Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 194.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a general score of 80.7, which is slightly better than LG G5's 76.1 overall score. Google Pixel 3 XL's design is newer, but just a little thicker and heavier than LG G5. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a bit better hardware performance than LG G5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a higher number of cores.
Google Pixel 3 XL and LG G5 feature incredibly similar displays, because although the LG G5 has a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display. LG G5 has a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Google Pixel 3 XL counts with longer battery performance than LG G5, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity. The LG G5 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor taking lower quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same video quality, the same aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the LG G5 also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
Google Pixel 3 XL is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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