It’s becoming easy to distinguish a Pixel phone. It looks like a 6-inch window into pure Android bliss. Still, you get something close, and we like how the screen’s edges are rounded, like the LG G6. That said, the Pixel 2 XL’s bezels aren’t as slim as that crowd’s, and the sides don’t blend the display into the rear like the Note 8. It’s the smartphone design trend of the year, and any phone that doesn’t minimize the edges around the screen easily looks dated against the likes of the Galaxy S8, the LG V30, the iPhone X, and the Essential Phone. The Pixel is far lighter, and the all-glass design on Apple and Samsung’s phones screams premium.įlip the phone over, and you’ll find what makes the Pixel 2 XL the better phone to buy over the regular Pixel 2: A large, display with small bezels. We think it feels nice to the touch, but hold an iPhone 8 Plus or a Galaxy Note 8 and you’ll feel as though the Pixel 2 XL isn’t made of similar, high-quality materials. The metal on the back, which has a unique matte texture, is particularly polarizing. We’ve already heard “ugly” thrown around the office, and some friends just aren’t sold on the design. We really love the Pixel 2 XL’s design, and we liked last year’s model as well, but this is subjective. It looks a lot more refined and mature than last year’s Pixel XL, in part because Google has left the edges more angular, rather than rounding them off. Gone are ugly antenna lines, now masked in glass.
This year’s Pixel 2 XL is slightly different, with a bigger camera that sadly sticks out a tad, and the glass stops before the fingerprint sensor. A quarter of the phone top on the rear is glass, while the rest is metal. What’s nice is it doesn’t look like your average smartphone, thanks to the two-tone glass and aluminum rear design. What used to be a collaboration with a manufacturer is now a phone designed completely by Google. The Pixel smartphone line began last year as Google abandoned the Nexus brand, signaling its intention to exercise more control over hardware.
A 6-inch window to a blissful Android world We still stand by our score and recommendation. Google has also addressed the issue, and has extended the warranty to two years for customer peace of mind. Note: There have been some complaints about the Pixel 2 XL’s screen, which we explore in this opinion article. Google is a software company at heart - and as we explore in our review, that’s where the Pixel 2 XL shines. Now before you start jumping at its faults (the lack of a headphone jack the edges around the screen or the missing MicroSD slot when the competing Galaxy Note 8 and LG V30 both have one) we’ll admit, the Pixel doesn’t have the best hardware. Despite impressive competition this year, the Pixel 2 XL is the best Android smartphone in the world. Display has blue tint when viewed from sides
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