As a former Android user, the switch I made to iPhone about five years ago changed my life. The stable and you-know-what-you-get model Apple runs on was a refreshing change for me, and I haven’t looked back since.

But a recent fling with the Google Pixel 3 XL made my heart flutter for a number of reasons.

Yesterday, Google announced that the much-maligned notch on the Google Pixel 3 XL is a "removable" feature that can be hidden via a secret setting in Android Pie. Here's why you shouldn't get too excited.

Today, Google unveiled two new flagship smartphones rocking Android Pie straight out of the box - Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. While they won't actually be hitting store shelves until November 1, you can pre-order either phone right now. Here are the links for Australian eager beavers!

Google has finally unveiled its Android smartphones for 2018 - the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. There are a host of new hardware additions compared to last year's phones, including a notched display on the XL. If you're planning on grabbing a Pixel 3 or a Pixel 3 XL, here's everything you need to know, including Australian pricing, release date and specifications.

There's a new XL-sized phone in town, and it's time to put it to the test against its main competitors. Here's how Google's newly-announced Google Pixel XL stacks up against the iPhone XS Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note9.

After months of relentless leaks, the Google Pixel 3 has officially launched - and for the first time ever, it's available on the Optus network. Here are the plans!

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Google lifted the lid on its new hardware devices for 2018 - including the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. If you were sensibly tucked in bed, you can re-live the entire event right here.

We're just a week or so away from Google's hardware event where a bunch of new devices will be revealed. The "Made By Google " event will take place in New York City at 11:00AM on Tuesday 9 October 2018. That's 2:00AM on Wednesday 10 October 2018 EST. We can expect new Pixel smartphones, a revised Chromecast and, potentially, a new tablet product. Here's the low down on the rumours and confirmed products.

Over the past few months, the Pixel 3 XL has been subject to a barrage of leaks from online sleuthsters. We're not sure if this is down to cunning design on Google's part or bumbling ineptitude. Either way, we know practically everything about the new phone - and now there's an unboxing video to go with all those juicy specifications.

We've known for a while now that the Pixel 3 XL smartphone will be coming with a notched display. (It's something Pixel fans are going to have to get used to.) A new unboxing video just gave us our closest look at the notch yet - and it's even more obtrusive and ugly than we imagined.

You're looking at the latest leaked images of the Google Pixel 3 XL smartphone. As expected, it has an iPhone X-esque notch. But what else can we glean from the images? Let's put our investigative caps on...