Google Pixel XL vs Nexus 6P: Price, specs and features showdown

Google's recently released Pixel XL takes head-to head with the best ever smartphone Nexus 6P. A detailed specs and features comparison can help the Google Pixel XL and Nexus 6P's enthusiasts can take a decision for the best smartphone to buy.

Dimension: Google Pixel XL and Nexus 6P belongs to the segment of bigger smartphones in a user's hand. Nexus 6P is much bigger than its rival Pixel XL, Nexus 6P has dimensions as 159mm in length, 78mm wide and 7.3mm thick. Whereas, Google Pixel XL is built with a designed size of 155mm in length, 76mm wide and has also 7.3mm thickness.

Body and color: Nexus 6P and the Google Pixel XL have a full metal unibody display and are somehow glossy. Enthusiast's main choice depends on the color variants that the smartphones lke the Nexus 6P and Google Pixel XL comes with.

As per the report, Nexus 6P comes in aluminum, graphite, and frost color options and Google Pixel XL comes in black, silver and blue. The Nexus 6P and Pixel XL are no waterproof smartphones. The current trends and likes are towards the water and dust resistant smartphones like the iPhone 7 and many more smartphones from other companies.

Display: The Nexus 6P has 5.7inch QUAD HD AMOLED display that provides 518 ppi pixel of density which results to a sharp color production. Nexus 6P is claimed to be the perfect smartphone for playing games, watching movies and much more. On the other hand, The Pixel XL sports a 5.5 inch screen size AMOLED display with 2560 x 1440 and 534 ppi.

Processor: The Google Pixel XL has a powerful processor than Nexus 6P, as the smartphone is launched recently with best features in it. The Pixel XL sports a Snapdragon 821 quad core chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM. The Nexus 6P has Octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and a 3GB of RAM.

Storage and Battery: Nexus 6P comes with three variants of internal storage, a 32GB, 64 GB and 128 GB. On the other hand, the Pixel XL is available in two variants for internal storage, the 32 GB and 128 GB. Both Google Pixel XL and Nexus 6P is equipped with a powerful 3,450 mAh battery with a support of fast-charging features.

Camera and Operating System: Google Pixel XL comes with a 12.3MP primary camera on the rear and an 8MP front camera. Google's newest Android 7.1 Nougat OS will come straight-out from the box. Android 7.1 Nougat has amazing features and Google Assistant comes with it.

Nexus 6P also features the same cameras at the rear and front i.e. 12MP at the rear and 8MP in the front. Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS will be found in the Nexus 6P and few reports are popping up on internet for an Android 7.0 Nougat update, which is likely to arrive soon.

Price: Nexus 6P has an affordable price tag of 500USD and Pixel XL comes with a hefty price tag of 770USD.

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