Rating 4.3 69 reviews

Pixel 3 XL is a wide 6.3-inch smartphone that runs the Android Pie OS. It's the larger sibling to the more compact Google Pixel 3.


A newer model Google Pixel 4 XL 64GB was released in October 2019.

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PC Magazine
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3

The Google Pixel 3 has fast performance, excellent camera capabilities, and useful AI functionality that goes beyond what we're seeing in other Android flagships. It's $100 less than the larger Pixel 3 XL, doesn't have the distracting screen notch, and shares nearly all the same hardware and...
Pros:
  • Compact
  • Fast performance
  • Beautiful OLED screen
  • Sharp front and rear camera with impressive low-light, zoom, and bokeh capabilities
  • Useful Google Assistant functionality
  • Highly optimized software with guaranteed updates
Cons:
  • No headphone jack or memory card slot
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Beebom
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL Review: Excelling in Every Sense

The hounding influx of new smartphones, slipping into the market every other day, can be tiring but there are select smartphones that cut through this noise and still manage to keep you raring and interested.
Pros:
  • Scratch-resistant glass design
  • IP68 rating
  • Striking display rated among best by DisplayMate
  • Mind-blowing and unbeatable camera
  • Wide-angle selfies
  • AR characters and Google Lens built into the camera app
  • Front-facing stereo speakers
  • Wireless charging and Pixel Stand support
  • MIMO Wi-Fi
Cons:
  • Lacking RAM
  • 4K video capped to 30fps
  • Poor notch optimization in YouTube
  • Disabling the Notch is unnecessarily complicated
  • Inability to disable navigation gestures
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SlashGear
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 Review: Picture greatness

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...
Pros:
  • Camera technology leads the pack
  • Elegant
  • tactile glass & metal design
  • Wireless charging is a welcome addition
  • OLED screens look great
Cons:
  • Pixel 3 XL notch is divisive
  • More expensive than last year's Google phones
  • Still no headphone jack
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Wired
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL review

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
Pros:
  • AI is starting to change phones, wireless charing is quick a handy
Cons:
  • The notch is too big, scratches easily
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TechRadar UK
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL review

The Google Pixel 3 XL is the big-screen, best-camera phone combination of 2018, a one-two punch when it comes to offering an expansive, color-rich display and photos your friends won't believe came from a smartphone.
Pros:
  • Best camera phone we've tested
  • Problem-free 6.3-inch OLED display
  • Solid battery life vs smaller Pixel 3
Cons:
  • The notch cut out is hard to ignore
  • Not one-hand friendly as Pixel 3
  • More expensive
  • like all 2018 phones
Read more on TechRadar UK
Pocket Lint
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL review: Android's new hotshot phone

The Google Pixel is the panacea of Android phones, designed to show what you can do with pure Android software, tuned to the Google-designed hardware. Its pièce de résistance is the camera, where Google's aim is to showcase what artificial intelligence (AI) can really do.
Pros:
  • Outstanding camera performance
  • Android Pie is clean and fast
  • High quality design and build
  • No screen issues this time around
Cons:
  • Battery life isn't class leading
  • Some software foibles
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Photography BLOG
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 Review

The Pixel 3 is the latest smartphone from Google, following on from the success of last year's Pixel 2. There are a number of new features, many of which are of particular interest to photographers. Like the previous versions of the phone, the camera is at the heart of much of Google's marketing.
Read more on Photography BLOG
Tech Advisor
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL review

The Google Pixel 3 XL is the company's best realisation so far of Android hardware and software working together in harmony. It also happens to have the best ever smartphone camera. Not bad. Here's the full review
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TheCanadianTechie
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 XL review

Overall, the Pixel 3 XL is a great device with one of the best cameras out there and is a really solid phone and has the benefit of running stock Android.
Pros:
  • Solid build, Amazing camera with great low-light performance (thanks to Night Sight), Great screen, All-day battery life, Wireless Charging, Fast updates
Cons:
  • More expensive than previous models, Memory issues (especially when using the camera and simultaneously listening to music), Unjustified notched display
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PC Quest
7 years ago

Google Pixel 3 stands out of the crowd with its stunning design and camera performance. But its not only about camera, despite having 4 GB of RAM it is capable of handling high-graphics intensive games smoothly. With smooth and clean UI, it is the perfect Android phone out in the market.
Pros:
  • Brilliant photos
  • super low-light
  • wider selfies
  • wireless charging
Cons:
  • Doesn't have expandable memory and a headphone jack
  • no pro/manual mode
Read more on PC Quest
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