Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-18 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL is a little bit better than the Xperia XZ3, having an 80.7 score against 79.6. Although the Google Pixel 3 XL and the Xperia XZ3 were released only a couple months apart, the Google Pixel 3 XL is thinner and a little lighter. The Xperia XZ3 features a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Xperia XZ3 has just a little better processing power than Google Pixel 3 XL. Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Xperia XZ3 counts with just a bit better camera than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 3 XL features just a little bit longer battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Google Pixel 3 XL is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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