Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Focus

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.

• Weight

  Focus: 48.6 g lighter

  Pixel XL:

  168 g

  Focus:

  119.4 g

• Width

  Focus: 11.4 mm narrower

  Pixel XL:

  75.7 mm

  Focus:

  64.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Focus: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel XL:

  5.5 in

  Focus:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Pixel XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

  Focus:

  Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1

• Depth

  Pixel XL: 1.4 mm thinner

  Pixel XL:

  8.5 mm

  Focus:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Focus: 30 mm shorter

  Pixel XL:

  154.7 mm

  Focus:

  124.7 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. Pixel XL

   Height:

   154.7 mm +30 mm versus Focus

   Width:

   75.7 mm +11.4 mm versus Focus

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Focus

   Height:

   124.7 mm

   Width:

   64.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.4 mm versus Pixel XL

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. Pixel XL

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Focus

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Pixel XL has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than Focus.

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.