Google Pixel XL vs. OnePlus 9 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Pixel 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 XL vs. OnePlus 9 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 155 mm 163.2 mm OnePlus 9 Pro has greater height than Google Pixel XL.
Width 75.7 mm 73.6 mm Google Pixel XL has greater width than OnePlus 9 Pro.
Depth 8.64 mm 8.7 mm Google Pixel XL is narrower than Google Pixel XL.
Weight 168 g 197 g Google Pixel XL is lighter than Google Pixel XL.
Body Colour Very silver | Quite black Morning mist | Stellar black
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.56 W/kg (body), 0.89 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.7" OnePlus 9 Pro has larger screen size than Google Pixel XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 3216 x 1440 pixels OnePlus 9 Pro has better screen resolution than Google Pixel XL.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 534 ppi 525 ppi Google Pixel XL has better pixel density than OnePlus 9 Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 20.1:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours OnePlus 9 Pro has better colour depth than Google Pixel XL.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass 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) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Processor Number MSM8996 pro AB -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 660
MEMORY Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more RAM than Google Pixel XL.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more internal memory than Google Pixel XL.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1 2-lane
CAMERA Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 48 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better camera resolution than Google Pixel XL.
Sensor Size - 1/1.43"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX789 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 OnePlus 9 Pro has better lens aperture than Google Pixel XL.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus 9 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes Yes
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere 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 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, 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, 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) 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 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel XL.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3450 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus 9 Pro has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel XL.
Fast Charging Technology - Warp Charge 65T technology OnePlus 9 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes OnePlus 9 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Warp Charge 50 Wireless
Standby Time 552 hours -
Talk Time 1920 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1920 min
Standby: up to 552 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel 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 7.1 Nougat OxygenOS (based on Android 11)
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 41 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 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2500 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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X60 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - 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 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, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor 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 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 Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider, dual stereo speakers
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel XL OnePlus 9 Pro
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 3.1 Type A-C cable, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB-C charger SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, protective case, Warp Charge 65 power adapter, Warp Type-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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