His phone is running Android 7.1.1 at the time of the test. His fourth Pixel XL as well as his wife’s Pixel are both still suffering from the same issue.Īs Buckman demonstrates here, the speakers on the phone start distorting at high volumes. He claims that Google immediately issued him a replacement, and not once, but three times. Mark Buckman noticed the issue on his Pixel XL and contacted Google. Reports of this issue initially popped up in late October. Google’s flagship Pixel and Pixel XL devices appear to be suffering from static distortion issues with its speakers.