Google Pixel XL vs Sony Xperia 10 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$869

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm	6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.22% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 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)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core Kryo 560
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 619L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3450 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

11h 33min

Gaming

11h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
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 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 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
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

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$769

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