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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-10-19 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 (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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 has an overall score of 81.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 overall score. The Google Pixel 2 is a newer cellphone, and it's also extremely lighter and noticeably thinner than Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a sharper screen than Google Pixel 2, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560, a quite bigger display and more pixels per inch in the display.
Google Pixel 2 has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. Google Pixel 2 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Google Pixel 2 also has 4 more cores.
The Google Pixel 2 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing images in low-light situations, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a camera with more mega pixels.
The Galaxy S7 Active has a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 48% greater battery size.
The Google Pixel 2 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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