[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Jackio987:
So recently my Nexus 5X broke and I need to get a new phone. I had everything planned out to buy a Pixel in Quite Black with 128GB but then stopped to think about my use case. Most of the time I use my phone for media consumption : watching Youtube videos's, Browsing the web, Listening to music, Storing photo's and video to watch later on and most of the time I'll use the split screen feature found in android 7.

So in the past I have owned 2 android devices (before that I had iPhones) the Moto G 2014 (Titan) 8GB and the Nexus 5X (Bullhead) 32GB both of which I loved. But I have a few questions to ask before switching to the Pixel or Pixel XL.

So on my 5X most of the time my finger will rest between the fingerprint sensor and the camera and on the Moto G 2014 my finger naturally rests on the camera because that's just where my finger goes.

So I was wondering, Is the placement of the fingerprint sensor on the XL in a similar location to the places I have listed before?

One thing I like to use my phone for is a bit of VR, I modified my Nexus 5X so I could use Daydream with my Google cardboard. So I've heard that the Pixel XL is the device to choose if you want VR but I have a question about it.

How long can you use a VR application on the XL before it throttles/over heats?

I've also heard that the performance of the two phones are top notch and match that of the iPhone. So I had one question.

Are there any noticeable lag spikes while doing simple tasks on the Pixel XL which aren't found on the Pixel? The performance decrease of a 1440p screen on the XL might be small when just using android but one thing I hated the most about the two phones I've had before are: fast scrolling in settings (runs at about a constant 45fps which made scrolling feel a bit off), and the black bar that shows up after using the split screen mode. When ever I press the home button while in split screen in landscape it would go back to the home screen but the black bar for the split screen will hang there for a while then fade out. Do these things happen on the Pixel and the Pixel XL?

One last Question.

Can you notice the difference when watching a Youtube Video in 1080p?

If there is anything you would like to point out to me about the devices, then please tell me since once I've made the purchase I probably can't switch it out (I have to send the Pixel to Australia then ship it to New Zealand). Just so you know my Nexus 5X ran android 7.1.2 beta 1, rooted with modifications to make the 5X match the features of the Pixel. My Moto G 2014 (My current phone) is running Lineage OS with literally the bare minimum (No G-apps or root, just stock Lineage OS). I also think it would be fun to see how the devices compare, The Moto G 2014 is a device to introduce people to android for cheap, The 5X is supposed to be used for development of android and application, and the Pixel/Pixel XL is designed for the consumer. Well that's how I've looked at the devices. If anyone tells me to wait for the Pixel 2, then I'm probably not going to acknowledge that answer as using the Moto G 2014 for the next 7 or so months will not be fun and getting a replacement 5X while I wait is just as hard to find as the Pixel where I live.

Sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Thank you in advance.