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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| 2016-11-11 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 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 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is much better than the Moto M, getting an 82.5 score against 71.6. Google Pixel 2 XL is a just a little bit heavier phone than the Moto M, but they are equally thin. The Google Pixel 2 XL features a bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto M, because it has more pixels per display inch, a quite bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Motorola Moto M, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit better performance than Moto M. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Google Pixel 2 XL has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Moto M, because it has 3520mAh of battery capacity. The Google Pixel 2 XL shoots way better photos and videos than Motorola Moto M, because although it has a lot worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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