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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-10-20 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel XL has a score of 81.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. The Google Pixel XL body is a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy J8, but it is just a little bit thicker and was released about 21 months before. The Galaxy J8 has a CPU that is very similar to the CPU in Google Pixel XL, and although the Galaxy J8 has more processing cores , they both have the same RAM amount.
The Google Pixel XL counts with a better display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a much higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy J8 has a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Google Pixel XL counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 features a battery lifetime that is just as good as Google Pixel XL's battery performance, although the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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