25 Reasons, Google Pixel XL Is Better Than iPhone 7 Plus

1. Google Assistant

The new google assistant let you have a more natural conversation with Google answering that just your initial questions but follow-up question as well with its conceptual ability capable of keeping track of the conversation and even capable of scanning what’s on your screen to give you relevant information without you even having to ask.

1. 2. Notification Access:

The fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone does more than just unlock your device with a downward swipe pulling the notification shade down and an upward white putting it back up giving you quick easy access to your missed messages.

1. 3. USB OTG Support :

With the included adapter in the box, you can easily connect things like a keyboard a mouse or a USB flash drive just as you would with a desktop computer.

1. 4. Multiple User Support:

With support for multiple users you can create a completely separate user account for someone like a kid so they can have all the apps and games there on their accounts without those apps and games showing up on your account and maybe, more importantly, they won’t be able to see your text messages or emails or anything else that you want to keep secure

1. 5. Background Updates:

While software updates are great they can get annoying as they render your phone useless while the update is being installed but with the pixel, this isn’t as much of an issue as the OS updates are downloaded and installed automatically in the background meaning no more waiting around for your phone to update.

1. 6. LED Notifications:

When your screen is off and you have a miss notification nothing you can see on the iPhone 7 plus absolutely nothing on the Pixel XL you have a physical LED light that will flash blue for email, yellow for snapchat and so on which other glance will not only let you know they have miss notification but also help you decide whether or not you want to check your phone that moment.

1. 7. File Manager:

This allows you to manage the files on your phone just you do on a desktop computer you can see all the folders on your phone and the files within them and have the ability to drag and drop content from your phone onto the computer as you do with a flash drive.

1. 8. 2-Hour Return Policy:

The pixel XL app store has a two hour return period where you can return app easily right from the phone itself so you can try the app and if you don’t like it you won’t be stuck with a purchase

1. 9. Battery Estimates:

Based off your daily usage the pixel XL can give you an estimate of how long you can expect your phones batteries last making it easier to decide whether or not you need to stop and recharge and when you do recharge it will even give you an estimate of how long it will take to get to 100% reason

1. 10. Fast Charging:

Speaking of charging with this rapid charger the pixel XL can get up to seven hours of battery life from just 15 minutes of charge time so if you forget to charge your phone overnight you can just put it on charge for a few minutes and know that you’ll pretty much be good for the rest of day.

1. 11. Custom Launchers:

With the launchers in the Google pixel XL, you can make your home screen look and work exactly the way you want it from assigning special gestures to open up an hour to customizing each individual icon making your phone truly yours.

1. 12. Better Widgets:

Yes, the iPhone technically has widgets now but it’s limited to just one screen with the pixel you can put widgets on multiple screens just anywhere you want for example you can put post-it notes writing your home screen and has your full monthly calendar on another.

1. 13. System Control:

One of the biggest differences between iOS and Android is how much control you have over your phone with the pixel letting you tweak things from how fast your animations are in developer settings to which I control up in the notification bar and system tuner giving you complete control over your experience.

1. 14. Split-Screen Multitasking:

With split-screen multitasking you can use two apps on the screen at the same time, for example, you can open up your shopping list and calculator to be able to quickly add things up instead of having to go back and forth between the two apps.

1. 15. Virtual Reality(VR):

With higher resolution display and the resulting pixel density, the pixel XL offers a noticeably sharper and crisper VR experience add to that support for Google’s daydream platform and the dedicated headsets and the pixel easily has the edge for virtual reality.

1. 16. Quick Camera Lunch:

From any screen on or off no matter what app you are running you can quickly launch the camera with the double tap the power button so that way you never miss a photo.

1. 17. Default Applications:

You can set up new default application allowing you to permanently replace a system app with one of your choosing for example that quick camera launched feature we just write you can actually set up to open snapchat instead of the regular camera.

1. 18. Wider Angle Selfies:

The 8-megapixel selfie count on the pixels so has a much wider lens in the one of the iPhone meaning you can fit more people or background into your selfie without the need of a selfie stick.

1. 19. Non-Protruding Camera:

The pixel XL doesn’t have a protruding camera like on the iPhone 7 plus which means you can use it while it’s lying flat on a desk without a constantly rocking back forth as the iPhone does

1. 20. Unlimited Photo Storage:

Included with the purchase of the Google Pixel are unlimited photo and video storage and full resolution being every one of your 12-megapixel photos and every detail of your 4k videos can be backed up in the cloud unlimited for free.

1. 21. Less Annoying Volume Bar:

Unlike the iPhone, the pixels volume indicator doesn’t cover almost half your screen so when you’re watching a video on Facebook and decide to change the volume you’ll still be able to see what’s going on which is not the case on the iPhone.

1. 22. More Ergonomic:

With curve edges convenient button placement and smaller overall footprints, the Google pixel is a bit more comfortable to hold in the hand.

1. 23. Better Do Not Disturb:

On the iPhone that they do not disturb mode is limited to just one present schedule on the pixel XL, you can set different schedules for weekdays and weekends have do not disturb turn on automatically during calendar events and even decide whether or not your notifications turn on your screen.

1. 24. On Device Support:

If you ever run into issues on the pixel you have a support menu right in the settings where you can talk to a real person right then and there twenty-four/seven if you want you can even have the text support representative actually control your phone to help solve the issue for you.

1. 25. Headphone Jack:

Unlike the iPhone 7 Plus the pixel, XL has a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack so you don’t have to replace your old headphones or carry around an adapter.