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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
There is really a misunderstanding about Adaptive Battery mode. All it really does is make sure that poorly written apps can't drain battery in the background if you rarely use them. If you don't have any apps like that Adaptive Battery doesn't really do anything. In my case I have no apps like that so Adaptive Battery on my Pixel 2 XL has made no difference.

I'm curious what kind of use got you that kind of battery life.

If you were using mobile data, had the screen really bright, played games, used navigation, etc that's pretty good.

If you were on wifi most of the time, lower screen brightness and doing non battery intensive tasks that's pretty disappointing.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] PARADOX-SEV:
I would say half and half wifi and mobile data. Screen was at 75%. Lots of web surfing, Netflix and YouTube. 45 minutes of navigation. Light email, texts, calls and photos. No games
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] karikian:
I agree with you on that, but...

4 hours and 30 minutes off the charger, 6 days of using the phone:

2 XL: 96%

3 XL: 73%

The percentage here is MUCH larger than the battery size... :(

I am so disappointed and waiting for my replacement phone. If this continues... welcome 2 XL again...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] dipstik:
what %/h (percent per hour) screen on?

i have 11%/h and 2.1%/h for screen on and off, combined 2.9%/h. over night it went from 23 to 17 i think. i charged to 80% this morning and at 39% from 9A to 10P.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Bryanx86:
The top of the screenshot is the battery life I'm getting at that moment, and the bottom is the average. This is mainly on wifi, with screen about 75% bright, using a VPN(idk if that drains it but seems like it). Anyway, I'm really happy with the battry life of this phone.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] d j a:
This really isn't the case at all. The naughty list of apps is really only one function of the adaptive battery management. Do you really think Google would be bragging about a task killer? ;)

https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/28/how-android-pies-adaptive-battery-and-adaptive-brightness-work/
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
That's really just a long detailed explanation of what I said.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] d j a:
What you said was that it only helps with poorly written apps. That is totally, completely wrong- and I don't believe you bothered to read the article- you would know that.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/28/how-android-pies-adaptive-battery-and-adaptive-brightness-work/

See the section labeled "Adaptive Battery: 5 percent reduction in overall CPU". There is a noticable difference with the battery management on the Pixel 2 &3. It takes 2-3 weeks from my experience & it DOES in fact learn and adjust to a users usage. That's why they are calling it AI. You can't just look at one of those battery apps and judge the phone over a 24 hour period, nothing quantitative there. Use the phone as you normally would for a period of time and then and ONLY then can you fairly judge it.

This ties into Google's position on the camera as well, "bigger/more" isn't ALWAYS better. Machine learning can do a lot, and you need look no further than the performance of the camera to see that.

That being said- could the battery be bigger? Sure. It's actually 100ma less than the 2XL this year. But why? If you can get the same performance with "less"- it would be pointless to spend more money on "bigger."
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Noticable battery improvement on the Pixel 2 XL? If you had poorly behaving apps then yes. I don't have any apps that hog battery in the background when they shouldn't. My battery life on my Pixel 2 XL running Pie is no different than it was on Oreo. I actually had a huge battery life decrease after I updated to Pie but a factory reset got me back to Oreo battery life.

And a 5% reduction of CPU means nothing. That's so tiny it isn't noticable. It's not the CPU or software that has the biggest impact on battery life. It's the screen and the size of the battery. Software optimizations help a little bit but not enough to even be worth mentioning.

The Pixel 3 XL doesn't get the same battery as the Pixel 2 XL. Not even close. I can do anything with my Pixel 2 XL other than GPS navigation and games and get 7-7.5 hours screen on time over 24 hours off the charger. That's down from 9 hours screen on time over 40 hours when it was new. The Pixel 3 XL isn't getting close to that. A combination of a bigger screen, higher resolution and smaller battery is the reason.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] TomTanderson:
I don't know why people keep making a thing about the XL 3 battery being smaller than the XL 2 battery as though there has been some major downgrade, It is 2% smaller.

That isn't going to make any significant or noticeable difference. If you take a 6 hour SOT that would make 7 minutes difference! If there is a significant difference in the battery life of the XL 3 v XL 2 then it is nothing to do with the difference in battery size.

