Yet the iPhone 11 Pro Max is also more expensive at a baseline, and given the Pixel 4 XL will get Android updates as soon as they’re released by Google, the OS update lead Apple’s phones have over other models doesn’t apply. Google’s iPhone XS Max competitor brings a big screen, a big notch and a big glass body, but is the Pixel 3 XL good enough to beat the phablet kings?

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The Pixel 4 XL introduces several new app perks and features which seem like great little additions that, let’s face it, not everyone will use. They’re cool to have, just disparate in their focus. And some of them are even coming to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a - not all, but enough of the big ones. Computational Raw - outputs DNG+ JPG aligning and merging [up to 15] multiple frames to improve dynamic range and reduce noise [27] Night Sight: Seeing in the Dark on Pixel Phones". Google AI Blog. November 14, 2018 . Retrieved January 28, 2019. a b c "Compare Pixel 3 Specs - Camera, Screen, Battery & Processor". Google Store. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018 . Retrieved October 30, 2018.