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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2021-01-14 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Aurora black and Aurora white | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 XL is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021), getting a general score of 82.5 against 79.3. Google Pixel 2 XL's construction is lighter and thinner than Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021), even though it was released 3 years before. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a little sharper display than Moto G Stylus (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a little bit better hardware performance than Moto G Stylus (2021). Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory. Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G Stylus (2021) counts with a little longer battery life than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3520mAh. The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) takes better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) also has a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and video.
The Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it an easy decision.
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