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bottom edge, and from afar, the Pixel 4 XL will look
more like a budget phone than a premium one. And
even up close, there’s nothing about it that looks like
it should cost £900.
Around the back you’ll find the phone’s most
obvious upgrade: a dual camera. Like the iPhone 11,
the Pixel 4 XL has a giant square camera array in the
top left corner that’s designed to stand out, particularly
in white or orange. However, while the camera array
is very much a fluid part of the iPhone 11 despite
its size, the Pixel 4 XL’s camera bump feels like an
afterthought that was tacked on after the phone’s
design was already finished.
That said, Google’s handset has the nicest hand
feel of any phone I’ve ever used. From the frostedThere’s no notch on the Pixel 4 XL (front),
but the bezel is very much still there36 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020REVIEW
bottomedge,andfromafar,thePixel4 XLwilllook
morelike a budget phone than a premium one. And
evenupclose,there’snothingaboutit thatlookslike
itshould cost £900.
Around the back you’ll find the phone’s most
obvious upgrade: a dual camera. Like the iPhone 11,
the Pixel 4 XL has a giant square camera array in the
top left corner that’s designed to stand out, particularly
in white or orange. However, while the camera array
is verymucha fluidpartoftheiPhone 11 despite
itssize,the Pixel 4 XL’s camera bump feels like an
afterthought that was tacked on after the phone’s
design was already finished.
That said, Google’s handset has the nicest hand
feel of any phone I’ve ever used. From the frostedThere’s no notch on the Pixel 4 XL (front),
but the bezel is very much still there