Google Pixel 4 XL: now it's really the iPhone with Android

The years of controversy for the end of the Nexus series are long gone and we are already in the fourth year in a row in which Google offers users a vision of the world of smartphones. Also this year we have two variants: a classic and an XL. We begin to discover the new Google Pixel 4 XL.

The Pixel 4 XL packaging is a bit sparse for a top of the range. Inside we find a USB-C / USB-C cable, an 18W power supply and a USB to USB-C adapter. Wired headphones disappear this year: a shame, considering that no adapter is supplied in the box to use your old headphones with a 3.5mm jack.

Google Pixel 4 XL, as the name could have predicted, is certainly a bulky smartphone. It is larger than its predecessor (for height and thickness) and is also heavier, reaching 193 grams in weight. However, waterproofing remains according to the IP68 standard. In the hand it is extremely pleasant to the touch, especially in the white version with the satin glass back, which also holds very few fingerprints. Completely opposite impression with the glossy Important and due updates also in the hardware field. The processor is the Snapdragon 855 octa core from 2.84 GHz with Adreno 640 GPU and not the latest 855 Plus version.

It is however accompanied by the Pixel Neural Core developed by Google and by the Titan M chip for security. The RAM increases and reaches 6 GB, while the starting memory size remains from 64 GB UFS 2.1. Few, even considering that there is no more free space without compression for photos on Google Photos. As always, the memory is not expandable and the second SIM can only be used in the virtual eSIM format, not marketed by many operator at the moment. Good black color, which instead holds many fingerprints. Pixel 4 XL has a very particular design and which, although different from the past, makes the Pixel series speak every year.