Phone Comparison - Google Pixel XL vs OnePlus 5 vs Essential PH-1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google OnePlus Essential
Announced October 2016 June 2017 May 2017
Status Available - October 2016 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 67,000 ($769.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($479.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Midnight Black, Slate Gray Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
(6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
- Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Oxygen OS Ambient OS
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.22% 72.81% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 20 MP + 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3450 mAh 3300 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h - -
Talk Time Up to 26 h - -