BLU R1 HD 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

  R1 HD:

  LCD

  Pixel XL:

  OLED

• Weight

  R1 HD: 26 g lighter

  R1 HD:

  142 g

  Pixel XL:

  168 g

• Width

  R1 HD: 3.7 mm narrower

  R1 HD:

  72 mm

  Pixel XL:

  75.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  R1 HD: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  R1 HD:

  5 in

  Pixel XL:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  R1 HD:

  Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)

  Pixel XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Height

  R1 HD: 11.2 mm shorter

  R1 HD:

  143.5 mm

  Pixel XL:

  154.7 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. R1 HD

   Height:

   143.5 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.7 mm

2. 2. Pixel XL

   Height:

   154.7 mm +11.2 mm versus R1 HD

   Width:

   75.7 mm +3.7 mm versus R1 HD

   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. R1 HD

   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 R1 HD.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.