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Google Pixel 3 XL vs Google Pixel 2 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 2 XL , Google Pixel 3 XL

Google Pixel 2 XL 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6", with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology P-OLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" inch 6.3" inch
Screen area 92.6 cm2 100.3 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.4% 82.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2880 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 538 PPI 523 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF
DxOMark Main Score 99 102
DxOMark Photo 80 99
DxOMark Video 71 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 77 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 203156 275382
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1826 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6121 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7088 13325
GeekBench 5 Single Core 358 490
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507 1996
General specs Release date 2017, October 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 175 g 184 g
Colors Just Black, Black & White Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Battery 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 530 EUR 960 EUR
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL2 Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 2 XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB