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| - | [* black] Eager to take a look at the power plant of the phone, we peel back the wireless charging pad. |
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| - | [* black] Unfortunately it furthers the overly glue-y precedent set by the rest of the phone. |
| - | [* black] After wading through a lot of rather unfriendly adhesive, we're grateful to see pull strips on the battery. |
| - | [* black] But as pull strips are wont to do, these ones break before they release the battery. |
| - | [* black] Our excitement is further stifled when, while prying out the battery, we accidentally tear a fragile ribbon cable hiding underneath. |
| + | [* black] Eager to get a look at the XL power plant, we peel back the wireless charging pad. |
| + | [* black] Unfortunately it follows the glue-y precedent set by the rear case. |
| + | [* black] Already weary from unexpected battles with adhesive, we're grateful to see pull strips on the battery. But as pull strips are wont to do, ours break before they release the battery. |
| + | [* black] Our excitement is further stifled when, while prying out the battery, we accidentally tear a fragile ribbon cable hiding underneath. Future pryers beware! |
| [* black] Adhesive ordeals aside, the battery's out: the Pixel 3 XL is running on 3430 mAh at 3.85 V for a total of 13.2 Wh. That's actually down from the [guide|98093|Pixel 2 XL's 13.6 Wh|stepid=180041|new_window=true], and around the same as the original [guide|71237|Pixel XL's 13.28 Wh|stepid=142663|new_window=true]. | |
| [* black] Despite being smaller than last year, the Pixel 3 XL still beats out the [guide|113021|iPhone XS Max|stepid=216142], and comes close to the [guide|104308|Galaxy S9+|stepid=195675|new_window=true]. |