I too would have preferred a significantly bigger battery but most phone manufacturers continue to ignore this. I know some phones do have larger batteries, like any phone choice, you balance all the features offered and make your choice.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] cachookaman:
I'm getting 2.5% drain per hour regardless of whether the ambient display is on or not. It also doesn't change if I turn adaptive battery on or off.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] EricSB:
I don't get it..

Yeah, this is one decision that Google made that I truly don't understand. Why would you downgrade the battery when you're adding more horsepower to the device?! I can maybe see doing this for the Pixel 3 but absolutely not for the Pixel 3 XL! My only complaint is the battery life, that being said, I know it's supposed to be adaptive, so it may improve over time. I'm hoping that proves to be the case!

UPDATE: I tend to agree with the point another person made that it's a 7% difference, though, I for sure would have preferred it was a 7% gain vs. a loss. :)

-E
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Aratheba:
The problem all comes down to wireless charging: the wireless charging coil steals a couple mm of space....that's the only reason why the battery is smaller.

What I don't really get instead is why everyone is so freaking happy about wireless charging...I mean, for a marginal gain in charging behavior, we loose in battery capacity! :(
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] malek777:
The pixel 3 xl drains much faster than the pixel 2 xl. It might be the new screen from Samsung consumes more energy but I'm not entirely sure.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] purple.epod:
I've only had battery drain issues overnight when YouTube was still active in the background (but not playing) - this I guess can only occur if you're able to background YouTube, via YouTube Premium or YouTube Vanced. If I make sure YouTube is fully shut this doesn't occur.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Google Pixel 3 XL's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Once in a while, when your significant other yells at you, you might use your phone a bit less. Rate this thread to express how the Google Pixel 3 XL's battery performs under light use. A higher rating indicates that the device goes a long time when you're using the phone sparingly: no gaming or video/audio streaming, light web browsing, some calling and texts, etc.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Google Pixel 3 XL as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Google Pixel 3 XL is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Google Pixel 3 XL is a beautiful phone.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] AstroDigital:
The HUGE notch if it happens will not turn you away from this device. ?

Me I will buy the cheaper and slightly smaller Pixel 3 than live with a huge notch.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] HackitM:
Pixel 3 XL notch

I honestly kinda like the notch, I know that is an unpopular opinion but I do. Its kind of like Google one-upping apple with there notch.:)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] nitramus:
For me I don't find the notch to be ugly but it sure does not look good. That being said I like it more then having the full bar like the non xl version because I find this to be even more ugly. Plus I'd rather have a notch with more screen compared to what the non xl has with less screen.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] siemz:
I still hope it's just prototypes leaking and advertisment for a campaign to collect criticism on the notch to show at launch to stick one up in the air to Apple.

Google has been requesting permission to YouTube users who talked about this phone, to use (some of) their video . The fun fact ? Mostly people who spoke negative about this phone received such requests.

I don't see why they wouldn't chose a pixel 2 look a like housing for prototypes or just a 'blackbox' type body. Everything about this is too sketchy or even hilarious: Pixel 3 phones being sold by 'Russian Maffia', before release ? C'mon ... I truly hope they are messing around. If not, damn, lots of people will need to be replaced for such scandalous leaking. Perhaps, the people who didn't think of using a different body for prototypes will find great joy in being the factual proof that Google's losing its own game.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] bobbyphoenix:
Since you can hide the notch, and either bump the notifications down to be just like the 3, or hide the notch while keeping the notifications up there, I love the look. Having three options is really great. Gives the user so much control.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] snobrdinrtiste:
you guys still on about this notch ****? imho, this pixel 3 xl is like meeting a super hot girl with ****ed up teeth or has megan fox thumbs ...... either you learn to live with it or just gtfo ... lol

i have accepted the notch just cuz of the features of the front facing cameras and speaker... its not like the big ass notch was put there just for google to laugh in your face... it serves a purpose. For me personally, i'm ok with it. I have a Note 8 and i'm hella sick of that small ass speaker on the bottom... when playing games or watching videos/movies, if my finger covers the speaker, i can't hear **** and it just super annoying. Also, I'm finally gonna get to take groupie shots when hanging out with friends at concerts or take family selfies with my wife and kids AND fit the background in!

