Comparison of Google Pixel smartphones

The following is a comparative list of smartphones belonging to the Google Pixel line of devices, all using the Android operating system.

Model		Pixel	Pixel XL	Pixel 2	Pixel 2 XL	Pixel 3	Pixel 3 XL	Pixel 3a	Pixel 3a XL	Pixel 4	Pixel 4 XL	Pixel 4a
Status		Discontinued and unsupported		Discontinued but still supported								Announced
Manufacturer		HTC			LG	Foxconn[1]
Codename		Sailfish	Marlin	Walleye	Taimen	Blueline	Crosshatch	Sargo	Bonito	Flame	Coral	Sunfish
Key dates	Released	October 2016		October 2017		October 2018		May 2019		October 2019		August 20, 2020
	Discontinued	April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)		April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)		March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)		July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)		August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)		—
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Android version	Initial	7.1 Nougat		8.0 Oreo		9.0 Pie				10.0
	Upgradable to	10.0		Stable: 10.0 Beta: 11.0 R Beta 3
	Last updated	December 2019		August 2020
Cellular frequencies		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/ 17/20/25/26/28/29/ 30/41 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 3×DL		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/ 17/20/25/26/28/29/ 30/32/38/40/41/66 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 3×DL and 4×4 MIMO		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/ 17/18/19/20/25/26/ 28/29/32/38/39/40/ 41/42/46/66/71 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 5×DL and 4×4 MIMO		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/ 28/32/38/40/41/66/71 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 3×DL and 2×2 MIMO		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/ 14/17/18/19/20/25/ 26/28/29/30/38/39/ 40/41/46/48/66/71 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 5×DL and 4×4 MIMO		GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz LTE(US) bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/ 14/17/18/19/20/25/ 26/28/29/30/38/39/ 40/41/46/48/66/71 Carrier Aggregation: Yes, up to 3×DL and 2×2 MIMO
Data speeds		HSDPA / HSPA+ / DC-HSPA+
Dimensions	Size (H×W×D)	143.8 mm × 69.5 mm × 8.5 mm 5.66 in × 2.74 in × 0.33 in	154.7 mm × 75.7 mm × 8.5 mm 6.09 in × 2.98 in × 0.33 in	145.7 mm × 69.7 mm × 7.8 mm 5.74 in × 2.74 in × 0.31 in	157.9 mm × 76.7 mm × 7.9 mm 6.22 in × 3.02 in × 0.31 in	145.6 mm × 68.2 mm × 7.9 mm 5.73 in × 2.69 in × 0.31 in	158.0 mm × 76.7 mm × 7.9 mm 6.22 in × 3.02 in × 0.31 in	151.3 mm × 70.1 mm × 8.2 mm 5.96 in × 2.76 in × 0.32 in	160.1 mm × 76.1 mm × 8.2 mm 6.30 in × 3.00 in × 0.32 in	147.1 mm × 68.8 mm × 8.2 mm 5.79 in × 2.71 in × 0.32 in	160.4 mm × 75.1 mm × 8.2 mm 6.31 in × 2.96 in × 0.32 in	144 mm × 69.4 mm × 8.2 mm 5.67 in × 2.73 in × 0.32 in
	Weight	143 g (5.0 oz)	168 g (5.9 oz)	143 g (5.0 oz)	175 g (6.2 oz)	148 g (5.2 oz)	184 g (6.5 oz)	147 g (5.2 oz)	167 g (5.9 oz)	162 g (5.7 oz)	193 g (6.8 oz)	143 g (5.0 oz)
Silicon	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821		Qualcomm Snapdragon 835		Qualcomm Snapdragon 845		Qualcomm Snapdragon 670		Qualcomm Snapdragon 855		Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
	Processor	2.15 GHz and 1.6 GHz quad core 64-bit ARMv8-A		2.35 GHz and 1.9 GHz octa core 64-bit ARMv8-A		2.5 GHz and 1.6 GHz octa core 64-bit		2.0 GHz and 1.7 GHz octa core 64 bit		1x 2.84 GHz Kryo, 3x 2.42 GHz, and 1x 1.78 GHz 64-bit ARMv8[2]		2.2 GHz and 1.8 GHz octa core 64 bit
	Graphics	Adreno 530		Adreno 540		Adreno 630		Adreno 615		Adreno 640		Adreno 618
	Memory	4 GB LPDDR4		4 GB LPDDR4X						6 GB LPDDR4X
	Storage	32 or 128 GB		64 or 128 GB				64 GB		64 or 128 GB		128 GB
