Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$869	$1200

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm	6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.56 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Cosmic grey, Cloud blue, Cosmic black, Cosmic white, Aura red, Aura blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.22% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 90.94% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 524 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.4 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3450 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

8h 30min

Video

9h 53min

Gaming

8h 26min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 1.1x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing) Aperture size: F1.0
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/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, ANT+

Discover more

Full Specs Google Pixel XL Specs PA Review Google Pixel XL Review

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW2100	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG986B
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	Head: 0.25 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 2.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$769

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

non 5G variant

Memory	8GB
Weight	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG985F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg Phablet: 3.00 W/kg

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1