Google launched its Pixel 4 and 4XL in October 2019, ensuring its entry into the production of smartphones compatible to 2019 flagship standards. Prior to the launch of Pixel 4, it was much into the discussions thanks to the timely information provided by well-known leakers. With the launch, most of the leaks about Pixel 4 proved to be true.
Both Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL are equipped with some amazing specs that make the performance and, so, the user experience much better. Snapdragon 855 chipset and a RAM of 6GB make Google Pixel 4 phones the performance warehouses. To make things even better, Google has equipped this phone with a 90Hz screen to ensure smooth user experience while scrolling and gameplay. Nonetheless, both of the phones differ from each other in terms of size and screen resolution.
Certain features make Pixel 4 and 4XL different from most of the Android and Apple phones. Those features mainly include a Soli radar chip, which makes it possible for the phone to detect your gestures and use them to perform certain tasks like increasing and decreasing volume and switching between audio files.
One feature which the Google Pixel 4 phones are well-known for is the camera setup. Looking at the hardware, you won’t notice anything out of the ordinary. But it’s the most capable camera setup that you can have in a mobile phone in 2020. The camera setup on the backside of the phone has two lenses, which include a 16MP wide angle standard lens and a 12MP telephoto lens. But this setup is not the most fascinating thing when we talk about the photography; it’s the algorithm and AI software that does real time processing. This setup is capable of taking high quality shots in both day and night. And what’s more amazing is that it supports real-time HDR, meaning that you can see real-time adjustments of objects placed at different light exposures prior to taking the shot. This feature is not available with other Android and even latest iPhones.
Battery is not the strongest suit of Pixel 4 phone series, especially the standard Pixel 4. It means that you are going to have to compromise over the battery life if you want to get this phone. One thing worth mentioning here is that this battery performance is being compared with the other flagships of 2019. So in general, the battery performance is not THAT bad. Below is a chart of the major flagship phones that were launched in 2019, including Pixel 4 and 4XL.