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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2015-12-01 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.35 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| 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 2 has a general score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. The Google Pixel 2 design has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 8, but it is extremely lighter. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
Huawei Mate 8 and Google Pixel 2 both have really similar processing units, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Huawei Mate 8 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 128 GB.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much longer battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 48% greater battery size. Google Pixel 2 features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12.2 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Google Pixel 2 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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