The Pixel 3 is a great phone. It's not the Android phone designed to appeal to everyone. It's the Android phone designed to appeal to everyone else. It has a great camera, better build quality, improved screen, updated water-resistance rating, fast charging and wireless charging, new chipset, and...

Outstanding camera Great screen Better build quality Wireless charging Very smooth software Bundled Pixel Buds

Average battery life Screen brightness

If you want a no-nonsense phone that just works, this is what you buy. It truly has become the iPhone of Android, and will likely appeal most to users who aren't interested in lots of options, tweaking the interface, or making the phone feel like a one-of-a-kind device that no-one else has.

It's a testament to just how high expectations are for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL that, even after months of the Google phones leaking, interest in them remains high. Now, the pair of Android 9 Pie handsets are finally headed to shelves, promising the cutting-edge in Google's computational...

Camera technology leads the pack; Elegant; tactile glass & metal design; Wireless charging is a welcome addition; OLED screens look great

Pixel 3 XL notch is divisive; More expensive than last year's Google phones; Still no headphone jack

Google is back with its third-generation smartphone and the larger of the two siblings packs a modest specification set, but what it lacks in hardware, it makes up for in software

Superior camera performance; Impressive battery life; Premium design and finish

Single rear camera can be limiting; No HDR10 or Dolby Vision; Notch is big and ugly

The bezels are bigger than we'd like, and battery life could certainly be better, but if you want pure Android, speedy updates and one of the best smartphone cameras around, this – or the Pixel 3 XL – is the phone to choose.

Top-quality camera; Lots of power; Pure Android with speedy updates

Sub-par battery; Big bezels; Screen could be sharper

Perhaps ironically, software has always been the central conceit to what Google has offered with the first two generations of Pixel hardware. Try as you might, there's no shying away from this fact. Sure, the hardware is solid and delightfully minimalist but it's nothing unique.

Incredible photography; Slick software

Kinda boring hardware; Less battery life than the competition

Google Pixel 3 review: The Pixel 3 is the right phone for geeks and early adopters, but it's still not ready to be a mass premium seller like the iPhone XS and Galaxy S9.

Google Pixel 3 XL is currently Google's top Android smartphone of the year 2018 and it features the all-new Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box. Aside from the new Android software, the phone offers a camera that's almost unbeatable in its class, dual selfie cameras, a new glass design with wireless...

Sleek & Light Weight Design | Matte Glass Back | Solid Build Quality; Pure Android | Smooth UX | Faster Android Updates; Ming-Boggling Camera Performance | Wide-Angle Selfies; Unlimited Google Photos Storage (~3 Years; Crisp & Bright OLED Display; Top-Notch Performance (Snapdragon 845; Playground Is...

No 4K at 60fps; No Dual SIM Option; No microSD Support

Scott and I have already written up our preliminary thoughts on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL , but now it's time to go a bit deeper into the phones that are front and centre of Google's idea of what Android on a phone should be.

Let's get the elephant out of the room, I am no fan of a notch, that's why I got the smaller pixel. Also because I have used a series of big phones, from Note 5 to Note 8, I miss the compactness of smaller phones.