20 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 44
REVIEW
Although built by LG, the 2 XL has Active Edge like
the HTC-built Pixel 2. This means you can squeeze the
sides to bring up the Google Assist. As with HTC’s U11,
you can customize how much pressure is required.
That’s handy as you can increase the sensitivity when
the phone is in a case.Hardware
Rumoured to use the bleeding edge Snapdragon
836 processor, the Pixel 2 XL actually has the 835.
This is the current flagship from Qualcomm and it
goes without saying that it means this phone is a
belter when it comes to responsiveness.
Google decided to go with 4GB of RAM,
less than the 6GB found in some rivals.
However, it certainly doesn’t suffer for this:
it’s one of the fastest phones around. Actual
benchmark results are unsurprising: we’ve already
tested several phones with the Snapdragon 835.