First I have to say that I'm extremely impressed with the service and product I recieved from GizmoTrader. The phone was in excellent condition as promised by the pics and when a small issue arose with the charger they sent me they immediately made things right by issuing a partial refund so that I could purchase another adapter asap. They're very consumer-friendly and they go the extra mile to take care of you.
That being said, the Pixel XL itself is a wonderful device. If you have any reservations based on the fact that the phone is nearing two years old, they'll be dispelled once you get it in your hand. The screen is colorful and vibrant with deep blacks that only AMOLED can provide, the 3450mah battery delivers extended on- screen time, stock Android is snappy and responsive, updates come immediately, Android Pie is a nice upgrade over Oreo, 128GB of storage will last you a long time (I have 15 AAA mobile titles installed as well as over 8GB of music and I still have over 100GB remaining), the build quality is excellent and the semi-glass back helps radio reception a great deal. It has wifi calling, VoLTE, and so much more.
And I haven't even addressed the camera yet. It's easily one of the best in the business. The Augmented Reality (AR) stickers allow you to place a 3D lifesize Stormtrooper in your livingroom and video him while he interacts with you and tracks your movements. You can put R2D2 in your bathroom, or Pogs in bed with you. It's amazing.
You can customize stickers that look just like you and send them via MMS.
But the camera; you have to research it for yourself, don't take my word for it. Sometimes I just take the Pixel out on family outings and leave my DSLR at home. It's especially impressive in low light situations where the HDR shines through.
Add to that unlimited free cloud storage for all your photos and video, even 4K video.
I'm sure I'm leaving out a ton of things about this phone but this review is a bit long already as it is. If you want a fast phone with the latest OS and a pro-level camera than grab the Pixel XL and don't look back. Then have fun chuckling to yourself when you see others with their overpriced Apple or Samsung devices that are still running last year's software.
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Only a few years old and a fraction of the price but just as good as when new!
I used Nexus phones and tablets but when the Nexus line ended I purchased an Asus Zenfone. The Asus had a great battery life but came with some bloatware, very very updates, crashed once in a while but had decent battery (2 day charge!). My first smartphone was a Treo 650 which literally only needed to be charged twice a month, thats how a phone should be!After noticing the Zenfones GPS was starting to have issues connecting and Waze was showing me driving in the woods I figured it was time get back to as pure Android as I could, the answer was obvious, Pixel!I was looking at a Pixel 2 XL but the first gen Pixel still has its headphone jack and best of all, free original quality storage on Google Photos for life! Once you use the camera you will see why the free life storage is valuable. The first gen pixel just received its final security update from Google but the apps are still being updated. The Pixel has the "Night Sight" like the Pixel 4 even though the processing is done in software instead of the 4s neural net. This takes a few second and limits how fast you can take pictures at night. The picture with this review is the constellation Orion, while not perfectly focused you can see a few wisps where the Orion Nebula is located, this was taken with the original Pixel and held in my hands. The focus would likely be somewhat sharper with a tripod. Its that good!
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David Key
Must be a knockoff phone. Failed in 2 days.
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2019