Phone Comparison - Google Pixel XL vs Google Pixel 2 XL vs Google Pixel 3 XL

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google Google
Announced October 2016 October 2017 October 2018
Status Available - October 2016 Available - October 2017 Available - November 2018
Price Rs. 67,000 ($769.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 73,000 ($849.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 65,000 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 630
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.22% 76.61% 83.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection & Laser Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, EIS (gyro), OIS, Dual-Pixel sensor, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3450 mAh 3520 mAh 3430 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h - -
Talk Time Up to 26 h - -