Memory card reader		none
Local networking		A-GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac NFC		A-GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac NFC								GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS Bluetooth 5.1 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac NFC
WLAN/BT			3207RA[3]		Murata SS7715005[4]		Murata SS8601001	Murata SWUA 390 70			Murata SS9709025
NFC		NXP 55102			NXP 81A04			NXP 81B05			ST54J
Power		2,770 mAh	3,450 mAh	2,700 mAh	3,520 mAh	2,915 mAh	3,430 mAh	3,000 mAh	3,700 mAh	2,800 mAh	3,700 mAh	3,140 mAh
Face buttons		On-screen buttons
Materials		Aluminum and Gorilla Glass 4, IP53		Aluminum and Gorilla Glass 5, IP67		Aluminum and Gorilla Glass 5, IPX8		Plastic and Asahi Dragontrail Glass		Aluminum and Gorilla Glass 5, IPX8		Plastic and Gorilla Glass 3
Ports		USB-C 3.5 mm TRRS		USB-C, 3.1 Gen 1				USB-C 3.5 mm TRRS		USB-C, 3.1 Gen 1		USB-C, 3.1 Gen 1 3.5 mm TRRS
Display		5.0 in (130 mm) AMOLED 1080×1920 px (441 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	5.5 in (140 mm) AMOLED 1440×2560 px (534 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	5.0 in (130 mm) AMOLED 1080×1920 px (441 ppi) 9:16 aspect ratio	6.0 in (150 mm) P-OLED 1440×2880 px (538 ppi) 9:18 aspect ratio	5.5 in (140 mm) OLED 1080×2160 px (443 ppi) 9:18 aspect ratio	6.3 in (160 mm) OLED 1440×2960 px (523 ppi) 9:18.5 aspect ratio	5.6 in (140 mm) OLED 1080×2220 px (441 ppi) 9:18.5 aspect ratio	6.0 in (150 mm) OLED 1080×2160 px (402 ppi) 9:18 aspect ratio	5.7 in (140 mm) 90Hz OLED 1080×2280 px (444 ppi) 9:19 aspect ratio	6.3 in (160 mm) 90Hz OLED 1440×3040 px (537 ppi) 9:19 aspect ratio	5.81 in (148 mm) OLED 1080×2340 px (443 ppi) 9:19.5 aspect ratio
Rear camera	Sensor	Sony IMX378 Exmor RS, 1/2.3" 12.3 MP (4048×3036), 4:3 aspect ratio[5][6]		Sony IMX362 Exmor RS, 1/2.55" 12.2 MP (4032×3024), 4:3 aspect ratio[7]		Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55" 12.2 MP (4032×3024), 4:3 aspect ratio[7][8]				Wide: Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55" 12.2 MP (4032×3024), 4:3 aspect ratio[9][10]		Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55" 12.2 MP (4032×3024), 4:3 aspect ratio
										Tele: Sony IMX481 Exmor RS, 1/3" 16 MP (4656×3496), 4:3 aspect ratio[9][10]
	Lens	f=4.67mm (80° diag. AOV) f/2.0, 6 elements[5]		f=4.44mm (77° diag. AOV) f/1.8						Wide: f=4.44mm (77° diag. AOV) f/1.7		f=4.44mm (77° diag. AOV) f/1.7
										Tele: f=5.97mm (52° diag. AOV) f/2.4
	Video	Up to 4K30 or 720p240/1080p120
	Features	PDAF & CDAF with laser assist EIS		Dual pixel PDAF EIS OIS						Dual pixel PDAF EIS OIS, 2x Optical Zoom		Dual pixel PDAF EIS OIS
Front camera	Sensor	Sony IMX179 Exmor R, 1/3.2" 8 MP (3264×2448), 4:3 aspect ratio[5][7][11]				2× Sony IMX355 Exmor, 1/4"? 8 MP (3264×2448), 4:3 aspect ratio[7]		1/4"? 8 MP (3264×2448), 4:3 aspect ratio		Sony IMX520 Exmor RS, 1/3.6"? 8 MP (3264×2448), 4:3 aspect ratio[9][10]
	Lens	f=3.38mm (80° diag. AOV) f/2.4[5]				f=3.0mm (75° diag. AOV) f/1.8[7][12]		f=2.54mm (84° diag. AOV) f/2.0[8]		f=2.49mm (90° diag. AOV) f/2.0
						f=2.0mm (92° diag. AOV) f/2.2[7][13]
	Video	Up to 1080p30
SIM card format		Nano-SIM		Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors		Very Silver Quite Black Really Blue (ltd)		Just Black Clearly White Kinda Blue	Just Black Black & White	Just Black Clearly White Not Pink		Just Black Clearly White Purple-ish		Just Black Clearly White Oh So Orange		Just Black
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See also

• Comparison of Google Nexus smartphones
• Comparison of smartphones
• List of Google Play edition devices
• Pixel (smartphone)

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