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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| 2017-05-01 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL has an overall score of 80.7, which is much better than Xperia XA1's score of 71.7. The Google Pixel 3 XL design has the same thickness than Xperia XA1, but it's noticeably heavier. Google Pixel 3 XL features a bit faster processor than Sony Xperia XA1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features a sharper display than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a bigger screen and a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a camera that is just as good as the Xperia XA1 one, because although the Google Pixel 3 XL has a much worse resolution back-facing camera and a tinier camera sensor taking lower quality photos, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light environments and a way better (4K) video resolution.
The Xperia XA1 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Google Pixel 3 XL has a superior battery performance than Xperia XA1, because it has a 49 percent greater battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3 XL is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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