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Google Pixel vs Google Pixel 2 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel , Google Pixel 2 XL

Google Pixel 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 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 AMOLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 6" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 76.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2880 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
DxOMark Main Score 90 99
DxOMark Photo 90 80
DxOMark Video 91 71
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 145789 203156
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 1826
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 6121
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705 7088
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848 1507
General specs Release date 2016, October 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 157.9 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 143 g 175 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Just Black, Black & White
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Always-on display -100% DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America 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 Pixel
  • Screen 5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 2 XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB