Google Pixel XL

Make Way for the New Android Flagship in Town.

- Kunal Gangor

If you’ve used or are using Android OS, chances are you must have heard of the Nexus devices. The Nexus programme that started in 2010 allowed Google to focus on the software while its chosen partner focused on the hardware of the phone. However, this year, Google is trying to notch up its promise on the ‘Google experience’ by bringing the phone’s design and software under one roof.

The Pixel and the Pixel XL are the first two phones that are ‘Made by Google’ and while both are inherently similar in terms of design, both phones differ slightly in terms of screen size and resolution, which is 5 inches and Full HD in the Pixel compared to Pixel XL’s 5.5 inches and Quad HD resolution and battery life of 2770mAh and 3450mAh in the Pixel and Pixel XL respectively.

Now that we’ve got the differences out of the way, let’s start with the phone’s design. Android phones these days generally go full metal or glass. But in case of the Pixel XL (and Pixel), it goes for both, at least at the back. The top portion of the phone dons the shiny glass whereas the body is all aluminium. The sides of the phone features smooth curves, chamfered edges and is 8.5mm thick, which gives the phone a good grip and excellent feel in the hands. In terms of colour choices, Google’s selling the Really Black and Very Silver colour options in the Indian market; having seen both colours in the flesh, we liked the black variant more than the silver one.