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Google today unveiled Pixel and Pixel XL, the first phones developed in-house by the company. Packed to the brim with top-notch internals, the Pixel and Pixel XL can easily stand their own against even the best Android devices out there right now.
If you are wondering what makes the Pixel and Pixel XL so special, check out their complete specs below.
First, have a look at the key specs of the Pixel XL and Pixel and what sets them apart from each other.
| Pixel XL Specs | |
| Display | 5.5 inches |
| QHD AMOLED at 534ppi | |
| 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 | |
| >75% Active Area | |
| Size | 6.0 x 2.9 x 0.2 ~ 0.34 inches |
| 154.7 x 75.7 x 7.3 ~ 8.5 mm | |
| Battery | 3450mAh |
| Design | Metal unibody |
| Glass supervisor with Gorilla Glass 4 coating |
The Pixel comes with a slightly smaller display and battery size.
| Pixel Specs | |
| Display | 5.0 inches |
| FHD AMOLED at 441ppi | |
| 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 | |
| >75% Active Area | |
| Size | 5.6 x 2.7 x 0.2 ~ 0.3 inches |
| 143.8 x 69.5 x 7.3 ~ 8.5 mm | |
| Battery | 2770mAh |
| Design | Metal unibody |
| Glass supervisor with Gorilla Glass 4 coating |
Barring the above, both phones sport the exact same specifications.
| Memory | 4GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| Display Characteristics | 100% NTSC |
| 100000:1, super contrast ratio | |
| True black level | |
| Full 24-bits depth or 16.77 million colors | |
| Less than 40% brightness decrease at 30 degree viewing angle | |
| Storage | 32 or 128GB |
| Processor | Snapdragon 821; MSM8996 pro AB Quad Core 2+2 Kryo 2.15GHz / 1.6GHz |
| Main Camera | 12.3MP IMX378 |
| 1.55μm | |
| PDAF + LDAF | |
| f/2.0 Aperture | |
| Front Camera | |
| 8MP IMX179 | |
| 1.4µm | |
| f/2.4 Aperture | |
| Fixed focus | |
| Video | |
| 1080p @ 30fps, 60fps, 120fps | |
| 720p @ 30fps, 60fps, 240fps | |
| 4K @ 30fps | |
| Sensors | Proximity/ALS |
| Accelerometer / Gyrometer | |
| Magnetometer | |
| Pixel Imprint – Back-mounted fingerprint sensor for fast unlocking | |
| Barometer | |
| Hall sensor | |
| Sensor Hub: CHRE V2 with GPS/Wi-Fi/BT | |
| Advanced x-axis haptics for sharper / defined response | |
| Charging | USB-C 18W adaptor with USB-PD |
| 18W charging | |
| Ports and Slots | USB Type-C |
| USB 3.0 | |
| 3.5mm headset jack | |
| Single SIM | |
| Media | Single bottom-firing speaker |
| 3 Mics | |
| Noise Suppression | |
| Connectivity | 2 RF SKUs – NA and RoW |
| 3x carrier aggregation support | |
| Supports up to CAT 11 (600Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL) depending upon carrier coverage and carrier rollouts | |
| Telstra – CAT11 (600Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL) | |
| All others – CAT 9 (450Mbps DL / 50 Mbps) | |
| GPS | |
| WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO | |
| BT 4.2 | |
| NFC | |
| Colors | Very Black and Quite Silver |
Prices for the Pixel will start from $649, with that of the Pixel XL at $769.
What do you think about the Google Pixel and Pixel XL?
