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Google Pixel 3 XL Mobile Phone
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Google Pixel 3a XL Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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Editiorial reviews
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
63 %
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4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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4 editorial reviews
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User rating
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
5 %
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4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
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44 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
11 %
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4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
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52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
16 %
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 9.0Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 670Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Spreadtrum SC7727S
RAM memory4 GB4 GB3 GB768 MB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size6.3 in6.0 in5.7 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
OLED
N/A
Resolution2960 x 1440 px2160 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyFlexible OLED
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density523.0 ppi402.0 ppi386.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen material
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
no
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.2 Mpx12.2 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Just black
  • Not pink
  • Clearly white
  • Just black
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
MaterialAluminum unibody with hybrid coatingPolycarbonatePlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.22 in6.3 in5.95 in4.74 in
Width3.02 in3.0 in3.12 in2.49 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.33 in0.38 in
Weight6.49 oz5.89 oz5.93 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Humidity
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
GLONASSGPS
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity3430.0 mAh3700.0 mAh3200.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging standardQi
N/A
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
420.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
N/A
21.0 h8.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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