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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (120 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 is just a bit better than Moto Z4, with an 81.6 score against 79.8. Google Pixel 2's construction is lighter than Moto Z4, but it is just a little bit thicker and was released just a bit more than a year before. Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better display than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher screen density.
Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit better performance than Motorola Moto Z4. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Moto Z4 takes much clearer photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video quality, the Moto Z4 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and video, a way bigger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution.
The Motorola Moto Z4 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto Z4 features a way better battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Google Pixel 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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