Sony Xperia XZ vs Google Pixel 3 XL Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ
9.0
Google Pixel 3 XL
Sony Xperia XZ Google Pixel 3 XL
Released · Oct 02, 2016
Released · Oct 18, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.3-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
2900 mAh
3430 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$899

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g 6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 83.12% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
Memory
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh 3430 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, 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 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Date approved: Aug 31, 2018
FCC ID value: A4RG013C
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg
Head: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $999
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