Google recently launched two smartphones – the Pixel and the Pixel XL. Both smartphones are high end devices and aims to compete with other major players in the mobile business.
The Google Pixel XL as the name implies, is a bigger brother to the Pixel.
Although both smartphones features quite some similarities in the area of specs, the XL differs in terms of Bigger battery and Bigger screen. What more? Take a look at the specs-sheet below.
Google Pixel XL Specifications
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| 2G Network : | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network : | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network : | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) |
| SIM : | Nano-SIM - Splash and dust resistant |
| Announced : | 2016, October |
| Status : | Exp. release 2016, October 20 |
| Body | |
| Dimensions : | 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight : | 168 g |
| Colors : | Very Black, Quite Silver, Really Blue |
| Display | |
| Type : | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size : | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution : | 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density) |
| Multi-Touch : | Yes |
| Protection : | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Storage And OS | |
| Internal Storage : | 32/128 GB |
| Card slot : | No |
| OS : | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| Processors : | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821, Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Adreno 530 |
| RAM : | 4 GB RAM |
| Audio | |
| Alert types : | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker : | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack : | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| WIFI : | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth : | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS : | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC : | Yes |
| Radio : | No |
| USB : | v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Camera | |
| Primary : | 12 MP, f/2.0, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Features : | 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video : | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps |
| Secondary : | 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p |
| Battery | |
| Capacity : | Non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh battery |
| Stand-by : | Up to 552 h (3G) |
| Talk time : | Up to 32 h (3G) |
| Music play : | Up to 130 h |
| Other Features | |
| Sensors : | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging : | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser : | HTML5 |
| Java : | No |
| - Fast battery charging - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor | |
| Launch Price : | $649 + |
Price and Availability
The Google Pixel XL is currently only on pre-order. Of course, that’s with the Pixel. Both devices are expected to be launched precisely on the 20th of October, 2016.
Regarding pricing, the Pixel XL will retail from $649 for the base model, which is the 32GB version.
