Smartphone with High Specs – Google Pixel 4 XL

If you’re in the shop thinking to get a new camera-focused phone, the Google Pixel 4 looks set to be one of the best choices around but those looking for a feature-packed all-rounder may find Google’s latest lacking in some areas.

Over the past few months, you’re plausibly already familiar with Google’s new smartphones, the Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 XL. The company has finally launched the two smartphones at its Made By Google 2019 event, and here are the details of the phone.

What is the specification of Google Pixel 4 XL?

General:

• Brand – Google

• Model – Pixel 4 XL

• Form factor – Touchscreen

• Body type – Glass

• Dimensions (mm) – 160.40 x 75.10 x 8.20

• Weight (g) – 193.00

• Battery capacity (mAh) – 3700

• Removable battery – No

• Fast charging – Proprietary

• Colours – White, Black, Orange

Display:

• Screen size (inches) – 6.30

• Resolution – 1440×3040 pixels

• Protection type – Gorilla Glass

• Aspect ratio – 19:9

• Pixels per inch (PPI) – 537

Hardware:

• Processor -octa-core

• Processor make – Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

• RAM – 6GB

• Internal storage – 64GB

• Expandable storage – No

Camera:

• Rear camera – 16-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.0-micron) + 12.2-megapixel (f/1.7, 1.4-micron)

• Rear autofocus – Phase detection autofocus

• Rear flash – Yes

• Front camera – an 8-megapixel (f/2.0, 1.22-micron)

• Front autofocus – No

Software:

• Operating system – Android 10

Connectivity:

• Wi-Fi – Yes

• Wi-Fi standards supported –  802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

• GPS – Yes

• NFC – Yes

• USB Type-C – Yes

• Number of SIMs – 2

• Active 4G on both SIM cards – Yes

Sensors:

• Face unlock – Yes

• Compass/ Magnetometer – Yes

• Proximity sensor – Yes

• Accelerometer – Yes

• Ambient light sensor – Yes

• Gyroscope – Yes

• Barometer – Yes

What are the special features in built-in Google Pixel 4?

Google Assistant, but make it faster:

The new and improved Google Assistant is integrated strongly into the Pixel 4’s software, making for much quicker response times. Both new phones have an on-device version of Google’s language patterns that run in their data centres. This indicates Google Assistant communications will take place on the device without the requirement to send out requests to Google’s data centres before receiving a response. 

Of course, there are restrictions for simple tasks like starting a timer, the assistant will perform that all on-device. For more complicated things like asking about flight information or the climatic conditions, the assistant will need to outsource that job to Google’s data centres.

The Assistant on Pixel 4 phones will now support continued communications, which is a first for smartphones. This will allow you to ask a follow-up question to the assistant without the need to interrupt to say another hot word.

The Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL run Android 10 out of the box. Not much has modified aesthetically, but there are some new enhancements to this year’s Pixels. The Pixel Launcher now has an alternative way to pull down the notification screen with a swipe of your finger. There’s also a new Pixel Themes app that will enable you to choose your wallpaper, font, accent colour, and more.

Google is also pre-installing a new Recorder app on the Pixels that will reprint the audio from each voice recording and let you search for it. It seems quite convenient.

Out of the box, the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL come with 3 free months of Google One cloud storage for new members. Unfortunately, Google isn’t including free unlimited original quality photo backups to Google Photos as it created with the Pixel, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3.

A+ displays:

Google nailed the display on the Pixel 4 and 4 XL this year. DisplayMate has awarded Google an A+ rating and the best smartphone display award. The displays on the Pixel 4 and 4 XL are 90Hz displays, Google names them Smooth Displays and can be tuned between 60 and 90Hz in the settings menu. Displays with higher refresh rates have been growing in demand lately, and we’re delighted to see the new Google phones support the feature.

Car crash detection with the Safety app:

The Neural Core that controls the cameras are also used by Pixel 4 to recognise car crashes. The feature is a part of the Safety app, which is currently only accessible in the US. If you’ve been in a severe car accident, car crash detection will automatically call 911. Google stated that screen benders shouldn’t provoke it.

Swipe right with MotionSense:

“The Pixel 4 and 4 XL, according to Google, have the most active face unlock system on any smartphone. This is likely due to Google’s new motion-sensing Soli chip next to the front-facing camera sensor”.

Google overturned the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor this year and rather including secure face recognition. The Pixel 4 phones come with two faces unlock IR cameras, a dot projector, and a flood illuminator. 

These sensors are comparable to what we’ve seen in devices like the iPhone 11 and LG G8. Using these sensors, the Pixel 4 will be able to design an accurate model of your face, confirm that it’s you, and unlock your phone. What’s more, the Pixel 4’s Soli chip will proactively turn on the face unlock sensors to assure you’re quickly able to get into your phone.

That’s not all Google’s motion-sensing Soli chip will be able to do. The Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL have a brand-new feature called Motion Sense that will enable the phones to sense user’s motion. Using Motion Sense, users will be apt to change a snooze alarm, song, and silence calls with a wave of their hand. Unfortunately, this feature is only coming to select countries.

The Pixel line has never been about top-tier specs:

Subsequently, Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL share the same specs. They both have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB of RAM (two more gigabytes than the Pixel 3), 64 or 128GB of onboard storage, no microSD expansion, and no headphone jack.

What we’re not so excited about the Pixel 4 and 4 XL’s battery capacities. The Pixel 4 has a 2,800mAh cell (115mAh less than the Pixel 3’s) while the Pixel 4 XL has a 3,700mAh battery (270mAh more than the Pixel 3 XL’s). 

Those 90Hz displays are acknowledged to be pretty hard on battery life. Additionally, because the Pixel 3 has horrible battery life, we’re expecting Google does something to make sure Pixel 4 users can make it through a full day without requiring to charge midway through the day.

Live HDR+, astrophotography, and learning-based white balance:

Google is finally bouncing on the dual-camera train. Both the Pixel 4 and 4 XL have a rear-facing 12MP Dual Pixel sensor and a 16MP telephoto lens for 2x zoom. This will end in wider-range portrait shots, as there are presently two lenses to capture depth information. There’s also a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor on the back for certain distance and depth sensing.

Live HDR+ is a new highlight coming to the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. This will enable users to preview HDR + processing in the camera app before capturing the image. A new feature called Dual Exposure controls will allow users to tweak shadows and highlights in a shot before taking the photo. It’s now possible to do this after the fact in photo editing apps, so this new feature will possibly save users a lot of time.

Google is also concentrating (ha) on a better white balance. The Pixel 4s feature machine learning-based white balancing in all photo modes, not simply in Night Sight mode like in the Pixel 3. This will end in more accurate colours across the board, not simply in Night Sight mode. With the use of astrophotography in Pixel 4, it will darken and denoise skies using computational photography in Night Sight.