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Which One To Go For Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus Vs. Pixel 4 XL

The most advanced Samsung phone with a superpower camera and a guaranteed battery is the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus. With its massive screen size, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus is one of the most successful phones among the 2019 improving gadgets, which include high-quality display features, high pixel zoom camera, and a good quality video capturing features. The most noticeable feature of this phone is its in-built 5g connectivity.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is considered one of the top phones in 2019. Its successor, Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, has maintained the pre-set standards in 2020’s flagship. The most recognizable feature of this phone is its massive size screen, which is incorporated with various other features that creates a great viewing experience. The phone comes with a 120 Hz refresh rate, WQHD + display technology, and high resolution.

On the top-center of the display, the phone contains a punch-hole camera, which is considered to be 55% smaller than the S10 Plus. The phone has a resolution of 3200 x 1440, wide Quad high-definition Plus. The user can drop down the resolution level if he wants to save battery life. This is considered to be one of the most high-resolution phones available in the market now.

The 120 Hz refresh rate enables the display to update the viewing image by 120 times per second. The Galaxy S20 Plus has a somewhat generic look when compared to other phones. The phone has a dimension of 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm body and is light as 186g.

The Google Pixel 4 Xl is the successor of Pixel 4 constructed by the use of very soft gorilla glass five backsides. It comes with a 6.3 inches P-OLED display and is way brighter than its predecessor. This phone has everything that Google has known since its inception.

Camera

The latest version of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S20 Plus, has been upgraded with the newest camera version. It has a large sensor for a better picture. The significant change that the Galaxy S10 Plus has survived in the Galaxy S20 Plus is its improvement in the camera department with a 64MP sensor against 12MP. The Galaxy S20 Plus also comes with a 3x optical zoom feature against 2x of Galaxy S10. It has four rear cameras.

Apart from the above changes, the new Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus also comes with various small changes. The bigger battery of 4500 mAh, new chipset, 5G connectivity, and better RAM are few features to be mentioned. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus comes with a 6.7 inches AMOLED screen.

There has been a shift of the rear camera block to top-left, which is very common in many of the 2019 and 2020 smartphones. The back of the phone is made up of glass that is not very comfortable to hold. The placement of the front camera blocks much of the screen.

Another essential feature of the Galaxy S20 Plus is the Time-of-flight (ToF) lens to sense the depth and to distinguish between the subject and the background with a 10MP selfie camera.

It has an improved camera with added Astrophotography shooting mode and a viewfinder. With the addition of a new telephoto camera, the photo can capture pictures from far away distance. The fingerprint scanner, which was once discovered by Google, is being replaced with Face unlock features in Pixel 4 XL, which is a similar Apple face lock.

With the primary camera of 12.2 MP and a selfie camera of 8MP + ToF 3D Sensor, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus has few more points in its bag for having higher camera quality.

Processor

The camera has automatic scene optimization and secure options for better pictures within a short time. The phone comes with an 865 chipset with 5G connectivity. The phone runs on Android 10 and is upgradable to the newest updates in the future. It comes with a 25W fast charger for easy charging of the phone.

The Google Pixel 4 XL runs on Android 10 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset and Octa-core processor. It has Adreno 640 GPU with non-expandable memory of 6GB RAM and 64/128 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 4 XL has a 3700 mAh lithium polymer battery, which is lesser than the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus.

Added to these, there is an added feature of Radar-based motion-sensing technology. It distinguishes the wave gesture made by the user when the screen sleeps. These are the best and the worst sides of both smartphones. Let us now compare both of them and see if they are worth their prices.

Conclusion

The Galaxy S20 Plus is sleek with round edges and a single hole-punch, whereas Pixel 4 XL has a larger bezel that makes it a bit ugly. The S20 Plus has a bigger display screen of about 6.7 inches Dynamic AMOLED display against 6.3 inch AMOLED Pixel Display. Both the phones have similar sharpness though Pixel 4 XL has tiny edge pixels-per-inch. While S20 has a 120Hz refresh rate, the pixel has about 90Hz refresh rate.

Both the smartphone’s bodies are having a glass. That prevents cracks and scrapes with an IP68-rating for dust and water-resistance. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus has a better and faster processor of Snapdragon 865, while pixel has Snapdragon 855. Again S20 has more memory of 12GB against 6GB memory of Google Pixel 4 XL.

The Galaxy S20 has MicroSD card support, which is not available in Pixel 4 XL.

As far as the battery capacity is concerned, Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus has much battery capacity of 4500 mAh while Pixel 4XL has a battery capacity of 3700 mAh. Though Google Pixel has wireless and fast charging, it cannot surpass the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus in terms of battery capacity.

Therefore, it is preferable to buy Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus over Google Pixel 4 Xl.

March 5, 2020
Google Pixel 4 XL Review
Google Pixel 4 XL: What to Expect?

The journey of pixel series has quiet often disappointed people but generation 4, has completely changed the game. One of the biggest releases of 2019, this Google Smartphone has tremendously given significant improvements compared to previous generation Google smartphones. Although Google has launched its phone with a hefty price tag, it surely makes up to its value. Built-in with the latest technology and features it balances out the positive and negative pointers of the phone. The Google Pixel 4 XL runs Android 10 smoothly and consistently, without the random bugs and errors of prior Pixels generation phones.

Google Pixel 4 XL Review

The new Google Pixel 4 XL is a camera-centric phone, one of the main features Google has bragged about for years and years. Pixel 4 XL comes with a higher quality in capturing images and videos with an alluring high resolution and pixel spread.

A Closer Look: Google Pixel 4 XL Camera

Design and Display

Running on Pure Android software Google Pixel 4 XL a waterproof phone that measures at 160.4×75.1×8.2 mm and weighing at approximately 193 grams. Pixel 4 XL has an impeccable design, while the materials are basically the same as in the last few phones i.e. metal (aluminium) and glass. It is equipped with gorilla glass 5 at both front and back. Although, the coatings and finishing on the phone make it feel a lot more rugged and much more gripping feel on to the phone. Google has launched the phone in three vibrant colours,
- Clearly white
- Just black
- Oh so orange
Pixel 4 XL comes with a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ display with a resolution of 1440×3040 pixels. Working at a 90Hz refresh rate, allowing the user to use the smartphone smoothly and lag-free. Installed with P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, exuding 16M colours, a pure HDR feel at 537 pixels per inch (PPI) with an aspect ratio of 19:9.

Google Pixel 4 XL

Hardware

Google Pixel 4 XL has the latest version of the OS. Combined with QualcommSM8150 Snapdragon 855 chipset on an Octa-core CPU, along with Adreno 640 GPU and in a total of 6GB RAM. Pixel 4 XL match is unbeatable and has ultimate performance with minimum bugs. It comes in two storage variations i.e. 64GB and 128GB, having no additional memory card slot.

Camera

When it comes down to the camera, Google always makes sure it delivers the best in class camera quality. The cameras are equipped with 12-megapixel f/1.7 main camera and 16-megapixel f/2.4 2x telephoto camera and 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide) selfie camera featuring with auto HDR and a whooping 8X zoom. Pixel 4 XL also has an improved night sight camera, giving you a crystal clear night time images or videos. Beyond that Google also introduced astrophotography mode, an extension to the night sight mode this feature allows the user to take pretty decent pictures during night time.

Platform and Features

Running on Pure Android 10 OS, the latest release of android developers. Together combined Pixel 4 XL’s hardware it is one of the topmost performance-based phones in its category and amongst its rivals.

Pixel 4 XL comes with several features that include,
- Face ID security.
- Smarter Google assistant.
- Gyro scope sensor.
- Proximity sensor.
- Compass/magnetometer.
- Motion sensor (hand gesture).
- Ambient light sensor.
Connectivity

Google Pixel 4 XL works on dual SIM and is compatible with all the latest connectivity technology, LTE, CDMA, GSM, HSPA and EVDO. This latest smartphone accepts Nano-SIM and eSIM cards.

