places. Essentially, the Pixel 3 XL white will not provide an awful calling experience. What we do want to discuss is the Pixel 3 XL’s audio quality. Google has included USB-C earbuds in the box this time, which look similar to last year’s Pixel Buds but are not wireless. Of course, the buds support Google Assistant, which can be accessed via the round button on the remote.
I used PowerAmp to listen to music using the included earbuds to check if they made a good pair. The fit of the included earbuds is the first noticeable flaw. The shell, which is constructed of hard plastic, is not suitable for everyone’s ears. To hold the buds in place, a wire loop runs along the top and may be changed in length to match the inner ear. It took some time to get the length of the loop just perfect, but once done, it did keep the earbuds in place. What was uncomfortable was the ache I felt when I withdrew the earbuds after roughly a half-hour of use. The wire loop’s strain on the hard cartilage right outside the inner ear ached a lot. It’s possible that I didn’t get the fit just right, but I do know that having them sit at a different length caused them to fall out of my ear.
In terms of audio quality, the earbuds are rather good. Again, the fit is critical. When the earphones are properly worn, the quality is actually rather nice, providing a fairly good listening experience across genres. Depending on the tune, the bass can get a little heavy, causing a booming inside the ear. As long as you obtain a good fit, you’ll get good audio quality, but if the fit is bad, you’ll get a flat and hollow sound.
Google Pixel 3 XL white: BATTERY LIFE
The Google Pixel 3 XL white comes with a 3430 mAh battery, which is very usual for a flagship gadget. The Pixel 3 XL lasted a little more than 9 hours in PCMark 8’s battery test and an average of a day and a half in daily use. A day and a half of battery life are very great when you’re relying on your phone to shoot photos, listen to music, and manage two social media accounts throughout the day (aside from phone calls and continual use of WhatsApp). Furthermore, the phone supports fast charging via the new USB power delivery 2.0 standard, and while the initial 50 percent charge takes approximately 35 minutes, a complete 100 percent top-up takes slightly more than 90 minutes. Because the Google Pixel 3 XL supports wireless charging, I found it convenient to just place the phone on our Belkin Wireless charger during the workday and have the battery top up as needed. The Google Pixel 3 XL white does not disappoint in terms of battery life.
Google Pixel 3 XL white Conclusion
The Google Pixel 3 XL white is the most expensive Android flagship smartphone on the market right now, priced at Rs 83,000. For a significantly lower price, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has better cameras, more onboard storage, and expandable storage, as well as a far nicer display. The Pixel’s true draw, though, rests in its native Android UI, the assurance of regular upgrades and security patches, and, of course, its photography capability. While the Huawei P20 Pro retains the top smartphone camera on the market, the Pixel 3 XL delivers a camera that will undoubtedly assist you in creating social media material that will make many people jealous.