Google Pixel 2 XL vs Google Pixel 3a XL - specs comparison

Display

Size

6.0 inches

Resolution

2880 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio,

537 PPI

2160 x 1080 pixels, 18:9 ratio,

402 PPI

Technology

P-OLED

OLED

Screen-to-body

76.66 %

76.19 %

Features

Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670

Processor

Octa-core, 2350 MHz, Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm

Octa-core, 2000 MHz, Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm

GPU

Adreno 540

Adreno 615

RAM

4GB

Internal storage

128GB, not expandable

64GB, not expandable

OS

Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity

3520 mAh

3700 mAh

Type

Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Not user replaceable

Charging

USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

12.2 MP

Features

OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor

OIS, PDAF

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

Features

OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

8 MP

Design

Dimensions

6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches (157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm)

6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches (160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm)

Weight

6.17 oz (175 g)

5.89 oz (167 g)

Materials

Back: Aluminum, Glass

Back: Plastic

Resistance

Water, Dust; IP 67

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Notification light

Colors

Black, White

Black, Purple, White

Cellular

LTE (FDD)

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)