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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2018-04-19 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 197.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 is much better than the Moto G6, getting a general score of 81.6 against 72.1. Google Pixel 2's construction is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than Moto G6, even though both were only released 6 months apart. Google Pixel 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G6, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel number in each inch of screen.
The Google Pixel 2 has a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G6, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 2 also has a larger amount of RAM. Google Pixel 2 has much more storage to store more apps and games than Moto G6, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Motorola Moto G6 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2, because it has an 11% bigger battery size. The Google Pixel 2's camera is just as good as Motorola Moto G6's camera, because although the Google Pixel 2 has a smaller sensor which offers a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a back camera with a higher resolution.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Google Pixel 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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