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I was wrong about the Pixel 9 Pro XL

Google actually made welcome changes to the hardware.

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and routers. The first area of differentiation is the build quality; Google switched to a new design language with the Pixel 9 Pro XL, and while the phone ends up looking like an iPhone because of the flat sides, it feels much better in-hand than its predecessors. (Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)The upside is that the Pixel 9 Pro XL has the best thermals of any phone I used in 2024; it doesn't exceed 42 degrees under full load, and it's obvious that Google configured the Tensor G4 this way to prevent any overheating.

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