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* Navigation * News * Reviews * Handphones * Laptops * Gadget + iPad & Tablet Smartwatch Camera * Deals * Comparison + Mobile Phone Laptop Tablet Smartwatch * Telco Package Current Location: Home > Reviews > Google Pixel 9 Pro XL review - A Google Gen AI phone for gamers and bigger hands GOOGLE PIXEL 9 PRO XL REVIEW - A GOOGLE GEN AI PHONE FOR GAMERS AND BIGGER HANDS Muzaffar Ismail - Dec 24, 2024 Following in the footsteps of the Google Pixel 9 is the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which from the naming convention seems to indicate it's for people with bigger hands? Nonetheless, this bigger variant offers a 6.8-inch Actua OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a periscope camera. Is it worth the RM5699 asking price? Read on and find out for yourself in our full review of the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. DESIGN - JUST A BIT BIGGER WITH A SHINY METAL CHASSIS With the XL moniker, you'd think that the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL would be a huge phone… but it's not. In fact, it fits neatly in the palm of my hand. Like the Pixel 9, it also closely follows the iPhone template of flat sides, rounded corners, and a flat-screen. The only design difference is the much shinier metallic chassis, giving it a bit more of a premium feel. Not exactly what I would call XL but it IS bigger Overall design still follows the rounded corner, flat sides template AdChoices ADVERTISING The massive pill-shaped camera hump now has a periscope camera On the back, there's still the rather large pill-shaped rear camera hump. But now it houses 3 camera sensors, including a 48MP periscope camera. Build quality is solid with just a single Google logo on the flat matte Obsidian (black) backside which makes it pretty fingerprint resistant. We can't say the same for the shiny sides though, as they attract fingerprints like magnets. On the display, there's a single punch hole for the 48MP front camera and on the right side there's a power button and volume rocker. The display has a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 for protection and fingerprint resistance. On the bottom, there's a USB Type C port, a speaker vent and the SIM card tray. At 221g and 8.5mm, the phone is only slightly heavier than the Pixel 9. On the bottom, there's the USB Type-C port, speaker vent and nano SIM card tray The shiny metal sides are premium looking but attract fingerprints Very shiny metal sides Google Malaysia was also kind enough to provide the official casing (but you will probably have to purchase it separately). Unfortunately, it is still surprisingly slippery, so if you must use it, we recommend a tight grip. The phone only comes with a USB Type-C cable and documentation in the main box, so you'll have to buy a casing and charger on your own. TECH SPECS AND FEATURES - A MIX OF MIDRANGE AND UPPER MIDRANGE Here are the tech specs or specifications for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL: * Google Tensor G4 * 16GB RAM * 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB storage * 6.8-inch Super Actua Display (LTPO OLED, 1344 x 2992 pixel resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, HDR, 1 ~ 120Hz refresh rate, 2000 ~ 3000 nits brightness) * Triple rear camera: 50MP wide (f/1.68, 1/131” image sensor) + 48MP ultrawide with Macro Focus (f/1.7, 2.55” image sensor) + 48MP telephoto (f/2.8, 5x optical zoom, 30x Super Res Zoom, 2.55” image sensor) * Front camera: 42MP (f/2.2, auto focus, 95 ultrawide field of view) * 162.8mm x 76.6mm x 8.5mm | 221g * 5060 mAh battery (45W fast charging, fast wireless Qi charging) * Features Titan M2 security coprocessor, IP68 dust and water resistance, 100% recycled aluminium body, 7 years of OS, security and Pixel Drop updates, fingerprint sensor, Face Unlock, Audio Noise Suppression, Spatial audio, Anti-malware, Anti-phishing, spam protection) * Supports USB Type C 3.2 port, Dual SIM (1x nano SIM + eSIM), Stereo speakers, 3x mics, up to WiFi 7 802.11be, Bluetooth v5.3, NFC, Google Cast, 5G * Android 14 (upgradeable to Android 15) * Available in Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, Obsidian While the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL looks to be powered by a Google Tensor G4 chipset just like the Google Pixel 9, initial benchmarks show that it's significantly more powerful. We'll discover how much more in the performance section, but for other improvements, the phone comes with 16GB RAM, 128GB to 1TB in storage, a 48MP telephoto 5x periscope camera, 42MP front camera and the aforementioned 6.8-inch Super Actua LTPO OLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate and 3000 nits brightness. Just like other Pixels, the Pixel 9 Pro XL uses stock Android, so there's no bloatware. But you will have to manually install social media apps like Facebook and Instagram. Scrolling through the menus is buttery smooth while the 16GB of RAM keeps the phone as stable as possible. This is as stock Android as possible All the Google AI features are still there including Pixel Studio and Magic Editor in the Photos app. But there are some extras like Zoom Enhance, which adds details to your otherwise blurry 30x zoom shots. Gemini is still there but has only been integrated into Gmail for now, so you won't be able to use it for actual Google productivity apps like Docs, Sheets or Slides just yet. For those who don't know, Pixel Studio lets you generate your own images using the Imagen 3 engine. But it is limited to images without any humans. Magic Editor offers a number of AI-assisted photo editing features including Magic eraser, but unlike other AI photo editors, it has Suggestions, allowing Magic Editor to automatically make your photo "better". This does work for the most part, but on occasion, it might delete things you want to keep. There are also AI-assisted camera features such as Pan Shot, which gives a motion effect like if you were to do a panning shot for a moving object and Long Exposure which intelligently takes light trails and motion shots. Then there's also the signature Add Me, which lets you take a shot and then pass the phone to someone else to add you to the overall photo. For video recording, there's also Video Boost, which basically enhances the quality up to 8K resolutions. Google's AI features Circle-to-Search There's also Zoom Enhance and Pixel Studio, where you can generate your own art (as long as it's not human) PERFORMANCE - STILL A GEN AI PHONE BUT NOW WITH BETTER ZOOM Geekbench and 3DMark scores As mentioned earlier, the Tensor M4 chipset in the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL appears to have been overclocked somewhat as it maxed out our usual 3DMark Wild Life benchmark and still returned pretty good results in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. The phone easily handles games like Call of Duty: Mobile and Genshin Impact on high settings with no lag, and it doesn't get as hot as fast as the Google Pixel 9. Like the Google Pixel 9, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL has a very nice Super Actua screen that can display vibrant colours. The only difference is that the 6.8-inch display is now large enough to fully enjoy movies and it is also a bit brighter at up to 3000 nits brightness. This means it works just fine under bright sunlight, but the screen is still somewhat reflective. The speakers are just as loud on maximum volume and have no static at all. Battery life for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is pretty good The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL can handle 60fps Genshin Impact with no lag and much less heat Battery life is also somewhat longer with the 5060 mAh battery for almost 2 days of power on normal usage. In addition, you can get back up to 100% in an hour or so with the right fast charger. Gemini and Gen AI features work just as fast as before with faster response times, compared to if you were to use Gemini from a non-Pixel phone or a web browser. In terms of cameras, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL still takes superb macro shots due to the 48MP macro camera without having to add any extra lens attachments. Landscape shots are clear and detailed even in low light and portrait shots are as good as ever. You can get pretty good macro shots even on zoom Plenty of detail and vibrant colours On the first zoom, the 48MP periscope camera seems somewhat underpowered compared to other flagships. Details look blurry, and you can only go up to 30x zoom. However, the post-processing miracle we were hoping for is actually hidden away in the Photos app. Try opening a zoomed-up shot and a new option called Zoom Enhance opens up on the left side. And we have to say it improves results a lot. Details become sharper and clearer while colours remain the same and there's no extra noise that is typical of most extra sharpening features. Zoom shots are alright but a bit underpowered in this 30x zoom shot, but... ...the Zoom enhance feature really makes the details stand out even more The AI-assisted photography features like Pan and Long Exposure were also easy to execute and well thought out, with an easy indicator to show how steady the shot has to be. However, thanks to the extra zoom camera you can use these features on zoom and still get pretty nice results. The Add Me feature is still a bit of a hit or miss though, sometimes working really well and sometimes not, especially if there's something wrong with the positioning. Sometimes the end result looks quite fake as the lighting for the newly added person can be completely different from the other person, but this only seems to happen in low-light conditions. Perhaps an update in the next 7 years might fix this. With the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL you can do Long Exposure shots on zoom Pan shots are very easy to do You can clearly see all the details of the water droplets, but thanks to the zoom you can also do... ...Silky Water with the Long Exposure mode Gemini and other generative AI like Pixel Studio work just as well on the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. Again, response times for both generative images and text seem to be faster than on non-Pixel phones, but Gmail remains the only Google app with native Gemini integration for now. Circle to Search remains our most used AI function though. It is great that we can get Android 15 first along with whatever other latest Android features Google has cooked up. And the guaranteed 7 years of updates should satisfy anyone who wants a future-proofed device. But if you don't intend to use most of those features (like Gemini and Pixel Studio), we have to say that it feels a bit like a waste. The 42MP front camera is very solid in capturing all the details, while Bokeh looks natural CONCLUSION - STILL HAS GEN AI BUT CAN NOW DO MUCH MORE Overall, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphone is not only made for bigger hands but also delivers a good amount of extra premium features over the vanilla Google Pixel 9. Is it worth the up to RM5699 price tag? That depends entirely on what you like to do with your smartphone. If you like macro photography and just a bit of zoom mobilegraphy, then the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is almost ideal. However, if you're a bit more into zoom mobilegraphy, the lower 30x zoom may not be enough for you, despite the much better Zoom enhance feature. The extra performance also means that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is the Pixel phone to get for gaming while the AI features are icing on the cake. However, these days, there are quite a few other contenders that rock Gen AI and ultra-zoom mobilegraphy features. These include the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the OPPO Find X8 Pro, the upcoming Honor Magic 7 Pro and more. All of the above generally have better zoom, but none have Android 15 or Pixel Studio just yet, which may be a key factor for some Google Pixel fans. What do you think? Would you get the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL? Is it time to finally retire your Google Pixel 3 and below? Share your views in the comments below and stay tuned to TechNave.com for more tech reviews. 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