Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Jan 12, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$869	$499 | €496

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 159.9 x 76.7 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	7.76 oz / 220.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.22% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.37% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3450 mAh, Li - Ion	4050 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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, 12, 13, 14, 20, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 40, 41, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
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: Aug 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715U
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: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.78 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$769

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715FN
Measured SAR	Head: 0.72 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.73 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

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