Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Released August 2024

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Summary


Pros

  • Well-balanced camera experience with outstanding results in most categories, providing excellent image and video quality across a variety of shooting conditions
  • Good zoom performance, with images containing a high level of details across the entire zoom range
  • Good overall video performance with effective video stabilization and good autofocus, particularly with video boost feature activated
  • Consistently captures the moment in all conditions, even with motion in the scene, bringing outstanding results in all shooting situations, whether in photo and in video
  • Excellent display colors that are accurate and natural, including skin tones in various lighting conditions
  • Great HDR10 video-watching experience
  • Well-balanced front-camera performance, whether taking photos or videos, with consistently accurate skin tones

Cons

  • Occasional problems with depth estimation in bokeh mode, which could affect portraits
  • In low light, some loss of texture and visible coarse noise in images, especially in videos
  • Front-camera portraits might show some inconsistencies in background blur

Scores


160
camera
2024
Overall Camera Score i
160
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 169

Sub-scores

Photo i
163
110
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 170
Main i
170
123
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 177
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Bokeh i
155
130
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
BEST 175
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Ultra-Wide i
157
119
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Tele i
145
59
Samsung Galaxy A56
BEST 166
Top score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Video i
155
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 166
Main i
168
131
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 179
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Ultra-Wide i
136
14
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 145
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Tele i
111
17
Google Pixel 9a
BEST 130
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra

Use Cases

BEST 159

Portrait

Portrait photos of either one person or a group of people

BEST 146

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

BEST 151

Zoom

Photos and videos captured using zoom (more than 1x)

158
display
2024
Overall Display Score i
158
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 160

Sub-scores

Readability i
156
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Color i
164
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
156
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 167
Touch i
154
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164

Key highlight

Eye Comfort

This smartphone has met our thresholds for flicker, brightness, blue-light filtering, and color consistency and will provide the user with a comfortable viewing experience.

148
selfie
2024
Overall Selfie Score i
148
25
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 151

Sub-scores

Photo i
146
18
ZTE Axon 20 5G
BEST 149
Video i
150
38
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 156

Specifications


162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256/512/1024 GB

Storage

Wide, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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