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Google Pixel vs Vertu Aster

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel , Vertu Aster

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 .

Vertu Aster 2014 year of release. cpu Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400. screen 4.7". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology AMOLED Sapphire crystal glass
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 4.7" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 59.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 60.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 473 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 13 MP, Hasselblad certified, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 2.1 MP
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 330
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789 37242
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 509
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 887
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848
General specs Release date 2016, October 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 143.4 Х 69 Х 11.2 mm
Weight 143 g 193 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Onyx Calf, Lagoon Calf, Blush Calf, Caviar Karung, Tangerine Karung, Raspberry Ostrich, Cognac Ostrich
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2275 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 5440 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h Stand by time- Up to 380 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h 30 min (3G)
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
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 Cat4 150/50 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
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 Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel

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 Aster