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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] clockcycle:
I took a few quick point and shoot pictures with the White Pixel XL 32gb at the Best Buy Verizon display. Albeit very nice pictures, I was left a bit unimpressed, comparing to my LG v10 (didn't think of taking the same shots at the time to compare)
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] digitalundertaker:
https://goo.gl/photos/iVS9hz5cM2gmQ5GF9

https://goo.gl/photos/dFWgUWNg6YEXXkWy8
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mav42:
what i found interesting is the rear camera takes pics @ 4:3 12 megapixels yet 16:9 are only at 8 megapixels ,where as my S7 Edge takes 16:9 12megapixels.....is there a setting im not using???
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Google Pixel XL come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] robamacaf:
So far I'm highly impressed with the video quality. Comparing the 4k to Samsung for instance they both take really good quality videos. (and huge videos). But the fact that the Image Stabilization on this blows away the competition and it's SOFTWARE based is INSANE. One of the first things I did after I got the phone set up was to walk upstairs while filming 4k and then quickly moving back down them and the optical stabilization (although it gets slightly bumpy on the way down from how fast I was moving) it was the best I've ever seen on any phone.

Link to stairs video: https://goo.gl/photos/nzou3EhDnm96vbAe8
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dreamtheater39:
Video in low light is practically useless with so much noise
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] clockcycle:
video comparison vs popular phones

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[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] AstroDigital:
The news today says Google will fix the one thing annoying me. The Halo Effect
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] noonanjs:
I have not had any halo effect, seems like I am in the minority
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] digitalundertaker:
This is a video of Metallica Concert in San Juan, PR, 10/26/16. The video is supposed to be 4k but only shows up at youtube as a 1080p, not sure why.

https://youtu.be/jinJAzYQsKA
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] alireza_asol:
why 6p video quality in low light is better than pixel?

http://www.gsmarena.com/vidcmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=8345&idPhone2=7260&idPhone3=7588

and

http://www.gsmarena.com/vidcmp.php3?idType=5&idCamera1=300333&idCamera2=300332&idCamera3=300288
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Robert_W:
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I'm impressed :)
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] oRAirwolf:
Video quality in 4K with anything other than direct sunlight is pretty disappointing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0mzZsaJOM&feature=youtu.be
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jeremytodd1:
When you go indoors the quality goes down tremendously.

Here is a quick comparison I did between the Pixel XL and the Nexus 6:

Nexus 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhoCGFh_JA

Pixel XL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dwmw33M98

The desk area looks fine, but looking around the room the quality is horrible.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jeremytodd1:
Sorry to link to reddit, but I mainly post on reddit.

I also made a comparison of the videos in low light. Here is the thread if you guys are interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel...eo_quality_is/

I just feel like the more information out there on this issue the better.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] clockcycle:
So far in test videos the mic sounds really muffled.

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What were the settings on both cameras for each video?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] humdrum2009:
Took a video at night low light conditions

Looks like a white bug on the video .

But it's just noise from the camera not a bug.

Tried again Dave enjoy bug thinking about getting unit replaced.

Has anyone else noticed this effect?

It bounces stuff on screen when I'm recording.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] lkhafra:
My wife's low light video (S8 Plus) and daughters 7 Plus) crap on my Pixel XL.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] MMrrTT:
Guys, is anybody annoyed with the twitchy autofocus? I was shooting on S7, ois was not comparable with Pixel's eis, but autofocus was 100% accurate and lightning fast, you won't be able to notice it working. What's wrong with Pixel's AF? Is it curable?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] lkhafra:
I'm wondering the same thing.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] onesolo:
I came from a Nexus 6P and the video on the latter was just brilliant!!! Specifically to low light video, it was crystal clear!!! I do a lot of metal shows records and this is very big for me...

The minute I got the XL, tried a low light video record, wow, what a disappointment!!! The video in low light and even in mid light, has a sort of smudge, like grey halo or if lens are not clean up and adding to that there's a lot of noise in the video. I did not record anything from concerts, but I'm very apprehensive... I did not expected this... not after having a 6P and knowing that this phone is one year more recent than the 6P.

I just saw this and this is the exact problem that I experience when recording in low light!!!

I also learned on google products forums, that using a 3rd party app to record video, using a different ratio/resolution can help a lot!!!

For instance, with Open Camera, if recording a video in 1440x1080 resolution (it stays at a 4:3 ratio, the same aspect when taking a photo at 12.3 MPixel) then the recording is so much better!!! The bad of Google Camera is that it's not possible to change in between many video recording resolutions. Also, in Google Camera, 4K video recording is a little better than 1080p, because it doesn't have the grey/smudge halo.

If only knew this and my 6P didn't had the battery shutoff problem, I wouldn't never get a XL !!!!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Carball0:
The video recording is pretty good, I usually record at 720p60 and even though it's not the sharpest video I've ever seen, it's decent.

Though at 4K it looks great, but I don't see a big improvement from the Nexus 5X which I come from.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Google Pixel XL performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Emerald Core:
Some videos on youtube show that it doesn't handle lighting very well during video recording from FFC.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Google Pixel XL can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] noremac258:
Quick to open the camera quick to take a picture. And with the double click of the power button shortcut it's just that little bit faster than devices without it.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Born<ICs:
Installed latest camera apk from pixel 2 xl. Snapping picture is now almost instantaneous. Much better than xl camera which had a noticeable delay.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Google Pixel XL's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] robamacaf:
This is an interesting topic to cover. On ease of use, the camera app is easily a 5 out of 5 stars. But under included features I'd say it is a 3. I don't want it to have a billion different modes that all the other providers put into their apps, but the fact it DOES NOT include a manual shooting mode is a huge oversight in my mind. My guess is they did this to keep the size of the camera app down so they make it very fast to launch, which it is. At least make a pro version of the camera app that includes all the fancy manual modes that are FINALLY supported in Android that the other guys are including. I want to adjust the ISO, the exposure, the shutter speed. I want to get creative with my photos and take amazing pictures that are taken using the specs I pick. Just my 2 cents. So I'm voting this at a 4 overall
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] darkjuan:
Panoramic setting sucks ass! Came over from an LG-G4 and that camera had an excellent Panoramic setting. I was hoping for at least something similar from Google, but it looks like they just leaped years behind when this came out. :(

Image came out super blury and it didn't even capture the whole image, maybe about 1/3 of it.

Oh. I give it a 1
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] darkjuan:
Here is an example from the G4.

In the photo everyone is sitting in a large circle around a fire to give you an idea of the span of the panoramic.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] wpghtc:
This is hands down the least frustrating Android to date.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] islamkozha:
perfect
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] xiaomishmiaomi:
Best version of Android I've ever seen, no bloatware and everything just... works. Being able to reply from notifications is so helpful too. Software is the main reason I bought the phone, so yeah, I love it!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] ithehappy:
You asked about camera software but the title says software only, leading people to think you are asking about software experience only.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Google Pixel XL can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] trace1er:
My battery is at 62%, and on the lockscreen it says 1 hour and 26 minutes until fully charged. I mentioned this in another thread about slow charging in the Q&A section. I don't know if I have a lemon or faulty charger possibly..... Anyone else have any stats to compare with me?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] pdastapure:
Is charging that bad?

Even I have seen users facing charging issues. This is what is confusing me. Hope someone clears completely if the new model has charging issues or not!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Toaplan:
Here's my charging times according to Battery Widget Reborn.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] screwyluie:
it's quite a bit slower to charge with the included charger than my G4 with a QC2.0, but it's not terrible.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] trace1er:
I do know that using the phone while it's charging will cause charging to take longer. I've installed Ampere to monitor the charging current, and it fluctuates wildly between 510 mA to 3350 mA it seems like. Hopefully someone else can install Ampere and compare stats, would be helpful.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] desiregeek:
Seems a bit slow for Quick Charge 3.0 but perhaps it is due to the version they are using which is 1.0 or something like that
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] tdct12:
At 16% I have measured up to 3250, but haven't tested very much.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] trace1er:
So the phone takes about 2 hours 10 minutes to charge from 1% - 100%, and that's without using the phone during charging. Is that about the charging time other people are getting with the bundled charger? Still seems very slow compared to other flagship phones out there (my last phone was the Axon 7 with Qualcomm QC 3.0).
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] luciusallinger12:
The charger itself (the box plugged into the wall or into a car 12V socket), offering a USB socket. The job of this element is to offer a stable 5 volts at the USB socket.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] docluv01:
Hmmm, if I put the phone down, and clear all apps, the phone charges an average 35% per hour. I do have a ton of cr@p running in the background, but that's the rate I get with the included charger. good? Bad?

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Hmm, I never got that good....are you running anything in background?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] trace1er:
I found that if you use the phone while charging, the charging almost comes to a standstill. Even when not using it, i can't see how Google can advertise up to 7 hours of use on a 15 minute charge
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] ithehappy:
OK, I am reading posts like that this phone charges fully in 2 hours! Is that right? I mean from 0 to 100, it takes 2 hours? Is this some sort of joke? Rapid Charging and 2 hours? What am I missing here?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Krunk83:
Yeah, in the google commercial for the pixel it says different. The commercial says it will charge 7 hours of up time in 15 min. That's def not the case with me.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] stevereyes2020:
I have Google Pixel XL and when I charge it from 0% it doesn't even get anywhere close to 100% in 15 minutes
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] trace1er:
I kind of want to get a OnePlus 3t because I miss the Dash charging from when I had the 3. That being said, charging speed is one of the only complaints I have about this phone which is pretty good I'd say.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Punkid:
My phone charged from 8% to about 90% in 1h30m
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] magikspl:
These are not good charge times. My Note 5 from 0% to 100% using their adaptive quick charger is 1 hour 5 minutes.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] ithehappy:
Poor charging times. 15 percentage in 15 minutes. Phone went to 29% from 14%. Zero usage in between obviously, wanted to measure that only.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] PsiPhiDan:
Is the included charger the best or would a 3rd party wall charger be faster?

I ask because my LG V20 came with a QuickCharge 1.0 or 2.0 charger even though it's a QC 3.0 device. I am wondering if Google did something similar here?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mobile_sensei:
Fast Charging Enabled?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] xiaomishmiaomi:
With the 18W charger I'd say a full charge takes just over 90 mins. I rarely let it dip below 25% though.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] blarrick:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vnpEXfo2HCGADdd9G2x9dMDWqENiY2kgBJUu29f_TX8/pubhtml#

Stock charger is best, but anything rated a "3" and has the "full 18w charge" will work the same, but for $35 free shipping it makes more sense to just buy the stock charger straight from Google. 6ft cable is nice too.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mcampbell:
Almost 2%/hour with Pie.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Help The Peace:
It charges pretty fast. Although there are phones that charge way faster. But they are also way more modern. So yeah... ?*♂️
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Google Pixel XL before depleting the battery.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] robamacaf:
I decided to try and push things this morning and used my Pixel XL almost all morning non-stop. I used it to talk on Hangouts/Allo, check mail, facebook, feedly, Flipboard, google news, listen to music, etc. I had 3.7 hours of on screen time and the battery was down to 67%.So far it seems much better than my S7 was
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] DrexelDragon:
How are people getting this? :( My screen seems to drain so fast even when I'm just constantly using it to see how much I can get. I barely get 40 minutes of SOT per 10% drain and that's if I'm using it straight through. Brightness kept low too. On wifi or LTE if doesn't matter.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] robamacaf:
Maybe you got a dud? With millions of these being mass produced there are bound to be bad ones. Maybe yours is that case. Would suck, but it sounds like SOMETHING is wrong. Have you checked your battery stats in Settings to see what's using all your juice?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] DrexelDragon:
"Combined APP CPU" takes up 60% in GSAM battery stats. No idea what that means
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] schwem:
I finished my day yesterday (day 3 of owning) with 5.7 hrs screen on time and had 22% battery left when plugging in. I hadn't watched any videos but spent alot of time reading, browsing and chatting. I kept my brightness around 1/3 the way to full and never moved it. Adaptive brightness was left on but seems to change very minimally in different lighting conditions. My G3 used to drop to an unbearable dark when in lowlight situations. The Pixel XL 128gb has stayed more bright in lowlight situations than I'd like making it straining to my eyes. I tried nightmode but was a pukey looking orangish red. Not cool. Either way, it seems screen time is best I've had in recent phones. I averaged around 3.7 to 4.2 hrs on my Note 7 but only owned that for 3 weeks and had returned due to it being an incendiary device! KABOOM! So far I'm Pleased with the Pixel XL aside from the lack of lift to wake or double tap to wake. I hate hitting the power button to check notifications.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] cazman420:
40 mins screen on for 10% drain ends up being about 6.5 hours of screen on time....don't understand your problem.?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] evobyte:
Almost 5 hours screen on time and I was using Waze and listening to Alex Jones pretty much the whole time the screen was on. This is the best better life I have gotten ever.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] someonesim:
I'll say your SOT are good, seeing that most of the time you had bad cell signal.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] clapper66:
When posting your screen on time could you possibly include your how bright you keep the brightness and if you use adaptive brightness or not. That would help comparisons.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jrock34:
Yesterday I got awesome screen on time. View attachment 3915124View attachment 3915125
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] stupidchicken03:
Ive been really happy with the phone so far. Majority of the time the brightness is between one third and half. Never use auto-adjust.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] edved:
Over 9 hours! What kind of voodoo magic do you have on your phone!? Is that plain ol' vanilla android? Any kernel?
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jrock34:
It's stock Android. I watched a lot of movies that day.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] mrgwap03:
Damn id get a replacement. Im a heavy user and i litteraly charge this once a day and thats in the afternoon. Im on fb google plus. Youtube and i listen to music via bluetooth
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Thrillhouse847:
I just got through my first full charge and ended up with over 7.5 hours SoT over about 32 hours of use. I didn't get a screenshot because I was trying to push for that 8 hour mark and the phone died...But I'm going to get it next time.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] awareunlikeu:
Best battery life I've ever experienced on a phone! Took of our charger this morning at 100% charge and it is 3:13 AM the following morning. Been doing the usual. Taptalking to check for Pixel Root method/. TWRP, YouTube, few photos, downloading apps, texting, few calls, and whatnot.

Still says I have 5 hours left on my battery give our take.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
With such bad cell reception for a large part of the time and Chrome(a known battery hog) pretty high on the list as well as a small battery that's pretty good.

And I couldn't help but mention it but.... seriously? Alex Jones? That dude is crazy! Does the Pixel XL come with a free tinfoil hat and straight jacket? LOL Alex Jones HAHAHAHA
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] onesolo:
That's the only possible reason for that SOT... youtube 25%... lol... no way in other "normal" conditions you would get over 5/6h SOT
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] jrock34:
I'm a heavy user anyway and I've never had a phone except the iPhone have more screen on time. I don't think it matters how it happens.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] rodken:
Try to disable doze from each and every app on the device. System and 3rd party under "Battery Optimization". Much to my amazement, Android Doze does nothing for my device even after disabling it system-wide. I gained 4-6% extra battery life in Screen Off mode. I also use Lean Droid and Permission Ruler to circumvent any battery drain.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dove_g:
I solved, the only way that it works is to reset device to factory defaults and then after entering gmail account you must say that you don't want to restore any application. And now it's fine.

I install all of the apps that I previously had, each app per day, and I still didn't find any application that cause this problem.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dove_g:
SOT was back to ~3hrs with 3yrs old original battery and health of 62% (full health 100% is 3450mAh).

Now I changed original old battery with new Xiaomi BM4A (4000mAh) now I get around 5-7hrs of SOT. XIaomi BM4A fits perfectly into Google Pixel XL, all you need to do is to solder old BMS (battery management system) from original battery to new Xiaomi.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Luminoux:
Woah dude this is interesting! May I know do you have any references or any pics? I would love to attempt it myself too.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] dove_g:
Sorry I don't, when I finished the job then I thought I just had to/could document this with the photos.

Anyway if you want to do it, only problem was to solder BMS (battery management system) to new Xiaomi battery. To solder I used (my friend service) 500°C for a bit.

I ordered this battery:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33018717143.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6f0c4c4dSXXPo5

This info I found on some FB group Google Pixel Indonesia forum and try it for myself. I do have those pictures, so I will put them here.

Anyway, I'm very satisfied with my current Google Pixel XL 128GB and this new battery status.
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Luminoux:
Thanks man this is very helpful. :angel:
[Google Pixel XL Real Life Review] Letitride:
Pixel XL (128GB) running stock Android 10 ("latest") - comparison between old, 3+ years old worn battery (AcuuBattery stats used here) health at 60% or 2,085 mAh with SOT of 4:34 hrs, not great.

Recently had a new OEM battery installed by a trusted shop (didn't want to risk ruining the digitizer, etc.) - health is now 98%+ at 3,383 mAh and SOT consistently over 7 to 7.5 hours (7:13 last checked) Most definitely, able to last a full, long day outside to not worry about battery running low. Will probably root it at some point and install Lineage, that being my favorite custom Rom (running it on a backup Nexus 6P with a newly replaced OEM battery (with 6+ hours SOT) on Lineage.