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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 has an overall score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 6a's general score of 76.4. Although the Google Pixel 2 is way older than the Google Pixel 6a, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. Google Pixel 2 has a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater screen density.
The Google Pixel 2 has a much better performing processing unit than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster). The Google Pixel 6a has a camera that's very similar to Google Pixel 2's camera, and although the Google Pixel 6a has higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger camera aperture, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a 12.2 mega pixels back-facing camera.
Google Pixel 6a and Google Pixel 2 count with very similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 6a features a really longer battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 63 percent greater battery capacity.
Google Pixel 2 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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