Google Pixel 4 XL Camera

Wi-Fi 802.11, dual-band and hotspot. Making sure you stay connected to the world all the time. Uses Bluetooth version 5.0 and enabled GPS and NFC functions. Connects on USB 3.1 type C and 1.0 type reverse connector.

Battery and Performance

Google Pixel 4 XL has a significant improvement with the new battery installed on it, comes with a long-lasting and reliable battery holding capacity up to 3700mAh capacity compared to 2800mAh capacity battery of its previous version that is Google Pixel 4.

Pixel 4 XL comes with a non-removable battery and supports exclusive fast charging. This particular smartphone has gotten a significant upgrade in the terms of performance, tests conducted on the smartphone had shown significant performance outputs, delivering approximately 15 hours of activity in a single charge.

What Do You Get?

Google Pixel 4 XL has a generic and safe packing, includes the phone of course. The box comes with,
- A SIM tool.
- Quick switch adapter.
- Power adapter (USB Type-C 18W).
- USB-C cable V2.0.
- A quick start guide.
Missing from the box is a pair of earphones and a 3.5mm-to-USB C converter. As a result, one has to fork out extra money in order to enjoy music or taking calls without using the smartphones’ in-built stereo speakers.

Verdict: Google Pixel 4 XL

Although, it is a bit pricey for its class of smartphones. Google’s latest addition to its smartphone family has once again proven to have the best in class features as compared to its rivals. Consisting of a camera sings and exudes a quality function that provides exceptional outcomes of images and videos. In addition, Pixel 4 XL has a lot of improvement compared to Pixel 4, with a lot better battery capacity, OS, software features and its design. Compatibility with all the latest connectivity sources and platforms and has up-to-date security inbuilt with the smartphone.

To sum up there are quite a few pros and cons to the phone, i.e.

Pros
- Amazing camera performance, several features.
- Exquisite colour display screen.
- Quick and secure face unlock feature.
- Exclusive textured design.
- The screen works on a 90 Hz rate.
Cons
- Not up-to mark motion sense features.
- Battery performance is above average, but not too amazing.
- Lacks in ultra-wide-angle camera feature.
- It comes without a fingerprint reader.
- No cables, adapters and earphones are included within the box.
- Compared to its rivals, Pixel 4 XL is a bit pricey.
- Face ID doesn’t support banking apps.
- It comes without any expandable storage.
February 27, 2020
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL have Finally Arrived – Specs, Features & Reviews
Google Pixel 4 is an upcoming Pixel phone that will be launched globally. In India, it will be launched on 27^th December 2019. The smartphone will be the successor to last year’s Pixel 3.

As with other Pixel phones, Google Pixel 4 will come with impressive camera abilities and many other unique features than its competitors.

The cameras are great, with excellent quality of images captured. Hence, it is a treat for photography lovers. Also, the experience of quick and wireless charging is an add- on advantage

There are many more features to brag about:

Face Lock debuts for Google: The no fingerprint sensor lock is used for higher precision. Most interesting is that it unlocks only when your eyes are open.

Camera features are more improved. The device will take advantage of two cameras, first for adding some advanced exposure controls and the second one for the night Mode as a gaining ability to photograph the moon and stars.
- - Added up with Telephoto lens
  - More “Smarter Google Assistant”
  - Use of Motion Sense– to mute the calls and notifications, switch and shuffle music and such similar functions.
  - To Control the Pixel 4, hand Gesture is allowed by Project Soli
  - Inbuilt way to customize your home screen without downloading any other launchers.
  - Live Caption Option– This will add Subtitles to any audio or video contents
  - Smart Storage – This removes backed up photos and videos.
Let’s look at Pixel 4 Specifications:

The Google Pixel 4 is a package full of comprehensive specifications with a form factor of HD Touchscreen, with a specific dimension- 147.10 x 68.80 x 8.20. It comes up with a battery capacity of 2800 mAh with a proprietary quick charging provided.

