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Google Pixel 4 vs Pixel 3 XL

48 out of 100
Google Pixel 4
VS
43 out of 100
Google Pixel 3 XL
Google Pixel 4
Google Pixel 3 XL

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.7-inch Google Pixel 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on October 15, 2019, against the Google Pixel 3 XL, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 4
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (862K versus 568K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 7.9 mm narrower
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 3 XL
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (15:23 vs 13:56 hours)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 18% higher pixel density (522 vs 444 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 3 XL crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
132.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
54.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 4
vs
Pixel 3 XL

Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 5.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels 1440 x 2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 18.5:9
PPI 444 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 80.1% 83.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 95.5% 100%
PWM 367 Hz 250 Hz
Response time 2.4 ms 15 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 3 XL
6.3″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
Pixel 4
5.7″ (19:9 ratio) = 12.6 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 4 +5%
439 nits
Pixel 3 XL
417 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 147.1 mm (5.79 inches) 158 mm (6.22 inches)
Width 68.8 mm (2.71 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IPX8
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Orange White, Black, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 4
80.1%
Pixel 3 XL +4%
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 3 XL
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max clock 2840 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 10 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon 685
GPU
Graphics Adreno 640 Adreno 630
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 585 MHz 710 MHz
FLOPS ~898.5 GFLOPS ~727 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 3 XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 4 +125%
938
Pixel 3 XL
416
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 4 +81%
2628
Pixel 3 XL
1451
Single-core score 938 416
Multi-core score 2628 1451
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 4 +52%
862803
Pixel 3 XL
568672
CPU 328636 228438
GPU 142561 67236
Memory 143710 118257
UX 247896 154741
Total score 862803 568672
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 4 +89%
868
Pixel 3 XL
460
Stability 80% 90%
Graphics test 5 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 868 460
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 4 +20%
10742
Pixel 3 XL
8984
Web score 8046 7184
Video editing 6483 6560
Photo editing 24363 18872
Data manipulation 8951 6642
Writing score 12805 9887
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-21 (ultracoretechnologybybkve)AnTuTu 11862803
📘 2024-07-09 (AZEN-SGG)Geekbench 6 CPU789 / 2349
📘 2024-03-01 (lol)Geekbench 6 CPU938 / 2628
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Google Pixel 3 XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-08 (Bebraaaabc)AnTuTu 11568672
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM - Stock Android
OS size 9.55 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 2800 mAh 3430 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (11 W) Yes, Qi (10 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:06 hr 05:46 hr
Watching video 08:59 hr 09:05 hr
Gaming 03:32 hr 04:01 hr
Standby 68 hr 78 hr
General battery life
Pixel 4
13:56 hr
Pixel 3 XL +10%
15:23 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12.2 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Telephoto: 16 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 28 mm
Sensor Sony IMX363 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 16 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 45 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX481 -
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 4 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Focal length 22 mm 28 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP, f/19
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 116 -
Video 136 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 16
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 4 +2%
85.6 dB
Pixel 3 XL
84.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2019 October 2018
Release date November 2019 November 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $900
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro - Google Pixel 4 XL
SAR (head) 1.19 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.39 W/kg 1.4 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 4 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 108

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