ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 15Display: 6.3in QHD+ OLED, 537ppi
Processor: Snapdragon 855
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB/128GB
Battery: 3,700mAh
The Pixel 4 XL is plenty fast (though I found the
Settings app hung a second or two before loading),
but a phone launching so late in 2019 really should
be using the 855+ chip. And while Google has finally
admitted that 4GB of RAM just doesn’t cut it for a
high-end Android phone anymore, 6GB isn’t so great
either. Compared to the Pixel 3, my Pixel 4 XL kept
a few more apps in its Recents carousel, but neither
holds a candle to the dozens that were visible on
Google finally
delivered an excellent
smartphone screen in
the Pixel 4 XL, even
if the 90Hz Smooth
Display isn’t all that