Pixel 2 XL review: The 2017 Pixel that set the bar for phone cameras.
The 2017 camera king — a legacy device now.
The Pixel 2 XL set the phone-camera standard with single-lens Portrait mode. Its dated pOLED panel and ended support make it a historical entry.
01Display
72/10072/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
02Camera
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 8 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2017 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
66/10066/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
60/10060/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
- Benchmark-setting camera for 2017 — single-lens Portrait mode.
- Front-firing stereo speakers.
- Clean, fast Pixel software.
- IP67 water resistance.
- pOLED display had muted colours and uniformity complaints.
- No 5G or wireless charging.
- Software ended at Android 11.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .