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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 152.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit better than Galaxy M30, getting an 82.5 score against 82.4. The Google Pixel 2 XL is an older and a little heavier device than Galaxy M30, but Google made it a bit thinner anyway. Google Pixel 2 XL has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a higher pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser MP resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution, a bigger back camera sensor capturing higher quality photos and videos and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 features a way better battery duration than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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