Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is slightly better than Huawei P20 Pro, with an 82.5 score against 81.4. The Google Pixel 2 XL construction has the same thickness than the Huawei P20 Pro, but it's just a bit lighter. The Huawei P20 Pro has a little better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher 1440 x 2880 pixels resolution. Google Pixel 2 XL has as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as Huawei P20 Pro, both have equal internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P20 Pro features just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size. The Huawei P20 Pro features a better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 2 XL is also a lot cheaper.
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