96 TECH ADVISOR • APRIL 2020COMPARISON
If the iPhone 11 is bland, the Pixel 4 XL is just plain
blah. It loses last year’s notch for a sizable forehead,
a smallchin,andchunkysidebezels.LikeApple,
Googlehasaddeda squarecameraarrayin the
upperleft corner, but the Pixel 4 XL’s bump is black
regardless of body colour.
I do like Google’s choice of materials, however.
The luxurious frosted glass now covers the entire back
of the phone, and it resists fingerprints, scratches,
and smudges. The brushed-aluminium sides echo
the frosted look, and the colour options – which adds
orange this year to the classics black and white – are
appealing. I love the coloured accent button. If Google
everdecidestogetseriousaboutsmartphonedesign,
itshould start with the materials and work backward.The Pixel 4 XL (left) and
iPhone 11 have very
similar camera stylings