Tech Advisor - UK (2020-02)

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 55

is still one of the best, but the gap between it and its

peers is practically nonexistent, and its tricks aren’t

nearly as impressive with a second lens. And the specs

are downright blah for a £829 phone. Even the Pixel

launcher and the promise of three years of Android

updates are less of a reason to buy, as Samsung ups its

game with One UI. The Pixel 4 XL has more untapped

potential than any other phone I’ve used, but it fails at

its most important job: being a phone that lives up to

its own hype – and price. Michael Simon

Specifications

• 6.3in (3,040x1,440, 537ppi) P-OLED capacitive
  touchscreen


• Android 10


• Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7nm) CPU


• 6GB RAM


• 64/128GB storage


• Dual rear-facing cameras: 12.2Mp, f/1.7, 28mm (wide),
  1/2.55in, 1.4μm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; 16Mp, f/2.4,
  45mm (telephoto), 1.0μm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom


• Dual front-facing cameras: 8Mp, f/2.0, 22mm (wide),
  1.22μm, no AF, TOF 3D camera


• 802.11ac Wi-Fi


• Bluetooth 5.0 with atpX HD


• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO


• NFC


• USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector


• Face ID


• Non-removable lithium-polymer 3,700mAh battery


• 160.4x75.1x8.2mm


• 193g

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 55

is still one of the best, but the gap between it and its
peers is practically nonexistent, and its tricks aren’t
nearly as impressive with a second lens. And the specs
are downright blah for a £829 phone. Even the Pixel
launcher and the promise of three years of Android
updates are less of a reason to buy, as Samsung ups its
game with One UI. The Pixel 4 XL has more untapped
potential than any other phone I’ve used, but it fails at
its most important job: being a phone that lives up to
its own hype – and price. Michael Simon

Specifications

• 6.3in (3,040x1,440, 537ppi) P-OLED capacitive
  touchscreen


• Android 10


• QualcommSDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7nm) CPU


• 6GBRAM


• 64/128GBstorage


• Dualrear-facingcameras:12.2Mp,f/1.7,28mm(wide),
  1/2.55in,1.4μm,dualpixelPDAF,OIS;16Mp,f/2.4,
  45mm(telephoto),1.0μm,PDAF,OIS,2xopticalzoom


• Dualfront-facingcameras:8Mp,f/2.0, 22mm (wide),
  1.22μm,noAF,TOF 3D camera


• 802.11acWi-Fi


• Bluetooth5.0withatpXHD


• GPSwith A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO


• NFC


• USB3.1,Type-C 1.0 reversible connector


• FaceID


• Non-removablelithium-polymer 3,700mAh battery


• 160.4x75.1x8.2mm


• 193g