Before diving inside, lets take a look at the sleek exterior of the Pixel 3 XL alongside its smaller sibling.

The new backing on these phones looks a lot like the hybrid cover from the last two generations, but this time around it's all a single piece of glass (with a partial matte finish).

Unfortunately glass is nowhere near as durable as aluminum, so we're hoping for an easy way to replace what will likely be a commonly-broken part.

Turning to the front, we spy an extra camera sitting atop both displays.

That's right—while everyone else has been throwing more cameras on the back, Google turned around and added an ultrawide (19 mm equivalent) camera next to the existing wide angle (28 mm equivalent) camera.

Exclusive to the Pixel 3 XL is a trendy little robot notch that greets us as we turn on the phone.