Everything Specs
Google Pixel XL is a really XL smartphone, boasting a 5.5″ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display and is 8.5mm thick. Out of the box, it comes with Android 7.1 (Nougat) OS installed, making it easy and enjoyable to use. The display has a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels and is very good in terms of color reproduction and image sharpness. On the hardware side, there is an expected Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 chipset with Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo) CPU. Although this CPU is quad-core, it surely packs a punch. Adreno 530 is responsible for the gaming experience, which is by the way, great!
Although 12.3 MP camera doesn’t sound much, this one is very capable and has many options and features. The most important is capturing a video in 2160p at 30 fps. The 8 MP front camera is also very capable, although 1080p is the limit when it comes to video, it’s only for selfies and Skype call, so who cares?
Announced Date | 2016, October |
Release Date | 2016, October |
Launched |
Dimensions | 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm |
Weight | 168 g |
Colors | Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue |
Display Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 5.5 inches (~71.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density) |
Display Features | Multi Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
Primary | 12.3 MP, f/2.0, EIS (gyro), phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
Secondary | 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p |
Flash | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps |
Camera Features | 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 |
CPU | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) |
GPU | Adreno 530 |
RAM | 4 GB |
Internal | 32/128 GB |
External | No |
OS | Android 7.1 (Nougat) |
Technology Used | Li-Ion |
Capacity | 3450 mAh |
Removable | |
Fast Charging |
Alert Type | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
3.5mm Jack | |
Loud Speaker | |
Features | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
WLAN | 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 | |
Radio | |
USB | v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
Technology Used | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
2G | |
3G | |
4G | |
EDGE | |
GPRS | |
SIM | Nano-SIM |
Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometerFingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
Browsers | HTML5 |
Google Pixel XL isn't that big, and actually fits well in my small hand, at its 5.5" in size. I like the 1440p screen here and the Android 7.1 installed, which is the newest version of Android. Also, the phone works very well for the time i'm using it so i can recommend you Google Pixel XL.