ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 25REVIEWVideo is shot using both OIS and EIS – Google calls
this Fused Video Stabilisation – for smoother video
with less blur. Video tops out at 1080p for the front
camera and 4K on the rear, at 30fps. You can easily
select 60fps when the main camera is set to 1080p.
One benefit of the Pixel 2 XL, as with last year’s
model, is that you get unlimited Google Photos
storage for videos and photos at original quality.
However, this time Google has put a time limit on this
free storage, with a fixed end date of January 2021.
Google reckons the average Pixel owner will use
around 23GB per year.
Even if this is a tiny bit disappointing, the photo
and video quality is anything but. It’s a big claim to sayAuto settings