Phone Comparison - Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Apple iPhone XS Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung Apple
Announced October 2016 March 2017 September 2018
Status Available - October 2016 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - September 2018
Price Rs. 67,000 ($769.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
IP68 certified - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 12
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) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/128 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.2 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.22% 83.31% 84.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [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, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3450 mAh 3500 mAh -
Stand by Up to 456 h - -
Talk Time Up to 26 h - Up to 20 h (3G)