SAY IT WITH ME!!!! THAT NOTCH IS SEXY AF!!!!!! :D
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] crazyates:
Can you have all 3 options? It was looking like Google was only going to allow 2 options: Full notch, or completely disabled and everything (status bar included) moved down to below the notch. I would love for the third option: Always having a black bar with time/status, and all my apps below it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] shawn605:
In under an hour I didn't even notice the notch. Different apps simply blended into or around the notch. I admit when I saw the first photos online I thought it was a nasty looking notch. Now I don't even notice it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Cristiano Matos:
New case launched for Pixel 3 XL
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] mazerob:
Lol:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] ShaqB:
The design is great ! You don't notice the notch after a while
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Cristiano Matos:
Let's be honest. The design isn't great at all. In fact pixel 3 xl notch is by far the most ridiculous until now. I'm a pixel user but that notch will never pass as unperceptible.

You can can hide in developer options but you'll end up with the same screen size as pixel 2 xl.

Lack of design perception
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Well said! I went to a Verizon store the other day just for grins to kill time while the Mrs was shopping, just to see how it looked in person, and if it was worth it to upgrade from my P2XL. Took all of out 30 seconds to say.....HELL NO! That notch was like a .44 mag pointed at my head. Not trying to disparage all the current users, but that notch just ain't my thing! :cool:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] ac.electronicinc:
I love the looks and feels of the device. The notch isn't bad it works well and has function.

The back glass of the phone is ridiculously smooth - sooo soft.

I have the clearly white version and the power button looks very cool

Looks and feels high quality
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] aoleg:
It's as ugly in person as it looks on the renders. Asymmetric design at its worst. Why HTC can make a nice looking phone, and the HTC team working for Google can't?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] SpringerRider:
Some notch fixes but none that please me

In developers mode, there are some notch settings but none accomplish the obvious.

I am not so worked up as many but I Google could have done better. I think the reason they did not was to let them advertize a larger screen size against iPhone and Samsung. Be that as it may, a reasonable fix for the notch would be to use the notch margin for meta data but retard the image display at the bottom of the notch., rather than "flow" the image up and around the notch.

So, the notch margin should have a black backround and use the left side to diplay notifications and the right side to show battery, times, etc. all in white text. With the black background, the notch is invisible. And since the images start at the base or the notch, they would not be amplifying its existance.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] suzook:
What is needed in my opinion, is an option for an app specific option for not hiding the notch, and in portrait mode. Apps like fb, messages could be utilized for this.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] SpringerRider:
I agree that my solution would not be optimum in Landscape but I would still prefer the client display area to be within the tab.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] eswarvf:
Why did they frost it outside???
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] mookiexl:
Even my Essential ph-1 proved more aesthetically pleasing than the 3xl. I ended up getting the 2xl with hope that the pixel 4 hits the mark for me as far as feel and looks.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] ShaqB:
Meh , the design was good for me . The big turn off for me was the horrible speaker sound. I return my pixel for that.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Zurko:
To me the best feeling Smartphone ever! I had around 100 devices. Build quality is outstanding.

Display is still top5.

White Version is looking amazing.

As you can see, I am in love :laugh:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] juggking:
The HUGE notch if it happens will not turn you away from this device. ?

Me I will buy the cheaper and slightly smaller Pixel 3 than live with a huge notch.

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ----------

I think it isn't possible but going to try as well
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] bobbyphoenix:
You can turn the notch off in developer settings, so you get a Pixel 3 with a much bigger screen, and much bigger battery. Turning the notch off was the very first thing I did after I got the phone.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] kyle___:
Is there any problem now?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] yaron316:
just exchanged my Galaxy s10 Plus for a Pixel 3 XL. had one bad update too many.