Pixel 4 comes in three beautiful colors – Just Black, Clearly White, Oh so

It’s an elegant and sleek body with a display of 5.70 inches, protected over with a layer of Gorilla Glass with 19:9 aspect ratio and 444 Pixels per inch (PPI)

Coming to the most admired asset of any mobile phone, “It’s Camera.” The rear camera is 16 MP (f/2.4, 1.0 – Micron) + 12.2 MP (f/1.7,1.4 – Micron) with a Phase Detection autofocus and the front camera of 8 MP.

The Processor used in Pixel 4 is octa-core with a RAM of 6 GB and internal storage of 64 GB with no any kind of expandable storage.

Now one unique concept is being introduced in Pixel 4. You might have been aware of Nano SIM, Micro SIM, but not yet about the eSIM.

Pixel 4 has two slots, one for a Nano-SIM and another one for an eSIM, whereas both will be supporting 3G, 4G/LTE.

Talking about the sensors, many are being used like Face unlock sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Barometer, and Magnetometer/ Compass. All in all, it is a very smartphone literally.

Google Pixel 4 XL

It is an advanced and more extensive version of Google Pixel 4.

If you are looking for something with a “no-budget limitation” thing, then go for it without any second thoughts. It’s well worth every buck.

There is not much difference between the Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 xl, but some of the internal functions, Display, Screen Size, etc. are different

So let’s check them out in detail! However, most features are the same for both models.

The Pixel 4 xl has different Physical display and aesthetics – a contrasting power button and three color options
- Higher Frame Rate
- Higher Refresh Rate
It has an Ultra-Wide Lens. You can hence shoot different types of compositions, wide-angle, astrophotography mode, portrait mode, and telephoto function. Other features include:
- - OLED Display- Nice Contrast Ratio, Higher pixel display
  - The Motion Sense – Again Thanks to Soli Motion Sensing radar – chip
  - Titan M Security Module
  - Audio with Stereo Speakers, one at the bottom and other on the back of the handset. Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with pixel neutral core
  - More battery life – the most important aspect for the generation. With an 18 watt charger in the box which gets charged wirelessly.
  - Android Operating System with three years of security and frequent OS updates – It runs Android 10, which is the latest version of Android
  - Multi Sensors with a new Ambient Light Sensor
  - Transcription Capabilities
  - Multiple graphics advantage
  - Live Caption Option
Specifications:

Google Pixel 4 xl is the next version to Pixel 4 with some similarities and on the other hand, with some updates in Design, Size, Camera MP, its features, etc.

The size of the 4 xl is 160.40 x 75.10 x 8.20, weighing 193 grams, slightly heavier than Pixel 4. It boosts up its battery capacity in 4xl of 3700 mAh with proprietary quick charging technology.

Pixel 4xl is available in three colors – Just Black, Clearly White, Oh so Orange

It has an eye-catchy look with a display of 6.30 inches, with a protective and sturdy layer of Gorilla Glass with 19:9 aspect ratio and 537 Pixels per inch (PPI)

The 4xl has a 16 MP (f/2.4, 1.0 – Micron) + 12.2 MP (f/1.7,1.4 – Micron) rear camera as with a Phase Detection autofocus and a front camera of 8 MP.

The Processor used in Pixel 4xl is the same as that of Pixel 4, octa-core with a RAM of 6 GB and internal storage of 64 GB with no any kind of expandable storage.

It also has two slots, one for a Nano-SIM and another one for an eSIM, whereas both will be supporting 3G, 4G/LTE.

Sensors used in the 4xl are Face unlock sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Barometer, and Magnetometer/ Compass.

Bottom Line

Both versions have a lot of exciting features. Google Pixel has always been a prime choice for users looking for intelligent smartphones and making the most out of them. With the new models coming out, will we see a surge in Pixel demands? Stay tuned to find out!
December 30, 2019