Older flagship · 2018

Google Pixel 3 XL

Name: Google Pixel 3 XL
Brand: Google
Price: 350000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦185,000 to ₦350,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi 8's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.3″ AMOLED · 60Hz

845 4 / 64 GB

3430 mAh 18W charging

12.2 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Google Pixel 3 XL looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.3″ · AMOLED · 1440 × 2960 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.3"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2960 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 630

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

433,212

v10

GeekBench

2,092

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12 · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/1.8

Main sensor

Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi 8 , Google Pixel 6a

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3430 mAh · 18 W wired · 10 W wireless

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3430 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B30, B32, B71

Build & Design

184 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.0 mm

Width

76.7 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

184 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1440 × 2960 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · 6.3″ vs 5.8″ screen

29% larger battery capacity

3,430 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

433k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 3 losses

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.3″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

184 g vs 163 g

₦215k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦350,000·Used from ₦185,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦185,000

Fair for used

Oj Chris

10.2 yrs · 9 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji New

₦350,000

MANNY SOLUTION COMPANY

10.6 yrs · 23 feedback · 64GB

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