I find it beautiful! much more than the s10.

it's a bit slower, but the camera... holy hell.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3 XL feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] mgymnop:
Feels finally like a high quality device. Feels like a Samsung phone from the touch and feel. They did a great job. I like the frosted glass.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] gettingerr:
Excellent feeling build. The 2 XL was nice, but the 3 XL takes it to a new level. The glass melts into the polished metal frame. The glass back is smooth with almost a rubbery type feel in the etched area, a more comforting feel than a normal glass back.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] YandereSan:
Until you scratch it. That glass scratches like butter.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] mgymnop:
Bull****. It is Gorilla Glass. People just don't understand the difference between scratch and material transfer. What you see in some of the pictures is material transfer from the object that is supposed to scratch the glass. This is probably pronounced because of the rough surface.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] jeffonion:
Feels really premium. got my phone today !!!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Pure+:
Well it's not iPhone XS Max build quality but it's a damn nice phone. Better than anything Samsung has to offer right now in my opinion. And samsung seems to be kind of hardware for Android at the moment
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] aaronrw:
This is way better than the 2xl. In every sense it's more premium, the display seems much more up to par with other devices, and it's ultra fast.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] syaoran68:
anyone have any issues with the P3XL power button i feel like its super fimsy... like i have to click the center of the button otherwise it just won't activate..
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] Bukem75:
THIS... Take a little soap and water to it... wash it off.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3 XL feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ninjashadow:
I bought the tilt about 1 month ago and fell in love with it. The only thing I dont like about it is the voice feature for dialing numbers. I'm looking for something similar to my razor that I had. It would do digit dial, name dial and you didn't even have to program the phone numbers in. It was awsome, you just had to annunciate. Didnt matter whose phone number you had. Any help PLEASE!!! Programs, apps, etc....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
MS Voice Command

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/voicecommand/default.mspx

Not free but works for me..........
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Google Pixel 3 XL. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Google Pixel 3 XL's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] dipstik:
i think its below average but i put 3. feels a little darker than the nexus 6 i had since launch, which wasnt great.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] nmalready:
It seems only a little brighter than my Pixel 2 XL. However, it is much more visible in sunlight and the colors are more vibrant outdoors. Compared to other flagship phones? I'd say it's not quite as bright as the Note 9 or Galaxy S9, but it seems plenty good enough in all conditions for my use, indoors and outdoors.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] in_dmand:
I find myself having to keep this on max brightness all the time, whereas on my old pixel xl I could get by on 50-75%. It is definitely dimmer than the pixel xl, ugh
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] odontastic:
Has anyone tried High Brightness Mode by flar2 in the app store?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] flar2:
It will give you extra brightness if you have a custom kernel.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] thunderstruck!:
Does this app help with the overall experience, and how does it affect battery life? I ask because I don't have a Pixel 3XL yet, and was very disappointed when I evaluated one yesterday at the Verizon store and turned brightness to less than 100%. Color accuracy is not a particular concern, but being able to see the screen is.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] walle4893:
First time Pixel Owner here, I find the 3XL having slightly disappointing brightness. On my old phone which was the HTC 10 I set mine to around 45-50% on a regular basis and it was pretty bright, occasionally bumped to 70% while being outdoors. On a 3XL I had to set to 70% minimum in order to be able to watch videos comfortably, normally 90-Max outdoors.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] maverick1103:
Agree with others here, brightness isn't very good, we've finally had some sun here in the UK and when I'm outside it's very hard to see! I came from a Note 8 so it's going to be hard to see in the summer!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] denverdan74:
Brightness outdoors - Perfect, can see everything in sunlight even with polarized sunglasses. (100%)

From there it gets dark quickly, typical setting for indoors is 70%.

Only in darkness can <50% be used.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] EMJI79:
The screen gets brighter with time.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] TraderJack:
Brightness sucks. I live in Tulsa (fairly sunny). If the sun is out without clouds the screen is virtually un-viewable if you aren't standing in a shaded area.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Real Life Review] nocaps:
P3 screen brightness isn't great and the Samsung and OnePlus are somewhat better, but frankly none are fun to use to use in direct sun. Rather than squint I'm just going to move into the shade whenever possible, no matter what phone I have.
[Google Pixel 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 XL Real Life Review] jeffonion:
Dispalymate says it is the best, so What can I say. after I got the phone I have to say they are right