ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 17weeks”. For now it’s just another feature that looks
good on paper but not so much in practice.
With all of the bells and whistles on, the Pixel 4 XL
has extremely average battery life for a phone in this
price range. Benchmarks pegged the phone at around
nine hours, and I was able to get through most days
with Smooth Display and Motion Sense switched
on. However, the battery was more of a constant
concern than with the iPhone 11, Galaxy Note 10+, or
OnePlus 7T, and I was acutely aware of how much I
had left. I did a little better with Smooth Display and
Motion Sense switched off, but it wasn’t a dramatic
improvement – and besides, that kind of defeats the
purpose of buying a 4 XL in the first place. With the
kind of battery advancements Apple and Samsung areWireless charging on the Pixel 4
XL has been greatly enhanced.