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OnePlus 8 Pro vs Google Pixel XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel XL , OnePlus 8 Pro

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

OnePlus 8 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.78", with resolution 1440x3168. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology AMOLED Fluid AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 1B
Screen size 5.5" inch 6.78" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 111.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 90.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 3168 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/1.43'', 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF, laser AF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -5 MP, (depth)
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 650
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861
General specs Release date 2016, October 2020, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm 165.3 Х 74.4 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 168 g 199 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Glacial Green, Ultramarine Blue, Onyx Black
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4510 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 380 EUR 900 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CN
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10+ -120Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 23 min (advertised) -Fast wireless charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) -Reverse wireless charging 3W - IP68 dust/water resistant

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy 8 Pro
  • Screen 6.78"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB