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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Google Pixel XL's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Google Pixel XL's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iamhacked:
Apparently the color accuracy is meh when you use the default mode.

However, if you use the sRGB mode in developer options, the color accuracy is top notch according to this review. http://www.techspot.com/review/1265-google-pixel-xl/page2.html
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] wera750:
Interesting, I like the display better without sRGB mode active.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] tmuka:
Me too, even though I use hardware calibration on my work monitor. sRGB may be accurate, but it sure made my photos and web content look dull...

I'm also trying to get used to using "night" mode auto where there are less blues after sundown. It's generally decent, but I'm glad there is a quick toggle for it when viewing version content...
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iamhacked:
One of the reviews said the sRGB mode actually does not provide 100% sRGB gamut. It was more like 95% sRGB I believe. That might explain why it looks duller, while the default mode has a wider than sRGB gamut.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Branson28:
Has anyone who had a Nexus 6P noticed any of the screen color issues on the Pixel? Referring to the half-pink half-yellow hues on the screen and whatnot
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] rancor22:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10753/the-google-pixel-xl-review/3

Anandtech posted their review. Looks like the display is default calibrated to NTSC for some odd reason and the sRGB mode is good but not great.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] ithehappy:
Thanks for posting this. I was initially going for this, ignoring the price and all, but that display calibration at that price point is simply not acceptable for me. And the camera in low light is not as good as Google claims either. This is saddening for me.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iamhacked:
I looked at some display models in the new Google Shop at Best Buy Canada. Wasn't really impressed with the displays. Since there were multiple demo units, it became obvious they're indeed lower binned AMOLED. Some were greenish and some were reddish. Wasn't really impressed with the default screen calibration either, and since the developer options were disabled I could not check the sRGB mode out.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mariano3113:
I know this thread is old, but I was wondering if any reviewers have retested Pixel color accuracy since Google changed specs from 100% NTSC to 95% DCI-P3?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] suku_patel_22:
I love the sRGB mode. Apparently Google removed it in the 8.1 dev preview.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] fndpena:
It's back now in DP2
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] xajirx:
It's back now in the final 8.1 factory image I just flashed.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] skooter32:
I recently purchased a pixel XL few days ago I was coming from a moto g5 plus. What I find about this awesome screen is how vibrant it is. Only thing that gets me is when battery saver mode is activated its to harsh on the color of the top and bottom red strips.??
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Help The Peace:
Almost perfect. Only the new Galaxy phones have way nicer displays. But this is already in top 10, I'd say.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Google Pixel XL has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] madridfran:
anyone can compare the pixel xl screen with the s7 edge.. ?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Sparksltd:
Compared to the z5 premium the screen on the Pixel XL is amazing! Made my old Z5P look rubbish.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Help The Peace:
Super good resolution/clarity!
[Networking] RuM3100:
Hi,

I have a M3100 WM5 and TomTom Navigator 6 which runs fine apart from the fact that this new version of TT I installed won't connect via GPRS to TomTom Traffic,/Downloads, etc..

I get the usual WM GPRS connection bubble and it does try to establish a

connection but then TomTom comes back with the following error msg:

"An Error Occured on your TomTom Device. Please Try Again."

I used the exact same phone with a slightly older version of TT and it all worked perfectly.

Any Ideas?!? Many Thanks, Nathan.

Provider: Orange UK

Phone Info: WM5 (OS 5.1.465 (Build 15673.3.3.1))

Model No: HERM100

Operator Version: 14.211.1.612

ROM Version: 2.11.61.2

ROM Date: 15/5/07

Radio Version: 1.16.00.00

Protocol Version: 32.53.7018.01H
[Networking] robbo2:
HI RuM3100 TOM TOM HAVE RELEASED AN UPDATE TO FIX THIS DOWNLOAD TOMTOM HOME FROM THEIR WEBSITE HOPE THIS SORTS IT OUT FOR YOU /ROBBO2
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Google Pixel XL's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Toaplan:
I'm coming from Nexus 6 which in my opinion had a very good minimum brightness. I used it for nighttime reading a lot because of this. My Pixel XL is definitely brighter on minimum brightnes than my Nexus 6, which is disappointing, but I can live with this. There are other features that are more important to me.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] JustusIV:
There are overlays that will dim the screen also.

for example

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] James4.0:
Night light is really helpful in dimming the harsh blue light.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Toaplan:
I will check this out. Thanks.

I agree, but I would really like to have a lower minimum brightness on this without rooting.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Help The Peace:
Minimum brightness is too bright imo.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Google Pixel XL's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] NickOlsen8390:
Call quality is fantastic on Verizon VoLTE. SD calls sound as you would expect and have plenty of volume. HD calls don't sound quite as crisp. I think this is due to the ear speaking not being able to reproduce the high frequencies quite as well. However the low side, Hearing the bass in someones voice is fantastic and overall call quality is on-par with my previous note 7.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] nowy57:
I dont like voice call quality , better was on nex 6P , the best I have heard was on iphone 7 plus .
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] desiregeek:
Not easy to beat the iPhone for voice call quality. I have owned quite a few smartphones from various brands and Apple sort of does set the standard there although the old HTC 7 had great call quality before that were the old Nokia phones.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] arcanexvi:
Wut...? Apple is notorious for having terrible antenna arrays and average to poor microphones and earpieces. I had an iPhone 7 that I was using for work testing and it was dropping calls left and right and the earpiece was far to quiet. People had a hard time hearing me as well. This has been the issue for years and is well documented. I'm curious what awful phones you've had in the past to think that an iPhone "sets the standard"...

iPhones are known for ease of use and above average cameras and this is what they market (quite well at that).
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] rm40f2:
This isn't the phone's fault, but I haven't been too impressed with call quality on Project Fi. So far I've only made wifi calls (all on my home wifi) and sometimes the call briefly drops out. There's also a small but noticeable delay. I was really hoping Project Fi would work better because it's such a better deal. Oh well, I'll probably switch back to Verizon pretty soon.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] wase4711:
t mobile wifi calls are loud and clear..fantastic call quality with this phone
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] cazman420:
Mine sounds great on t mobile....
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] rm40f2:
My problem was entirely due to wifi calling. I think the problem lies in the latency of my lousy north-eastern Wisconsin Time Warner internet connection. My router is definitely not the problem. Anyway, I disabled wifi calling and now call quality is fantastic with T-Mobile and US Cellular.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] desiregeek:
I have owned many phones. Note 2 and then Note 3, HTC 7,Galaxy S6 Edge, and iPhone 6s Plus are some of the new ones which came out of which I had bought. These were bought when they first came out.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] kirm84:
Pixel robot

I keep getting lots of people saying that I sound like a robot during calls on my pixel. At first I thought it was wifi calling causing this so I turned it off but people still saying it happens. Might just be a network issue on EE in the UK but never had this problem with my old phone.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] eddyz:
how is your call quality over bluetooth? when connected to my car's bt, the call quality is terrible. i had to turn off bt just to hear the other person. with my previous phone, the call over bt is clear. so i know its not my car's bt issue.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel XL's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] NickOlsen8390:
Wifi appears to be on-par with other Wireless AC devices I've used.

Wifi tested on a 2 chain Ubiquiti AC AP-lite. Tested to a server in the same building (I'm an engineer for an ISP. We run the server).
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] bench_strength:
this device is faster on WiFi than my 6P was

Testing from the exact same physical location, using the same AP (Apple Airport Extreme 5gHz). Send/receive delta is consistently a time of day issue, my ISP is Google Fiber by way of Webpass, in Berkeley, CA.

[IMG="WiFi speed test"]http://www.idyll.com/img/s6/v142/p975601361-6.jpg[/IMG]
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] carajp:
My kitchen is the weakest wireless area in my home. MY Note 5 manages around 43mb/s on 5ghz, the Pixel XL was 51mb/s. Only one small test, but very promising.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] marcjc:
Having an issue in WPA2 Enterprise wifi slowness.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] desiregeek:
How close to the router were you? HTC products have always had poor wifi reception when one was not standing or sitting right next to the router. Samsung is the same for some reason. Apple tends to do a bit better in range wise.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] NickOlsen8390:
When I ran the speedtest I was right next to the Access Point (It's not a router, It's a standalone Access point) About 5 ft away physically. Obviously there is an exponential drop off in speed when moving away from the source. But the Pixel XL appears to perform similar, Perhaps a tad bit better then my Note 7 did.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jayochs:
signal range is pretty poor for me. this thing won't remain connected to my 5ghz network to save it's life where's my v20 will and will get crazy speeds even with a low connection in the exact same room. in general ,the WiFi is pretty bad on the pixel and slower than my work s6 and my personal v20.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] lucky_strike33:
what are your router settings? I have the netgear nighthawk and 1 gig internet. I can't get anywhere near those speeds. Only on the laptop....
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] bcantana:
I get similar speeds on my Pixel XL pretty much everywhere in my house (covered by a 3 Asus OnHub Google Wifi mesh network connected to AT&T Gigabit Internet.) What I have noticed however is that speeds are slower if my phone is not connected to power and faster when the phone is plugged in. It is not something "flukey" ... I see it consistently. To get the speeds like in the screenshot, my Pixel XL would need to be plugged into a power source (and connected at 5Ghz).
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] 1981greg:
Anyone else get notified every time you pass your local cable provider wifi out in public to sign in every time.I clicked auto sign in and still Everytime I can pick one up driving or walking down the road I get a notification to sign in very annoying
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] shadowz900:
I have really spotty wifi problems with my pixel XL. Thought it was just my internet but sometimes I have a good signal sometimes and others its trash. super strange as to why it is so iffy, it doesnt really have a spot where it works better than others. :confused:
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel XL's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] stch7299:
Awesome. Verizon just put up a new cell tower by us. 68 down and 15 up.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] AndrasLOHF:
I'm getting LTE service in places that were dead zones compared to my 6P.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Juzman:
I'm getting 120Mbps down, 30Mbps up here on Telstra.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Fate0n3:
I guess I am the odd ball out, coming from an iPhone 7 Plus and a Note 7 this phone def has the worst signal of the three. The other two would average at my house 3-4 bars of signal the Pixel is 0-1 bars. Now to be fair it hasn't dropped a call, I have not tested the throughput of it as of yet.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iamhacked:
So the reception isn't actually that great. I wonder why all the reviewers were raving about it then. I can't imagine a half-metal phone manufactured by HTC having such fantastic cell reception.

Have you checked the actual dBm values? You can't really compare by "bars" side-by-side. I know that my Galaxy S6 got about 10dBm better reception than my Nexus 5, not sure how it is for the Pixel XL.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] doc_loco:
I know this probably isn't the right place for it but in London we use our phones to pay for transport and the NFC chip here is lightning compared my note 7. Just as fast as the oyster payment cards we use which open the gates for us Londoners.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] sd_matto:
Pixel XL reception's seems to be a bit less than my tried and true Nexus 6. I will measure with LTE Discovery app over next few days.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Emerald Core:
The real question is ,

Anyone was able to trigger LTE-A (4G+) which peaks to 150+mbps or is it just LTE and we have to speedtest every now and then ?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] spy4ka:
*#*#4636#*#* is your command, change it, experiment boom, done
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] ahent:
Sorry hit send twice.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iamhacked:
Now that I have the phone... The cellular reception on the Pixel XL is as good as, or better (by a few dBm) than the Galaxy S6.

However it's hard to tell sometimes when it's in LTE+ carrier aggregation mode
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Majin101:
My signal strength has been good. When I'm outside, I usually have full bars. Then when I get inside a building, I lose 1 bar. I have at&t, Google pixel xl, cruzerlite case.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Majin101:
Here's my speed test details from being inside a building.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] asaqwert:
How exactly do you enable LTE-A or VoLTE in the 4636 menu? I can't seem to figure it out.... I know I can't enable VoLTE provisioning; it lets me turn the switch on, but if I back out and go back in, the switch has reverted to off.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Golf c:
Tmobile baby??
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] nyydynasty:
i think my opinion comes more from the provider than the phone itself. My wife also has a Pixel XL but she's on Project Fi and I'm on AT&T. She gets better service than I do in most places, which is more TMO vs ATT than anything else. we live in NY and i'm underground a lot while traveling to work and home. I'm always getting 5 bars of LTE coverage in the train at Grand Central but I might as well have no service. There's never any data.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel XL's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Jacobk85:
Coming from the Moto X PE the one speaker at the bottom sounds so sad. I also am having to train myself not to cover it up on accident. For me it is way to quiet or too loud.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] iceman4357:
Coming from a Galaxy S6, the speaker on the Pixel is significantly louder and clear. I have not been jaded by an HTC set of speakers so I might be in the minority that thinks the Pixel speaker is great.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mtran13:
Coming from N6, I was worried that the XL's speaker will not be as loud. I can confirm that it is as loud, if not slightly louder, but the dual speakers on the N6 has more depth. Overall, I am not as worried as before.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] noremac258:
The quality is good, could be louder.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Jallred08:
The sound on my end is great, the people on the other end say it's muffled at times. Since I use speaker all day for conference calls I will have to return the Pixel XL
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] KennyMB:
This makes me feel better since I am coming from a N6 and absolutely love the speakers. I'm going to miss FFS, but at least a quality sound will comfort me.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dreamtheater39:
Not loud enough...and sounds bad in comparison to other phones i've had in the past (even single speaker ones)
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] AndrasLOHF:
Speaker is pretty bad as far as media/games is concerned. RIP stereo. It's good for normal notifications though.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jrizk07:
You keep badmouthing the phone yet provide no information for comparison. What other phones have you had, even single speaker ones, that sound better?

This is very subjective anyway
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dreamtheater39:
My comparison is with the 6p. Single speaker comparison is the lg g3. The speaker is not terrible on the pixel, but just not as good as one would expect in such a high priced phone. Also, the placement is horrid since you accidentally keep blocking it while watching videos of playing games in landscape.

But otherwise, a fantastic phone which really define what great software and hardware can achieve
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mrgwap03:
Its ok. Not nexus 6 good ofcourse. Its nice for notifications
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] gregk232:
I made a video comparison between the speakers on the Nexus 6p and the Google Pixel XL. Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg12X1OWG1M
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Shrews824:
I typically run the phone through bluetooth when listening to music, however I must say that when watching videos I, like others have said, block the speaker. Coming from a Moto X Pure I don't think the speaker on the Pixel is quite as good. It's not bad per se, but I don't need the speaker to be spectacular when watching a video. Notification sounds are plenty loud for me. I haven't used the speaker phone option much, but when I have it has been fine.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] thcue:
I find the single speaker avg. I sometimes cover the speaker with a pinky or palm by accident and muffles just a slight flaw but not a deal breaker.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Toaplan:
RIP my Nexus 6's front facing speakers. This is my only major gripe with this phone so far. So disappointing. Front facing speakers should be standard.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] scoppola:
Max volume loudness seems about the same as my 6P. My 6P gets crackly at max volume, while the XL does not. Definitely less bass on the XL though.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] cmhjr:
Coming from the N6 it is not really a fair comparison because the stereo front firing was louder and clearer to me.

The Pixel XL speaker sounds OK and perfectly acceptable for notification. It would have been better if the earpiece was also used as a speaker and the location of the bottom firing speaker flipped with the mic for media.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] st3ph3nbr!tt:
It sounds deeper than my note 7 did. I like it better. The only issue I'm having is my notification tones seem to only be about 2/3 the volume they should be. Example is, if I go to Zedge and preview a notification tone, it sounds fine. Set it as notification sound, and it's only about 2/3 of the volume it was in the preview. I have everything I can find turned to the max. Idk.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] atan420:
Ditto to this. MXPE spoiled me in sound quality. Why doesn't every phone have front facing speakers? We certainly got the bezel for it...
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] cracksmurf:
I used to listen to music and audiobooks during morning shower from my Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P. It would sit on counter about 4/5 feet from the shower. With the Pixel XL I have completely given up on that. Besides losing a speaker for the single bottom firing speaker, the volume levels are ****. You notice this a lot more with audiobooks since even if you put the phone literally 6" from the shower I can barely understand the spoken word over the sound of the water. I absolutely love the phone and have no intention of downgrading due to the audio, but Google has completely removed audio as a usable feature to me on the Pixel.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Emerald Core:
This might be off topic. The loudest stereo bottom-firing speakers I have tested regardless of the OS were:

1- BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition

2- Huawei Mate 8

As of Ear-piece + Bottom setup:

1 - iP7+

2 - HTC 10