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Pixel 3 vs. the competition: Under the surface

We've seen plenty of the Pixel 3's design already, but now we finally get a peek what's going on inside.

It's October, which means we finally get an official look at Google's big phone release for 2018. The Pixel 3 may look plain on the outside, but it's packed with improved front and back cameras with souped-up software that we hope will make the shooters better than their predecessors. Of course, to find out we'll have to wait for the full review in a few weeks. For now, we can take a look at the handset's specs and see how it stands up to this year's crop of flagship phones. Check out the table below:

Pixel 3

Galaxy S9

LG G7 ThinQ

iPhone XS

Pricing

$799 / $899

$720

$750

$999 / $1,149 / $1,349

Dimensions

145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9mm (5.7 x 2.7 x 0.3 inches)

147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 inches)

153.1 x 71.9 x 7.9mm (6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches)

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches)

Weight

148g (5.22 ounces)

163g (5.75 ounces)

162g (5.71 ounces)

177g (6.24 ounces)

Screen size

5.5 inches (139.7mm)

5.8 inches (147.32mm)

6.1 inches (154.94mm)

5.8 inches (147.32mm)

Screen resolution

2,160 x 1,080 (443 ppi)

2,960 x 1,440 (570 ppi)

3,120 x 1,440 (564 ppi)

2,436 x 1,125 (458 ppi)

Screen type

FHD+ flexible OLED

Quad HD+ Super AMOLED

Quad HD+ FullVision LCD

Super Retina OLED

Battery

2,915 mAh

3,000 mAh

3,000 mAh

2,658mAh

Internal storage

64 / 128 GB

64 GB

64 GB

64 / 256 / 512 GB

External storage

None

microSD

microSD

None

Rear camera(s)

12.2MP, f/1.8, 1.4μm pixel size

12MP, dual aperture f/1.5 and f/2.4, 1.4μm pixel size

Dual cameras:
Standard, 16MP, f/1.6, 1.0μm pixel size
Wide-angle, 16MP, f/1.9, 1.0μm pixel size

Dual cameras:
Wide-angle, 12MP, f/1.8, 1.4μm pixel size
Telephoto, 12MP, f/2.4

Front camera(s)

Dual cameras:
Normal, 8MP, f/1.8
Wide-angle, f/2.2

8MP, f/1.7

8MP, f/1.9

7MP, f/2.2

Video capture

4K at 30fps

4K at 60fps

4K at 30fps

4K at 60fps

SoC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Apple A12 Bionic

CPU

2.5 GHz octa-core

2.8 GHz octa-core

2.8 GHz octa-core

2.49 GHz hexa-core

GPU

Adreno 630

Adreno 630

Adreno 630

unnamed quad-core

RAM

4GB

4GB

4GB

4GB

WiFi

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0

v5.0

v5.0

Operating system

Android 9.0

Android 8.0

Android 8.0

iOS 12

Other features

IPX8 certified, USB-C, Qi wireless charging

IP68 certified,
USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, WPC/PMA wireless charging

IP68 certified, USB-C, Qi wireless charging, 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC

IP68 certified, Lightning connector, Qi wireless charging, dual SIM

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