HTC One A9S vs. Google Pixel 3 XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of HTC One A9S and Google Pixel 3 XL. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC One A9S vs. Google Pixel 3 XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.49 mm 158 mm Google Pixel 3 XL has greater height than HTC One A9S.
Width 71.5 mm 76.7 mm Google Pixel 3 XL has greater width than HTC One A9S.
Depth 7.99 mm 7.9 mm Google Pixel 3 XL is narrower than HTC One A9S.
Weight 150 g 184 g HTC One A9S is lighter than HTC One A9S.
Body Colour - Clearly white | Not pink | Just black
Body Material Metal 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)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.3" Google Pixel 3 XL has larger screen size than HTC One A9S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels Google Pixel 3 XL has better screen resolution than HTC One A9S.
Display Format HD QHD+
Pixel Density 294 ppi 523 ppi Google Pixel 3 XL has better pixel density than HTC One A9S.
Aspect Ratio - 18.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 3 XL has HDR.
Display Features - Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 630
MEMORY HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Google Pixel 3 XL has more RAM than HTC One A9S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 3 XL has more internal memory than HTC One A9S.
User Memory 10.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel HTC One A9S has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Google Pixel 3 XL has better lens aperture than HTC One A9S.
Field of View (FoV) - 76 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28.3 mm -
Self-Timer Delay 0 - 10 sec -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC One A9S has face detection.
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 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
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Video Pic Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 3 XL has better front camera resolution than HTC One A9S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.2 Google Pixel 3 XL has better front lens aperture than HTC One A9S.
Field of View (Front) - 107 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC One A9S has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
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 HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2300 mAh 3430 mAh Google Pixel 3 XL has larger battery capacity than HTC One A9S.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 3 XL can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 432 hours -
Talk Time 786.6 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 786.6 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 432 hrs
Mixed usage (Always On Display On): up to 26 hrs
Standby (Always On Display On): up to 120 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - LDAC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Dual microphones, HTC Connect, HTC Freestyle Layout MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module
OTHERS HTC One A9S Google Pixel 3 XL
Included Accessories Power adapter 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
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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