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| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Windows Phone 8 | -- |
| 2012-09-19 | 2018-10-18 |
| 4.74 x 2.48 x 0.40 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Red | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8627 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 3.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL has an overall score of 80.7, which is a lot better than HTC Windows Phone 8S's global score of 55.6. Google Pixel 3 XL is a much newer and way thinner phone than the HTC Windows Phone 8S, but it's also much heavier. Google Pixel 3 XL features a much sharper screen than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because it has a way larger screen, a lot better pixels number per screen inch and a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Google Pixel 3 XL counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a better processing power than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
Google Pixel 3 XL features a lot better camera than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because it has a much bigger aperture, a back facing camera with a lot better 12.2 MP resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a very superior battery duration than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because it has a 102% bigger battery size.
Google Pixel 3 XL is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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