Google Pixel 3 XL (128 GB)
Full Specifications, Price, Pros & Cons, Should you Buy?
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Phone with the best smartphone camera in the world
Key Specs:
- 6.3 inches, Bezel-less AMOLED 18.5:9 display with notch
- 2.5 GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor
- 4 GB RAM, 128 GB Internal Storage, No microSD card slot
- 12.2 MP camera with OIS, EIS, Dual 8 MP Front cameras
- Android 9.0 Pie, 3430 mAh battery, Fast/ Wireless Charging
- Fingerprint Scanner, Single SIM, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0
- IP68 Water & Dust resistant, Google Assistant, NFC
Does it have the Trending Features?
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Bezel-less display with Notch |
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Face recognition unlock |
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In-display fingerprint scanner |
Google Pixel 3 XL (128 GB) Price in India:
₹
92,000
We recommend buying this phone
Availability Details:
Available both in online and offline stores. OS Updates?
Will get fast future Android and Security updates for at least 3 years Strength
- The best smartphone cameras in the world
- Camera app has great optimisations & features
- Very beautiful, premium design with excellent feel
- Great quality OLED display with narrow bezels
- Amazing performance with SD 845
- Stock Android with great exclusive features
- Good battery backup + Fast charging
- Wireless charging with the Pixel Stand is great
- IP68 Water & Dust resistance
- Good, one of the loudest stereo speakers
- Great user experience
Weakness
- The big, tall notch wastes vertical screen space
- No dual rear cameras for optical zoom or wide angle
- No Face unlock
- The matte finish back gets scratched easily
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No notification LED
- Single SIM
- No expandable storage
- Price should have been lower
Should You Buy?
Overall, the Google Pixel 3 XL is a great smartphone, especially for the camera lovers. It is the master of smartphone cameras, which is unparalleled in night photography. It has got a great design, great performance, great display, great hardware features & to get the best out of it, it has some good exclusive software features over the purest form of Android. Apart from its cameras & software, the Google Pixel 3 XL is mostly known for its big & ugly notch. Well it sure is ugly but, is not a deal breaker & one gets used to it in a few days. Although, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has few shortcomings like no 3.5mm jack, no microSD, no dual sim & more but, the biggest problem is its price, which is way too premium. So, it’s a very simple decision whether you should buy the Pixel 3 XL or not, just go with it if you want the absolute best smartphone camera otherwise, there are a few phones which are not too far behind in the camera department but are a better overall package.
Our Score
92
Out of 100
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Google Pixel 3 XL Full Specifications:
Phone Details
| Phone Name(s) | Google Pixel 3 XL |
| Manufacturer | |
| Announced | October 2018 |
| Released | October 2018 |
Body
| Build | Front/back Gorilla Glass 5, Aluminium frame |
| Colors |
Clearly White
Just Black
Not Pink
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| Dimensions | 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm |
| Weight | 184 grams |
| Buttons | On-screen navigation buttons, Power button, Volume rocker |
Display
| Screen Size | 6.3 inches |
| Display Type | Bezel-less AMOLED, Always-on display with notch |
| Resolution | QHD+ (2960 x 1440 pixels) |
| Pixel Density | 523 pixels per inch (PPI) |
| Aspect Ratio | 18.5:9 aspect ratio |
| Display Area | 82.8% screen-to-body ratio |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Contrast Ratio | 100,000:1 Super Contrast Ratio |
| Touchscreen | Yes, Capacitive, Multitouch |
Performance
| Processor | 2.5 GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
Storage
| Internal | 128 GB |
| External | No microSD card slot |
| USB OTG | Yes |
Operating System
| OS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| User Interface | Stock Android |
| Features | Guaranteed fast Android version updates and Security updates from Google |
Cameras
| Rear Camera | 12.2 MP camera with Dual LED flash |
| Details | f/1.8 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, 76° FOV, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, EIS, HDR+, Portrait mode, Spectral + Flicker Sensor, Top Shot, Photobooth mode, Super Res Zoom, Slow motion, Night Sight |
| Video Recording | 2160p @30fps, 1080p @30/60/120fps, 720p @30/60/240fps |
| Front Camera | 8 MP + 8 MP Dual cameras |
| Details | Wide-angle lens: f/2.2 aperture, 107° FOV, Fixed Focus, Night Sight Telephoto lens: f/1.8 aperture, 75° FOV, PDAF |
| Video Recording | 1080p @30fps, 720p @30fps, 480p @30fps |
SIM
| SIM | Single SIM |
| SIM Size | Nano SIM |
Battery
| Capacity | 3430 mAh Li-Po battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 18W Fast Charging (up to 7 hours of go with 15 min of charge) |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, works with Qi-certified chargers |
| Removable Battery | No |
Security and Sensors
| Security | Pixel Imprint (Fingerprint Scanner) |
| Sensors | Active Edge (Squeezable edges), Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Magnetometer, Barometer, Accelerometer, Android Sensor Hub, Advanced x-axis Haptics for sharper/defined response |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, DLNA |
| Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| Location | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| USB Type | USB Type-C (3.1) |
| FM Radio | No |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Dual front-firing stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No (USB Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter included in the box) |
| Microphone | One primary microphone and one dedicated microphone for Active noise cancellation |
Network
| Cellular Networks | 2G, 3G, 4G / VoLTE |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850/ 900/ 1700(AWS)/ 1900/ 2100 |
| 4G Bands | FDD-LTE B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29, B30, B32, B66, B71 TDD-LTE B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B46 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-Cat16 (5CA) 1024/75 Mbps |
SAR Values
| Head | - |
| Body | - |
Other Features
| Notification LED | No |
| Water Resistance | Yes, IP68 water and dust resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Assistant | Built-in Google Assistant with Squeezable edges to activate Assistant |
In Box Contents
| What's in the box? | Google Pixel 3 XL, Quick Switch Adaptor, USB-C to 3.5 mm headphone adaptor, Quick Start Guide, USB-C to USB-C charging/data cable, Sim Ejector tool, Pixel USB-C earbuds |
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Google Pixel 3 XL (128 GB) is suitable to use for:
- Heavy Users
- Normal Day to Day Users
- Heavy Gamers
- Moderate Gamers
- Camera Lovers
- Selfie Lovers
- Multimedia Consumption
