Google Pixel 4 XL 64GB Just Black

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The Google Pixel 4 XL’s shots come out a bit warmer than other phones, but with fantastic background clarity and resistance to flare effects. Heck, if Apple can get away with 4GB of RAM in its blazingly-fast iPhone 11 series, the Pixel 4 XL should be just fine. I do think they’re a little too dim, especially in bright sunlight, but otherwise I don’t have any complaints. Face unlock works just like the fingerprint sensor did for biometric authentication — it maps to unlocking, authorizing purchases, and so on — or at least it should once more apps update to support it. It’s something you can’t learn from a spec sheet or a leak: the Pixel 4 is more of a joy to use than any other Android phone.

The alarm-muting function works like a charm, but controlling music is worse than hit-or-miss: we often accidentally skipped songs while absently moving our hands around the phone. The iPhone 11 Pro seems to lean on slightly longer exposure times while the Pixel 4 takes more, shorter shots and does more math.

dB(A) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Deep Bass Middle Bass High Bass Lower Range Mids Higher Mids Lower Highs Mid Highs Upper Highs Super Highs 20 33. The most notable difference in this and in every single comparison shot I’ve taken is in the color balance. Note: We’ve seen so much variance among various Google Pixel 4 XL review units that we’re going to re-run our battery tests again and update this review in a couple of days. Other interests include Buddhism, spending time in Tibetan monasteries, and translating ancient Tibetan texts. That’s ostensibly so it can fit both its face unlock and radar sensors up top, but I do wonder if Google just wanted to make life easier on itself this time around.

If you want to learn more about this, make sure you check out our interview with Google’s camera boss. On the eve of this review publishing, Google finally committed to issuing a software update that would add eye detection to face unlock.These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. During the Google Pixel 4 XL review period, our smaller unit reliably got around four and a quarter hours of screen-on time per day with a ~12-hour cycle.