Google Pixel vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison
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| Google Pixel | Apple iPhone XR | 
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                                                Oct 20, 2016
                                    
             
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                                                Oct 26, 2018
                                    
             
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                                                5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                6.1-inch · 1792x828px
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                4GB · 128GB
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                2770 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                2942 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Oct 04, 2016 | Sep 12, 2018 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $749 | 3GB/64GB - $749 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches  143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 5.04 oz / 143.0 g | 6.84 oz / 194.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum, Glass |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| Splash, Dust; IP53 | Water, Dust; IP67 | 
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | 3D Face unlock | 
| Features | |
| Notification light | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Gray, White | Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body | 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD, 625 nits | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI | 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Features | |
| Oleophobic coating | Oleophobic coating | 
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 1 (Excellent) | 2 (Good) | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo  | 
        
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| GPU | |
| Adreno 530 | Apple 4-core GPU | 
| Memory | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB  | 
        
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| Storage expansion | |
| not expandable | not expandable | 
| OS | |
| Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) | iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 2770 mAh, Li - Ion | 2942 mAh, Li - Ion | 
| Charging | |
| USB Power Delivery |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging  | 
        
                                    
| Charge speed | |
| Wireless: 7.5W | |
Battery Life Estimate
                            Untested
                        Browsing
                            Untested
                        Video
                            Untested
                        Gaming
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                        Battery Life Estimate
                            4h 14min
                        Browsing
                            11h 8min
                        Video
                            5h 50min
                        Gaming
                            4h 35min
                        Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm  | 
        
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| Flash | |
| Dual LED | Quad LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing  | 
| Front | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP Video capture: 1080p  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p  | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 5.0 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 3.0 | Lightning | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M4/T4 | M3/T4 | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| aptX-HD | |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 41 | 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS | 
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, eSIM | 
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100  | |
| Measured SAR | |
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Alternative variants
| Memory | 32GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $649 | 
with 256 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 256GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $899 | 
with 128 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 128GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $799 | 
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