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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| 2017-10-19 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 152.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 2 XL's overall score of 82.5. IPhone XS's construction is newer and a little thinner, but just a little heavier than Google Pixel 2 XL. Apple iPhone XS features just a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels, a little bit smaller display and a little bit less pixels per inch of display.
The Apple iPhone XS features a faster CPU than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Apple iPhone XS features a little bit better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Google Pixel 2 XL has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with longer battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 3520mAh battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Pixel 2 XL, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Google Pixel 2 XL. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPhone XS, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Google Pixel 2 XL, resigning some features and specifications.
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