Google Pixel 3 XL vs. OnePlus 9 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Pixel 3 XL and OnePlus 9 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3 XL vs. OnePlus 9 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 163.2 mm OnePlus 9 Pro has greater height than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Width 76.7 mm 73.6 mm Google Pixel 3 XL has greater width than OnePlus 9 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.7 mm Google Pixel 3 XL is narrower than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Weight 184 g 197 g Google Pixel 3 XL is lighter than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Body Colour Clearly white | Not pink | Just black Morning mist | Stellar black
Body Material Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Google Pixel 3 XL is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.35 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 2.77 W/kg (limb), 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Flexible OLED Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.7" OnePlus 9 Pro has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 3216 x 1440 pixels OnePlus 9 Pro has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Display Format QHD+ -
Pixel Density 523 ppi 525 ppi OnePlus 9 Pro has better pixel density than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Aspect Ratio 18.5:9 20.1:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours OnePlus 9 Pro has better colour depth than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
HDR Yes - Google Pixel 3 XL has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), Vibrant Color Effect Pro, Motion Graphics Smoothing, sRGB support, Hyper Touch, Adaptive Display, Fluid Display 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3 XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 Qualcomm ADRENO 660
MEMORY Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more RAM than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1 2-lane
CAMERA Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 48 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Sensor Size - 1/1.43"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX789 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 1.12 μm Google Pixel 3 XL has larger camera pixel size than OnePlus 9 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode, Super Macro, Macro mode, Portrait video, UltraShot HDR, Tracking Shot, Smart Scene Recognition, Tilt-shift mode, Focus Peaking, Cat/Dog Face Focus, Super Stable, Video Nightscape
Light Source - Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF, Hasselblad Camera, Natural Color Calibration
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 7-element
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Freeform Lens
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus 9 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Monochrome
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Google Pixel 3 XL has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Field of View (Front) 107 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.8 -
Field of View (2nd Front) 75 degree(s) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3430 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus 9 Pro has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Fast Charging Technology - Warp Charge 65T technology OnePlus 9 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi Qi, Warp Charge 50 Wireless
Run Time Details Mixed usage (Always On Display On): up to 26 hrs
Standby (Always On Display On): up to 120 hrs
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CELLULAR Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus 9 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie OxygenOS (based on Android 11)
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, Band 71 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Profiles LDAC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X60 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, apt-X HD WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor, flicker sensor, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Google Pixel 3 XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C 18W charging plug, USB-C to USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, protective case, Warp Charge 65 power adapter, Warp Type-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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