Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Google Pixel XL

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

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

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM
Height

154.7 mm

153.5 mm
Width

75.7 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

168 g

176 g
Colors

Quite Silver, Really Blue, Very Black

Blossom Pink, Bronze Gold, Charcoal black, Frosted white

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

515 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Multitouch

Yes

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Hardware
CPU

Quad-core

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CPU

Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo

Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 ARM
CPU(second)

dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A57 ARM
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
GPU

Adreno 530

Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Internal storage

32, 128 GB

32 GB
Memory RAM

4 GB

3 GB
Memory card

microSD
Memory card max

-

128 GB

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/2.0

16 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

5312 x 2988 pixels
Primary camera video

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

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

phase detection & laser autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera video optical stabilization

-

optical stabilization
Primary camera image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Camera features

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

Dual Shot, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 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
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GPS Navigator

-

Beidou

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Mail
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, SpO2, UV, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity