And it has the one thing that really makes a Pixel stand out: While owners of other phones may have to wait for them, you get Android software updates as soon as they're available, directly from Google. It has some great new native apps and (subtle) features. I tried the larger 6.3-inch XL version in Oh So Orange (the standard, non-XL version has a 5.7-inch screen) and came back with a familiar answer for a Pixel review: I like it a lot. That’s why I was excited to get “Googley” with a new Pixel 4 this past week.Īnd so I did. Its cheaper sibling, the Pixel 3A tops our list of the best Android phones this year.
It was our favorite Android phone last year. My colleague Lauren Goode loved the Pixel 3. Google’s Pixel phones always seem to top our lists.
