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Google Pixel 4 vs Google Pixel 3 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 XL , Google Pixel 4

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.

Google Pixel 4 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), screen 5.7", with resolution 1080x2280. 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 6.3" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 100.3 cm2 80.7 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 79.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 444 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.4, 45mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Functions Auto-HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF TOF 3D camera
DxOMark Main Score 102 112
DxOMark Photo 99 93
DxOMark Video 83 91
DxOMark Selfie Score 92 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 275382
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325
Antutu 8 score 425000
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490 555
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996 2165
General specs Release date 2018, October 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 147.1 Х 68.8 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 184 g 162 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 960 EUR 750 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame 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), 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) 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 46(5200), 48, 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 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
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 -HDR DCI-P3 100% -HDR -Always-on display -90Hz
Other features Dop 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 Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 4
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • RAM 6 GB