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Google Pixel 2 XL vs Apple iPhone XR

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone XR , Google Pixel 2 XL

Apple iPhone XR 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel 2 XL 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6", with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology IPS LCD P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inch 6" inch
Screen area 90.3 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 76.4%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1440 x 2880 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
DxOMark Main Score 101 99
DxOMark Photo 103 80
DxOMark Video 96 71
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
Performance Operating system OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 540
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 346555 203156
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819 1826
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408 6121
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7088
Antutu 8 score 418882
GeekBench 5 Single Core 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507
General specs Release date 2018, September 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm 157.9 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 194 g 175 g
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Just Black, Black & White
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 850 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing Always-on display -100% DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL2

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone XR
  • Screen 6.1"
Reasons to buy Pixel 2 XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB