Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Google Pixel XL vs Sony Xperia XZs

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Sony
Announced March 2017 October 2016 February 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Available - October 2016 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 67,000 ($769.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Blue, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530 Adreno 530
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, To Be Confirmed
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 71.22% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 19 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features 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, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3450 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 456 h -
Talk Time - Up to 26 h -