Google Pixel 3 XL

Google Pixel 3 XL in Kenya

American phone maker Google announced the Google Pixel 3 XL smartphone in Kenya. The Pixel 3 XL is priced at 55,000 Kenya shillings for the 4GB + 64GB storage configuration. Interested customers can pick it up in the Clearly White, Just Black, or Not Pink color option. The device can be purchased from Phonesstore Kenya.

Google Pixel 3 XL price in Kenya & key features

Features

The Pixel 3 XL measures 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 184 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a 12.2 MP rear camera and a dual 8 MP+ 8MP front camera for selfies. This phone has a 6.3 inches, 1440 x 2960 pixels IPS display with a pixel density of 522 PPI. It has a 2.0, Type-C 1.0 port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on the Pixel 3 XL. It is a dual SIM smartphone with support for 4G, Wi-Fi, and GPS too. Buy it today at Phones Store Kenya.

Launch

This phone, the Google Pixel 3 XL was released on 2018, October 18. This phone has a 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm dimension and weighs about 184grams. It is also a Nano-SIM and/or eSIM smartphone with IP68 dust/water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 mins). On the front is a notch display wherein the selfie camera lies. Its back panel has a triple-camera module on the right-hand side. As for the fingerprint scanner, it is rear-mounted.

The Pixel 3 XL comes in the colors JClearly White, Just Black, and Not Pink. It makes use of the USB Type-C 3.1 and has a 3.5 mm jack. The phone also has Bluetooth version 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, and GPS with A-GPS,  A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot. As NFC, is very much present here.

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Google Pixel 3 XL has an impressive P-OLED, HDR display panel that measures 6.3 inches, 100.3 cm². This display has a decent 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and an equally high 523 PPI density. As for the selfie camera, it is inside that notch on the top right corner. This phone’s build is metal with a Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), a glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), and an aluminum frame. Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection is present here.

Network

The Google Pixel 3 XL smartphone supports four network technologies. These are GSM, HSPA, LTE, and 5G. HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.

Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. You may also want to see the Pixel 4A 5G smartphone.

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Google Pixel 3 XL runs on the Android 11 operating system. With Android 11, you can pin conversations so they always appear on top of other apps and screens. Bubbles keep the conversation going—while you stay focused on whatever else you’re doing. Access the chat anytime or anywhere. Also powering the Pixel 3 XL is an Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) chipset.

Under the hood, it also brings an Adreno 630 GPU. The Qualcomm Adreno 630 is an integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC for smartphones. It was introduced in early 2018 and can be found in high-end Android smartphones. According to Qualcomm 30% faster than the old Adreno 540 in the Snapdragon 835 with 30% less power consumption. The Pixel 3 XL comes with 64GB (not expandable) with 4GB RAM. You may also want to check out the Google Pixel 4a smartphone.

Cameras

There are three cameras on the Google Pixel 3 XL. They are made up of a main 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS. Its main feature is LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama and it can shoot video up to 4K@30/60fps; gyro-EIS with the main camera, and 1080p@30fps also with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on Pixel 3 XL there is a dual 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, and 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF shooter.

Battery

Now Google Pixel 3 XL has an okay Li-Po 3430 mAh, non-removable battery with fast charging of 18W, wireless charging, and USB Power Delivery 2.0. It is a lasting battery given its 3430 mAh capacity.

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