Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi POCO F3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel and Xiaomi POCO F3. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi POCO F3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 163.7 mm Xiaomi POCO F3 has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 76.4 mm Xiaomi POCO F3 has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 7.8 mm Xiaomi POCO F3 is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 196 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Night black
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 0.599 W/kg (head), 0.843 W/kg (body), 1.95 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.67" Xiaomi POCO F3 has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi POCO F3 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1300 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 5000000:1 Xiaomi POCO F3 has better display contrast ratio than Google Pixel.
HDR - Yes Xiaomi POCO F3 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, MEMC technology, Sunlight display 3.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Clock Speed - 3.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 650
MEMORY Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi POCO F3 has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Xiaomi POCO F3 has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi POCO F3 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 Xiaomi POCO F3 has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Slow Shutter, Night Mode 2.0, One-Click AI Cinema, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video
Light Source Dual LED flash 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) AI Triple camera, 4-in-1 to 1.6μm Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Tele-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (3cm-7cm)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Xiaomi POCO F3 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Google Pixel has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Movie frame
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4520 mAh Xiaomi POCO F3 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 52 min
Standby Time 456 hours 268 hours Google Pixel has longer standby time than Xiaomi POCO F3.
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
Standby: up to 268 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 149 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi POCO F3 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat -
User Interface - MIUI 12
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, 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 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Infrared (IR)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X55 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified
Video Enhancements - HDR10
FEATURES Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
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, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function Infrared remote control, Three microphones, LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Xiaomi POCO F3
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification
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