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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 152.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 XL is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting an 82.5 score against 80.8. Google Pixel 2 XL is a just a bit heavier phone than Huawei nova 5T, but both are equally thin. The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880.
The Huawei nova 5T features a little bit better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T captures better videos and photos than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way better resolution camera and a way bigger sensor.
The Google Pixel 2 XL and the Huawei nova 5T count with extremely similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, both have the same internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 5T has just a bit longer battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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