Class-leading main camera; Good battery life; Hints of old-school Google phone appeal; It has a headphone jack;

Dated-looking borders; Pricier than rival mid-rangers;

Android as Google intended; Natural-looking camera processing; Fab selfies;

Giganto-notch is distracting; Camera beaten by rivals in some situations;

The Google Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL is one of the best phones you can buy. But Google's still mostly interested in your data to improve its AI and the future of Android

AI is starting to change phones, wireless charing is quick a handy

The notch is too big, scratches easily

The Pixel 3 XL is a great smartphone, but unlike last year’s XL offering, it isn’t necessarily the best Google phone – the smaller, cheaper Pixel 3 is in many ways a better phone.

Pros: super smooth and fluid performance, great screen, squeezable sides, Android 9 Pie and 3 years of updates, water resistant, fantastic camera, wireless charging

Cons: massive notch, no expandable storage or removable battery, no headphone jack, no face recognition, quite big and slippery

Giant Pixel. Now in its third generation of Pixel smartphones, Google wants to tempt potential buyers away from its competitors with exclusive software features. However, affordable prices are a thing of the past as the Pixel 3 XL costs up to $999.

sturdy and stable case, good cameras, numerous LTE bands, exclusive software features, plenty of accessories, colour accurate display, no throttling under sustained load, impressive speakers, decent battery life

no face unlock, some modern video features are missing, expensive, large notch, mediocre call quality for a flagship, inaccurate GPS

I used the Pixel 2 XL for most of 2018. Even if it wasn’t my main phone, I always had it as a back up in case there was something I needed to snap a picture of. After the in October, I was more excited for the Pixel 3 XL software, than the hardware.

Operates nicely, no lag., Camera takes incredible pictures, Great features such as Call Screen, Night Sight, and Google Lens

Battery life could be better, Phone is simple looking, No expansion slot / headphone jack, Retail price is high (look for promos)

The Pixel 3 XL is a mixed bag of ideas and executions. As a showcase of Google's prowess in AI, machine learning and computational photography, it's deeply impressive. Things like Call Screen, Duplex, Super Res Zoom, Top Shot and the upcoming Night Sight are Google at its finest.

Large, high resolution display, Clean software with some incredibly advanced features, Smooth UI, Powerful speakers, Excellent camera

This is an Android phone produced by Google. It is not a cheap phone as the Google Pixel brand only seems to do quality offerings and it is also no surprise to me that is was one of the first to get Android 9 as its operating system.

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been out for almost a year and it’s time to take a look back at how the devices have performed and if they’re still a good buy. A device developed and sold by Google is always going to have higher expectations than others on the market because the Pixel is...

The smartphone arms race isn’t always pretty. The knock-down, drag-out fight between Apple and Samsung in particular has given rise to some nasty lawsuits and wincing commercials year in and out as the two companies invest millions in outdoing one another.