Google Pixel XL vs Fairphone 5 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel XL
Google Pixel XL Fairphone 5
Released · Oct 20, 2016
Released · Sep 15, 2023
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
6.5-inch · 2700x1224px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
3450 mAh
4200 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches
154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm
6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches
161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g) 7.48 oz (212.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53 Yes; IP55; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI 2700x1224px, 459 PPI
Technology
AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
71.22 % 82.80 %
Peak brightness
800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2700 MHz
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 643
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 8GB
Internal storage
128GB 256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
3450 mAh 4200 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.49"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Sensor size: 1/2.51"
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-C, USB 3.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (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) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW2100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.89 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.56 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.56 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 869

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016

Alternative variants

Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 769
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