Asus PadFone S vs Google Pixel XL

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  PadFone S:

  LCD

  Pixel XL:

  OLED

• Weight

  PadFone S: 18 g lighter

  PadFone S:

  150 g

  Pixel XL:

  168 g

• Width

  PadFone S: 3.2 mm narrower

  PadFone S:

  72.5 mm

  Pixel XL:

  75.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  PadFone S: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  PadFone S:

  5 in

  Pixel XL:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  PadFone S:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

  Pixel XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Pixel XL: 1.5 mm thinner

  PadFone S:

  10 mm

  Pixel XL:

  8.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. PadFone S

   Height:

   143.4 mm

   Width:

   72.5 mm

   Depth:

   10 mm +1.5 mm versus Pixel XL

2. 2. Pixel XL

   Height:

   154.7 mm +11.3 mm versus PadFone S

   Width:

   75.7 mm +3.2 mm versus PadFone S

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. PadFone S

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Pixel XL

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Pixel XL has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than PadFone S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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