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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel XL is slightly better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a general score of 81.3 against 79.2. Google Pixel XL is an older and a little thicker phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but Google made it just a little lighter anyway. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little faster CPU than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has more CPU cores.
Google Pixel XL counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little bit more pixels per display inch. Google Pixel XL captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing pictures in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel XL counts with just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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