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Google Pixel XL

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Google Pixel XL

Google Pixel XL

HTC Desire 816

Google Pixel XL

HTC Desire 816

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE 800, 900, 1800, 2600
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2016-10

2014-2
Status

2016

2014-3

Design
SIM

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM
Height

154.7 mm

156.6 mm
Width

75.7 mm

78.7 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

168 g

165 g
Colors

Quite Silver, Really Blue, Very Black

Black, Gray, Green, Red, White

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

267 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

-
Multitouch

Yes

-

Hardware
CPU

Quad-core

-
CPU

Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo

Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 ARM
CPU(second)

dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU

Adreno 530

Adreno 305
Memory RAM

4 GB

1.5 GB
Internal storage

32, 128 GB

8 GB
Memory card

microSD
Memory card max

-

128 GB

OS
OS

Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)

Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/2.0

13 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

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

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

phase detection & laser autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Camera features

1.55µm pixel size, 1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm

5 MP
Selfie camera video

1080p

1080p

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers, built-in amplifiers
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Multimedia
Radio

No

-
Radio FM

-

FM radio

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

-

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3450 mAh

2600 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Talk time 3G

32 h

21 h
Standby time 3G

552 h

737 h

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