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Sony Xperia 1 II vs Google Pixel 2 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 2 XL , Sony Xperia 1 II

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.

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology P-OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" inch 6.5" inch
Screen area 92.6 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.4% 84.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2880 px 1644 x 3840 px
PPI /points per inch/ 538 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 80
DxOMark Video 71
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 650
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 256GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 203156
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1826
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6121
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7088
GeekBench 5 Single Core 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507
General specs Release date 2017, October 2020, February 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 175 g 181.4 g
Colors Just Black, Black & White Black, Purple
Battery 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 530 EUR 1200 EUR
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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), 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz
Other features Dop 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 Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 2 XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB