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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 has an overall score of 81.6, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's general score of 81. The Google Pixel 2 body is thinner and way lighter than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, even though it was released 2 years before. Google Pixel 2 has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density.
The Google Pixel 2 and the Galaxy XCover Pro have quite similar CPUs, both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 2, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro features a camera that is very similar to Google Pixel 2's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a lot smaller back camera sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a way more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy XCover Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
The Google Pixel 2 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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