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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.85 x 3.49 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 7.44 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | $ 295.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 7.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3 XL is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, getting a score of 80.7 against 77.5. Although the Google Pixel 3 XL is a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, it's lighter and newer. Google Pixel 3 XL has a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi Max 2. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 3 XL features a much better screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and way more pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has a 5300mAh battery size against 3430mAh. Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with more megapixels and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3 XL is also a lot cheaper, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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