Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 2 XL

Google’s new Pixel 2 XL phone is a major upgrade in a number of ways. It’s a super sleek device, with a stunning front face design and a remarkably bright and vibrant display that renders colors in a trulls stunning way. The phone feels light and yet durable, and has a camera that even in very limited testing, feels like it’ll easily be a category leader.

The Pixel 2 XL’s display occupies most of its front face, allowing for a generous 6-inch diagonal with plenty of screen real estate. The QHD resolution renders both texts and images with crisp detail – which is great news because the camera captures images with a sharpness that displays well on this new phone screen, which used pOLED tech for deep blacks, but also has a wide color gamut for better rendering.

It’s worth mentioning again how light the phone feels in the hand – it’s surprising compared to the current generation Pixel XL, which feels like a thick, heavy brick by comparison. But it’s also still aluminum, so the all-metal body (minus the glass panel at the top) feels premium despite its lightness.

Reviewers often joke about ‘hand feel,’ but it really does feel like a great device to hold. This actually has a functional impact, too, since the other new...

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