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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
IPhone 8 has a global score of 85, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel XL's 81.3 score. The iPhone 8 construction is newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Google Pixel XL. Google Pixel XL counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a larger screen, a much greater screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
IPhone 8 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and more processing cores. IPhone 8 features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel XL, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 8 captures clearer pictures and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a much tinier sensor capturing much lower quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited situations.
Google Pixel XL features a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 8 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest.
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