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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-03-25 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL has a global score of 82.5, which is much better than HTC One (M8)'s 71.9 score. Even though Google Pixel 2 XL is a little bit heavier than HTC One (M8), it's thinner and a lot newer. HTC One (M8) has a bit better display than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a quite worse pixels count in each inch of display, a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little smaller display.
HTC One (M8) counts with a bit faster processing unit than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has less RAM memory and less cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processor. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 2 XL shoots much better photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a bigger aperture to take better low light images and video, a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality, a way higher 12.2 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a really longer battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has a 35 percent larger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Google Pixel 2 XL is also a lot cheaper.
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