Google Pixel 3 XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A(5CA), Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Nano-SIM card & eSIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158 mm

162.5 mm
Width

76.7 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

184 g

195 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Pink, White

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.3 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

523 ppi

521 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, HDR

-
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only
HDR display

-

HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection with Dual Pixel

-
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, RAW

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

100
DxOMark video

-

84
DxOMark camera score

-

94

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

-
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 19 mm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, hall, light, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity