![]() ![]() With Google's phones, you get a choice in screen sizes - a 5.7-inch AMOLED panel with the $799 Pixel 4 or a larger 6.3-inch display for $100 more with the Pixel 4 XL. OnePlus says its phone is water resistance, but there's no IP rating on the 7T to give you that extra boost of confidence. The Pixel 4 boasts an IP68 water resistance rating, so you can drop it in up to 5 feet of water for 30 minutes and not have to sweat lasting damage. Don't expect a sleek look from either phone. The Pixel 4's cameras are housed in a square box that takes up less space but isn't any less noticeable. The 7T houses its three rear cameras in a circular hump so prominent, it's hard to look anywhere else. Google's smaller phone is certainly easier to use with one hand.įlip the phone over, and you get a battle of the distracting camera arrays. The Pixel 4 looks downright compact compared with the 7T, with its 5.7 x 2.7 x 0.3-inch dimensions. At 6.3 x 2.9 x 0.3 inches, it's about as large as Google's supersized Pixel 4 XL. If Google were to go with glass in the Pixel 3 line-up, does that mean they’ve re-opened the door to wireless charging? This wouldn’t be the first Google phone with wireless charging, although it would be the first Pixel.12.2-MP main (f/1.7), 16-MP telephoto (f/2.4)Ĥ8-MP main (f/1.6), 16-MP ultrawide (f/2.2), 12-MP telephoto (f/2.2) On the other hand, we know that glass allows for wireless charging. It’s the type of material that almost requires you to use a case, which is an awful way to design a phone. It’s not “premium” even if it feels nice in the hand. I think glass is a terrible material to put on the backsides of a phone because it scratches and breaks easily. It’s no secret that I hate all-glass phones. What they’ve done is apply a coating to the underside of the glass, which we are sort of assuming Google is doing with this Pixel 3 XL prototype. As you know, OnePlus released a shiny mirror version of their all-glass new phone, but they also have a Midnight Black version that looks matte, only is still all-glass. We’ve seen a similar method applied to the OnePlus 6. In other words, Google has painted a matte coating in the bottom portion of the phone to at least match the aesthetic of previous Pixel phones, but is keeping it a single sheet of glass from top to bottom. You can see that the matte coating on the glass ends where you then have a shiny glass gap as the glass curves into the side frame. The bottom right corner of the phone might be the best example, though. And two, you can see where the matte portion curves downward and the top shiny glass simply blends into the glass as it begins to curve into the side metal frame. See how the top shiny portion of the backside meets the lower matte portion? For one, there’s no seam there like we have on the Pixel 2 XL where the top glass aligns with the lower coated metal area. You can see the first clue that this might be glass in the top image of this post, but here is a closer look: UPDATE: We’ve got fresh pictures right here! And yep, it’s a glass back.To start, here is a brightened version of the prototype that was posted earlier. While it’s hard to tell for sure from an early prototype that features a faux Google logo, there are some spots on this Pixel 3 XL device that might reveal an all-glass design. It sure looks like this Pixel 3 XL has simply been painted with a matte finish on the lower portion of it to keep a similar Pixel design language. ![]() We’re still taking in everything that might be revealed in this supposed Google Pixel 3 XL prototype, but one thing that has us worried at the moment is the possibility of an all-glass backside. ![]()
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