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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Google Pixel XL


specification↴

  • Aerospace-grade aluminum unibody (glass window on the back); splash and dust resistant (IP53)
  • 5.5" AMOLED screen of QHD resolution, 534ppi, 100% NTSC; 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4
  • Quad-core Kryo processor, Adreno 530 GPU, 4GB of RAM, Snapdragon 821 chipset
  • Google-loaded Android 7.1 Nougat; 2 years of OS upgrades from launch, 3 years of security updates
  • 12.3MP camera, f/2.0 lens, 1.55µm pixels, Phase and Laser AF, dual-LED, dual-tone flash; 2160p and 1080p @ 30/60/120fps video capture
  • 8MP selfie camera, f/2.4 lens, 1.4µm pixels; 1080p video capture
  • Comes with 32GB or 128GB of built-in storage, no expansion
  • Fingerprint reader, Android Pay
  • LTE Cat 9 or 11 (450Mbps or 600Mbps downlink, 50/75Mbps uplink); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 (A2DP, LE), GPS + GLONASS, NFC
  • 3,450mAh battery; Fast charging over USB Type-C

Main shortcomings:

  • Most expensive Google phone yet
  • No stereo speakers
  • No water resistance
  • No OIS for the camera
  • No wireless charging, no IR port or FM radio
  • Snapdragon 821 chipset is downclocked to 820 speed
  • Standard Nexus cons: no microSD slot, sealed battery
  • Design is arguably bland

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